The Gateway Development Commission recently selected James A. Morrison as chief technical officer. In the role, he will help lead its $16.1-billion Hudson Tunnel Project to build a new Northeast Corridor rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York City and rehabilitate the existing 115-year-old North River Tunnel .

With more than 40 years of industry experience in tunnel, transit and other infrastructure projects, Morrison was most recently vice president and engineering chief at STV Inc. and also held leadership roles at ILF, COWI and Kiewit. He also has served on dispute resolution boards for major tunnel projects and is a past president of the Deep Foundations Institute and of American Society of Civil Engineers chapters.