VDOT & CEG - Mon November 20, 2023
Crews Will Soon Give a New Look to a Busy Interchange in Fairfax County, Va.
By the end of the year, construction is slated to begin on overhauling of the Fairfax County Parkway and Popes Head Road interchange in northern Virginia, according to the state's Department of Transportation (VDOT)....
CEG - Thu November 16, 2023
Work Set to Begin On Greenway Near Roanoke, Va; Women's College Gets $5M for Dorm Rehab
Construction is scheduled to start on a 0.6-mi. section of the West Roanoke River Greenway in Roanoke County, Va., Cardinal News, an online statewide news service, reported Nov. 15. The new first phase of greenway construction will run along the south side of the Roanoke River and connect to an existing section of the trail located along West Riverside Drive west of Mill Lane in Salem, according to a news release from Roanoke County....
VDOT & Richmond Times Dispatch - Thu November 02, 2023
Six-Lane I-64 Superhighway in Va. to Be Completed Between Richmond, Hampton Roads
Work is set to start in November on widening Interstate 64 east of Richmond, Va., with the aim of completing a six-lane superhighway connection to Hampton Roads, according to an announcement by Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Commissioner Stephen Brich earlier this fall....
CEG - Wed November 01, 2023
Skymark Reston Town Center Tops Out as Tallest Residential Tower in D.C. Area
A celebration of the topping out of Skymark Reston Town Center, the tallest mixed-use residential tower in the Washington, D.C., area, was held Oct. 19 in Fairfax County, Va., and attended by its builder, Clark Construction Group, along with representatives from BXP, the project's Boston-based development company....
Richmond BizSense - Tue October 31, 2023
Crews Begin Building Richmond, Va.'s New $30M Riverfront Amphitheater Project
Work has gotten rolling in recent days in Richmond, Va., to build a highly anticipated riverfront amphitheater — a project designed to keep the city's Tredegar hillside rocking for many years to come....
FFXnow & The Center Square - Mon October 02, 2023
Franconia-Springfield Rail Bridge Project in Northern Virginia Receives $100M in Federal Funds
A project to enhance the capacity of a key rail line through Fairfax County, Va., southwest of Washington, D.C., is chugging along, due to a major infusion of federal cash. The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) has been awarded $100 million in federal funds for another transportation project designed to improve travel in the D.C....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 21, 2023
Drones Aid Shirley Contracting, VDOT On Route 29 Project
Motorists on Route 29 in northern Virginia face both challenges and inconveniences when traveling this busy four-lane highway. Interstate 66 lies less than one mile to the north, carrying people in a hurry to get to Fairfax County or Washington, D.C....
Kingsport Times News & WCYB-TV - Tue September 19, 2023
Southwest Virginia's Bristol Casino Moving Forward With $110M Building Effort
The developers of the Bristol Casino in southwestern Virginia are moving forward with the first phase of their construction plans after recently filing for a building permit for a 661,713-sq.-ft. resort and six-story hotel....
Washington Post - Tue September 12, 2023
VIDEO: Virginia Seeks Federal Funds to Build a New Potomac Rail Bridge to Reduce Bottleneck
Preliminary work is set to begin this fall on a $2.3 billion rail bridge over the Potomac River — a milestone in Virginia's ambitious plan that would expand East Coast commuter and passenger train capacity over the next decade....
Virginia Tech & Roanoke Times - Wed September 06, 2023
Virginia Tech Approves $292M Plan to Build Mitchell Hall for Engineering Research
Transformational education starts with a solid foundation. For Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, that foundation will be nestled in the heart of the North Academic District on the Blacksburg campus....
