Emily Buenzle - Tue September 19, 2017
Officials Break Ground for $756M Chesapeake Bridge-Tunnel Expansion
For the first time in the 53 years since its opening, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel will build another tunnel for $756 million. More than 100 people gathered Sept. 18 for a groundbreaking ceremony on a man-made island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, although they refrained from actually breaking the ground, The Virginian-Pilot reported....
Mon September 18, 2017
Port Orders Four New Cranes as Part of $320M Expansion
The Port of Virginia signed a contract allowing for the purchase of four new ship-to-shore cranes that are part of the $320 million expansion of Virginia International Gateway (VIG). The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners in its July meeting approved a spending package of $44.8 million that covers the cost of the cranes, parts, their delivery to Virginia from China and installation at VIG....
Thu September 14, 2017
FAA Announces Another Round of Airport Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Sept. 13 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $264 million in airport infrastructure grants to 95 airports in 31 states across the United States as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP)....
Fri September 08, 2017
FRA Clears Hurdle For Improving Freight, Passenger Rail Between D.C. and Richmond
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced Sept. 8, the completion of the Tier II Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the 123-mile section of the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor from Washington, D.C., to south of Richmond, Va....
Emily Buenzle - Tue August 29, 2017
Officials Propose Plans for $23M Water Tank, Skate Park Combo
Officials at Virginia Beach are looking into construction plans for a combination water tank and skate park. The $23 million project, which was proposed by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District to the city council Aug....
Mon August 14, 2017
Marine Resources Commission Approves Energy Project
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) The Virginia Marine Resources Commission has voted unanimously on a 4-mi. portion of a power company's proposed 500-kilovolt transmission line. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the commission authorized Richmond-based utility Dominion Energy's project that will be anchored below the James River....
Mon August 07, 2017
Virginia's CTB OKs $18.6B Six-Year Improvement Program
The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved the latest Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), which allocates $18.6 billion to transportation projects over the next six fiscal years beginning July 1, 2017....
Wed August 02, 2017
After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes
Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....
Sarah Rankin - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon July 31, 2017
Dominion Gets Permit for Power Transmission Line Near Jamestown
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted Dominion Energy a final permit to proceed with a towering power transmission line above the James River in Virginia, a project opponents have said will blight the views in one of the country's most historic areas....
Emily Buenzle - Wed July 26, 2017
BlueLine Rentals Acquires Virginia-Based Capital Rentals
BlueLine Rental recently announced its acquisition of Capital Rentals, a full-service rental provider in Northern Virginia. Capital Rentals' five locations in the Washington D.C. area will expand BlueLine's footprint into the region, which ranks among the top ten MSAs for rental revenue, according to an IHS Global 2016 report....
