Mayor Thomas Brings Students from The Mount Vernon STEAM Academy to get up close to the 14th Avenue Bridge Project

On Wednesday, May 8th, 2019, Mayor Richard Thomas and 12 students from The Mount Vernon STEAM Academy were invited by Mark Mannix, Senior Director of Corporate & Public Affairs of the Metro North Railroad to be onsite of the 14th Avenue Bridge Project.

The STEAM Academy students got to witness first hand;

· Job Site Safety Measures

· Material & Labor Logistics

· Construction Planning & Scheduling

· Structural Engineering Principles

· Budgeting & Bidding

· Time & Resource Management

During a Q&A, students had the opportunity to ask great and insightful questions about engineering and construction. The engineers on site provided detailed answers that directly applied to the real-life application of the students’ classroom work.

Bringing the words in their text books to life creates at deeper understanding of the field they’re studying.