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....
MassTransitMag.com - Mon July 20, 2020
Virginia Cities West of Washington, D.C., Get New Transportation Funding
The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) voted July 9 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Six-Year Program, which will provide $539 million to 21 multimodal transportation projects. NVTA called the project its "most competitive" to date with 13 northern Virginia localities and agencies requesting $1.44 billion in funding....
Loudoun Times-Mirror - Tue July 14, 2020
Virginia County Given $54M to Reduce Traffic Congestion
Loudoun County was awarded more than $54 million on July 9 from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) as part of the authority's fiscal 2020-2025 Six-Year Improvement Program. The money is earmarked toward finding solutions to alleviating the county's vehicle traffic congestion....
VDOT - Thu July 09, 2020
Virginia DOT, Industry Partners Create Transportation Job Board
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), along with its partners in the transportation construction industry – including the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA) and the Virginia Asphalt Association (VAA) – announced July 7 an initiative to connect Virginians with available jobs through the Virginia Transportation Construction Job Board....
Dominion Energy - Mon July 06, 2020
Southeast Energy Companies Canceling Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Energy and Duke Energy in Charlotte announced July 5 the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) due to ongoing delays and increasing cost uncertainty, which threaten the economic viability of the project....
VDOT - Thu June 11, 2020
Upgrades Under Way at U.S. 29 and I-64 Interchange Near Charlottesville
Construction began in late May on two projects along U.S. Highway 29 in the vicinity of Interstate 64, south of Charlottesville, Va. Both projects will improve safety and more efficiently move traffic through the heavily traveled sections of both I-64 and U.S....
Liebherr - Thu June 11, 2020
Liebherr USA Co. HQ Opens at Expanded Campus in Newport News, Va.
Liebherr USA, Co. marked a milestone on April 6, 2020 – the company formally moved in to a newly expanded campus. The facilities house employees who work in administration, finance, human resources, sales, information technology, marketing, product support and distribution for nine different product units under the Liebherr USA, Co....
CEG - Thu June 11, 2020
Busy Roanoke, Va., Stretch of Roadway Now Set for Improvement
The Salem regional office of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) announced June 8 the state agency has awarded a $4.5 million contract for a road project to improve a section of VA Route 419 (Electric Road) near Tanglewood Mall on Roanoke's southeast side....
VDOT - Mon June 08, 2020
Virginia's CTB Awards $18.2M Contract to Widen Fairfax Pike in Frederick County
Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has awarded an $18.2 million contract to General Excavation Inc. of Warrenton, Va., for the widening of Fairfax Pike (Route 277) in Frederick County, located in the state's northwest region....
Virginia Business - Thu June 04, 2020
Wagman Heavy Civil to Build 1-95 Rappahannock River Crossing in Virginia
Dinwiddie County-based road construction company Wagman Heavy Civil Inc. announced in late May that it had been awarded a $107 million contract to design and build the Interstate 95 Northbound Rappahannock River Crossing project in Stafford County, Virginia, just northeast of Fredericksburg....
