ITSNJ Hall of Fame Award

Each year an individual who has contributed significantly to achieving ITS in New Jersey throughout their career is honored as an inductee into the ITSNJ Hall of Fame. The ITSNJ Hall of Fame inductee should be a recognizable pillar of the ITS industry. Someone who serves as a champion, leader, subject matter expert and an ITS advocate. The inductee is a dedicated driver of ITS, is often referred to as innovative, a leader, a mentor, an icon working tirelessly to advance ITS through sustained participation.

This prestigious award is selected by the Executive Committee.

2024 Hall of Fame Recipient
Anthony (Tony) Bartello, PE - HNTB Corporation

Tony has 35 years of experience with HNTB in both design and project management having worked on more than 70 electrical and ITS projects for agencies throughout the NJ/NY region. Tony is well-regarded as a trusted advisor by NJTA, NJDOT, and the PANYNJ having been called upon to manage and design their most challenging ITS projects.

Tony was director of the NJ office Electrical Department for 18 years (1997-2015) providing design services for power, lighting, communications, ITS, aviation airfield systems, toll systems and movable bridge control systems. During his tenure, he grew the department from 4 to 21 staff. In 2015, Tony started a new department dedicated Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and has grown this service group to 15 staff who serve the NED and offices throughout the firm. The ITS group’s focus includes adaptive traffic signals, electronic signs, cameras, detectors and design solutions for connected/autonomous vehicles (CV/AV). The ITS group also provides special applications software development and program management. In 2024, Tony established an ITS systems integration and testing lab in the Parsippany office for CV and new technologies, expanding HNTB’s practice with Digital Infrastructure Solutions (DIS).

He was responsible for NJTA’s LED roadway lighting program and developed their $250M, 10-year ITS Master Plan which included program oversight. Tony designed and procured over 300 high-resolution color LED signs for the Turnpike and Parkway and instituted the new ITS sign structure concept simplifying maintenance access. Additionally, he was responsible for NJTA’s private wireless ITS communications network (WiMAX) project, providing complete Turnpike and Parkway ITS communications.

From 2006-2008, Tony was project manager for the Turnpike Authority’s award-winning Statewide Traffic Management Center (STMC) overseeing the architectural building design and all ITS systems. In the years that followed, Tony was responsible for eight (8) major TMC designs in the NY/NJ region. Since 2008, Tony has successfully won more than 12 On-Call Agreements with NJDOT and the PANY&NJ for Electronics, ITS, and Traffic, each valued between $3-5M.

Tony has been on the ITS New Jersey Board of Directors since 2020 and currently serves as Award Chairman. He is an excellent leader, and a longtime champion of ITS within the state of New Jersey and beyond. Tony is truly deserving of this incredible honor of being this year’s ITSNJ Hall of Fame Inductee.