American Concrete Pavement Association - Wed December 11, 2019
VDOT Named 2019 ACPA Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award Recipient
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has presented its Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in recognition of a section of Virginia State Route 316....
Link-Belt Cranes - Mon January 20, 2020
Link-Belt Crane Assists on Multiple Bridge Projects Along the Waterway
i+iconSOUTHEAST of Virginia Beach, Va., rented a new 150-ton 238 HSL lattice crawler from Link-Belt Mid-Atlantic for multiple Virginia Department of Transportation bridge projects on the Blackwater River, near Wakefield, Va....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon September 09, 2019
VDOT Set to Embark on Its Largest Project Ever
The I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) in southeastern Virginia is at the beginning of an expansion project to help ease congestion in the area. The project, which comes with a price tag numbering in the billions, is the Virginia Department of Transportation's largest in history....
AASHTO Journal - Mon April 29, 2019
VDOT Shuffles Leadership, Targets Upgrades to I-95
April proved to be a busy month for the Virginia Department of Transportation as it planned to head up a multi-agency Interstate 95 Corridor study, even as it shuffled its executive ranks and deployed portable rumble strips for the first time in highway work zones....
VDOT - Mon April 15, 2019
Agencies OK Funding for Va.'s Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
The Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) approved a funding agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation March 29 to deliver the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project — the largest transportation project in Virginia's history....
Virginia Department of Transportation - Mon March 04, 2019
VDOT Picks Contractor for Largest Project in State's History
Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia has selected Hampton Roads Connector Partners, a design-build team, to deliver the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project. The fixed price ($3.3 billion) and fixed completion date (Nov....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 28, 2019
Virginia Sets Priorities for Infrastructure, Transit
Transportation projects have been moving forward in the commonwealth of Virginia since the General Assembly adopted landmark transportation legislation in 2013. Passed under former Gov. Bob McDonnell, the legislation was designed to govern the prioritizing of projects by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB)....
AASHTO Journal - Mon December 17, 2018
Virginia Governor Taps VDOT To Lead 'Zero Death' Initiative
The Virginia Department of Transportation, along with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, Virginia State Police, and other state agencies, is being tasked to lead a statewide effort to join the Toward Zero Deaths or TZD movement, which includes a new website, www.TZDVA.org....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 17, 2018
Bridge Expansion Tests Crews' Ingenuity
A $409.6 million bridge and highway project under way in Chesapeake, Va., constitutes the largest design-build contract awarded by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to date. The work involves improvements and expanded capacity along nearly 9 mi....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon October 08, 2018
VDOT Prepares for Future Traffic With Route 1 Widening
It's full speed ahead for Fort Myer Construction Corporation (FMCC), Washington, D.C., in the third year of the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) $168 million Route 1 Widening project in Prince William County....
