Nearly 400 employees and guests including Westchester and Yonkers elected officials celebrated Yonkers Contracting Company’s 80th anniversary led by Chairman Carl Petrillo.
Among those speaking at the event held at the company’s maintenance facility on Midland Avenue were Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace. They spoke of Carl Petrillo’s inspired leadership and the company’s many contributions to the economic growth of Yonkers, Westchester County and entire Tri-state region.
Founded in 1945 by Edward Petrillo and now led by his son Carl, YCC has grown from a traditional road and bridge builder into a diversified infrastructure powerhouse. The company has transformed the region’s infrastructure from major highways to bridges to tunnels to commuter rail lines.
“Our business strategy values relationships. Many people here today have developed long-term relationships with Yonkers Contracting Company that ultimately elevate the performance of our company and at the same time provide good business for our partners. It is our goal to maintain existing relationships and seek out new ones,” said Carl Petrillo.
The company has completed more than 1,350 projects at an estimated cost of $13 billion across Westchester and the New York Metro region. The company’s most challenging project to date was the World Trade Center PATH Restoration Program (2002) following the 9/11 attack which involved restoring critical transit links for the Port Authority.
Beyond bridges and highways, the company now constructs electrical substations, treatment plants, parking structures, railroad facilities, and commercial and industrial buildings. The company’s single largest project is the design/build dontract in 2024 for the NYS Department of Transportation on the Bronx River Parkway to replace a multi-span bridge over MTA Train Yard with a new 1,500 linear foot viaduct. Other landmark projects include the Brooklyn Bridge Emergency Deck Replacement, LaGuardia Airport East Parking Garage and Route 17 Design-Build Project to reconstruct the highway interchange of Route 17 & Route 32, including a diverging diamond interchange that increased safety in the corridor by 50%.
