Emily Buenzle - Mon August 13, 2018
Work Begins on $132M I-95 Widening Project
Construction has begun on a portion of I-95 near Fredericksburg, Va. The $132 million project will help alleviate traffic jams with three new southbound lanes over the Rappahannock River, WTOP reported....
The Associated Press - Mon August 13, 2018
Feds Halt Atlantic Coast Pipeline Construction
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Federal officials have ordered that construction be halted on the Atlantic Coast pipeline, days after a federal appeals court threw out two key permits for building the 600-mile natural gas pipeline....
Dominion - Tue August 07, 2018
Dominion Energy, Ørsted Advance Offshore Wind Development
Dominion Energy Virginia and Denmark-based energy company Ørsted recently took significant steps forward in the development of Virginia's first offshore wind facility. Dominion Energy filed with Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) for approval to build the two 6-megawatt turbines and grid infrastructure needed to connect the facility to the coast....
Liebherr - Mon July 23, 2018
Liebherr Celebrates Groundbreaking of New HQ
Members of the Liebherr family, executive management and Newport News city officials gathered July 20 for a groundbreaking ceremony on site in Copeland Industrial Park to celebrate the construction of the new Liebherr USA Co....
VDOT - Thu July 12, 2018
VDOT Invites Innovators to Second Hackathon, Idea Jam in Northern Virginia
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) invites developers, planners, futurists and data enthusiasts to its second installment of the SmarterRoads Hackathon and Idea Jam Series on Tuesday, July 17 and Wednesday, July 18 at 1776's Crystal City Campus, located at 2231 Crystal Drive, #1000 on the 10th floor, Arlington, Va....
Associated Press - Mon July 09, 2018
Erosion Problems Temporarily Halt Pipeline Construction
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia has been halted to address some soil erosion problems. Officials said on June 29 that the suspension is expected to be temporary for the natural gas pipeline's installation....
Virginia Department of Transportation - Mon June 11, 2018
Virginia Transportation Board Makes Major Announcements
At the monthly meeting of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB), Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine announced the director of a newly created Office of Transportation Innovation and the launch of the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan....
Associated Press - Thu May 24, 2018
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Grows
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) The future Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion will widen the tunnel to four lanes instead of three. The Virginian-Pilot reported that the land sections of I-64 also will have three lanes in each direction....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 23, 2018
VDOT's $58M Jones Branch Connector Project Proceeds According to Schedule
Crews from Archer Western Contractors LLC began work in January 2017 on the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) $58 million Jones Branch Connector project that will connect Jones Branch Drive to Route 123 (0.5-mi.) in Northern Virginia's Fairfax County....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Mon May 21, 2018
Heavy Rain, Erosion Woes Halt Mountain Valley Pipeline
Virginia regulators halted construction of part of the Mountain Valley Pipeline because of torrential rain until proper erosion control measures are established. Crews were cutting trees and clearing land along the natural gas pipeline's right of way in Franklin County when heavy rains May 18 and 19 swept away much of the soil they had unearthed, according to The Roanoke TimesBoth lanes of nearby Cahas Mountain Road were covered by up to eight inches of mud....
