Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 25, 2024
Project Designers Get Creative On I-81 in Virginia
When the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) began studying the numbers on I-81 in the Bristol area, the conclusion seemed obvious. With more than 50,000 vehicles traveling between exits 7 and 10, traffic was backing up....
Hills Machinery Company - Thu July 11, 2024
Hills Machinery Expands to Third Location in Virginia With Opening of Chesapeake Facility
Hills Machinery has opened its 13th location with its new full-service facility in Chesapeake, Va. Chesapeake is the third location in Hills' expansion into Virginia following its growth in Wise and Ashland....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 11, 2024
Runway Rubblization Saves 5,600 Truck Trips
Replacing a worn-out runway at an airport used to be a tedious business. The concrete pavement would be broken and removed, then hauled off to a landfill or used as a base material in a new pavement. That's old school....
Clark Construction - Wed July 03, 2024
Clark Construction Announces Inaugural Graduates from Central Virginia Training Program for Small, Diverse-Owned Firms
Twenty-two Richmond, Va.-area small and diverse business leaders are positioned to take their firms to new heights following their successful completion of Clark Construction Group's Strategic Partnership Program (SPP)....
Aviation International News - Mon June 10, 2024
First Two Phases of Upgrade to Private Airport in Virginia Nears End; New Work To Begin in July
For more than eight decades, Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) in Chesapeake, Va., has been privately owned and has twice endured bankruptcy. That trend was reversed in 2000, however, when the original principals of the airport, Virginia Aviation Associates, purchased the site's 230 acres as well as an additional 400 acres to pave the way for a major expansion....
The Cavalier Daily - Mon June 03, 2024
University of Virginia's Alumni Association Plans to Build New Facility in Charlottesville
The University of Virginia's Alumni Association has submitted a preliminary site plan for a new Alumni Hall building at the intersection of Emmet Street and Lewis Mountain Road in Charlottesville. The proposed building on 3.15 acres will be a complete rebuild with a more contemporary interior and more public-use event spaces than the current facility, according to a May 18 report in the Cavalier Daily, UVA's independent student-run newspaper....
Virginia Mercury - Tue May 21, 2024
Federal EPA to Use $22M in Funding to Cleanup Superfund Site in Loudoun County, Va.
Work is now under way to clean up a chemical present in an old landfill in northern Virginia that can lead to a central nervous system condition, for which the area's congressional representative has been diagnosed, according to the Virginia Mercury, an independent online news organization covering state government and policy....
Virginia Department of Transportation - Tue May 14, 2024
Virginia DOT Finally Finishes U.S. 58 Widening in SW County
When the work zone barrels were removed May 8 along U.S. Highway 58 in Washington County, Va., a major milestone in the effort to widen the route between the towns of Abingdon and Damascus was finally achieved....
ProLift Rigging Company - Mon May 13, 2024
ProLift Rigging Company Opens New Full-Service Branch in Northern Virginia
The ProLift Rigging Company, a leading provider of solutions-based industrial construction services in North America, announced the launch of a new full-service branch serving the northern Virginia area....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 11, 2024
VDOT Oversees $3.9B Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Project
With more than 1,300 construction professionals working on a daily basis, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) expansion project continues reaching milestones as it inches toward a 2025 finish line. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is overseeing the $3.9 billion effort, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the nation....
