Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 11, 2021
Tunnel Paving Project Finishes in Record Time in Virginia
Virginia's Hampton Roads metro area consists of Newport News, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach and surrounding areas, with a metro population of 1.6 million people. The region embraces significant water access to the Atlantic Ocean and straddles the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth rivers....
Gino Alberto, Autodesk Construction Solutions - Thu January 21, 2021
Making the Most of Public Budgets: Driving Technology Adoption on Infrastructure Projects
This is an exciting time for DOTs. Prospective funding opportunities for infrastructure work present possibilities to explore new technologies that can help save time and money on construction projects....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 31, 2020
All Hands On Deck for Fort Eustis Bridge Job
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is heading up a bridge replacement in a sensitive and highly trafficked area of Newport News, Va. The contract was awarded to i+iconSOUTHEAST. Construction on the $17.8 million project began in spring 2020 and is expected to be complete by fall of 2022....
The Washington Post - Thu December 10, 2020
Work on Virginia's I-66 Toll Lanes Still Two Years from Completion
The coronavirus pandemic brought challenges to the widening of Virginia's Interstate 66 but also helped to accelerate it. Lower traffic counts over the summer helped to keep the massive toll lane project through the heart of northern Virginia on schedule....
WTKR-TV - Wed September 23, 2020
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Project Gets OK to Begin Building
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has reached a milestone in the critical Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) expansion project. The transportation agency issued a Notice to Proceed (NTP) in mid-September to Hampton Roads Connector Partners (HRCP) to begin building the HRBT project....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 10, 2020
Transforming 66
Work continues on a $2.3 billion construction project designed to convert Northern Virginia's Interstate 66 into a multimodal corridor. The undertaking will reportedly move more people, provide reliable trips and offer new travel options....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 13, 2020
Rappahannock Rejuvenation
Under the direction of the Virginia Department of Transportation, (VDOT), a major improvement project has begun on the Route 3 Business bridge over the Rappahannock River, also known as Chatham Bridge....
Virginia Gazette - Thu August 06, 2020
York County Highway, Bridge Work Benefited from Less Spring Traffic
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) provided details Aug. 3 on the progress of the Interstate 64 Widening Segment III Project in York County and the VA Route 134 Bridge Replacement Project at the border of York County and Hampton....
WTKR-TV - Wed July 29, 2020
VDOT Hopes to Begin Major Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project in August
Construction crews have been busy prepping the South Island of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT), and the roads leading to it, for the largest transportation project in the history of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 23, 2020
Bridge to Nowhere … Long-Finished Span May Open Soon
Five years after Virginia's tallest twin bridges were completed across challenging terrain, they remain closed to traffic — but that may be changing soon. The Virginia Department of Transportation hopes to open the Route 460 Connector bridge that spans Grassy Creek in Buchanan County, connecting southwest Virginia and eastern Kentucky, sometime in 2020....
