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2025 Milestone Anniversaries

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2025 marks the following milestone anniversaries:

Tina McEwen – 25 years (May)

Bill Ratka – 25 years (June)

Matt Ziemba – 10 years (May)

Perry Dix – 10 years (June)

Chris Hulse – 5 years (March)

Justin Lucarelli – 5 years (April)

Jim Messana – 5 years (July)

Congratulations to all!

DiDonato Awarded Brick by Brick Infrastructure Award for Runway 5-23

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DiDonato is honored to be awarded the Brick by Brick: Infrastructure Award which highlights the best in real estate, construction and development. 

Finalist: Runway 5-23 Rehabilitation


Square footage: 4,842 linear feet if runway, 4,842 linear feet of taxiway, total of 175,000 square yards

Owner/developer: Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority

Purpose: Reconstruction of the main runway pavement at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport provided a 20-year pavement life. Reconstructing the main runway required coordination among the designer and team, contractor, NFTA, security, FAA and the town. Having the main runway down requires community outreach as flight patterns change. The amount of asphalt was massive (77,000 tons of P-401 asphalt) and much work needed to be done overnight. The ability to keep this very important project on schedule and within budget was crucial as FAA funding requires strict adherence to both.

General Contractor: Union Concrete & Construction Corp.

Engineers: DiDonato Associates Engineering & Architecture

Electrical Design: C&S Cos.

Other Contractors: RDM International Inc, Foit-Albert Associates, Atlantic Testing Labaratories, Terracon, Woolpert.

Timeline: September 2022 – October 2023

Cost: $27.7 Million

2024 Employee Milestone Anniversaries

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DiDonato is proud to announce the following employee milestone anniversaries in 2024!

  • James Frick, PE – Sr. VP Structures – 40 years (March)
  • Jeff Blank, PE – VP Structures-Bridges – 25 years (May)
  • Julie Stearns – Marketing Director – 20 years (October)
  • Karen Nagy – Receptionist/Administrative – 20 years (December)
  • Robert Sandarelli – Construction Manager – 15 years (January)
  • Julianne Josa, PE, LEED AP – Sr. Structural Engineer – 15 years (September)
  • Tom LoTempio – Sr. Construction Inspector – 15 years (September)
  • Vincent Makowski, EIT – Structural Engineer – 10 years (June)
  • Mary Gunning, NICET IV – Chief Inspector – 5 years (February)
  • Devin McVay – Architectural Designer – 5 years (May)
  • Kashyap Revalli, PE, PTOE – Sr. Transportation Engineer – 5 years (May)
  • Anthony Sperrazza, EIT – Civil Engineer – 5 years (May)
  • Steve Aureli – Business Manager – 5 years (June)

Congratulations to Everyone!