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Virginia DOT readies drivers for new I-66 Inside Beltway Express Lanes
The Virginia Department of Transportation rolled out a new website to prepare drivers for the new toll express lanes that will open in December on Interstate 66 Inside the Beltway. The site at 66ExpressLanes.org addresses such issues as the difference between E-ZPass and E-ZPass Flex, how the tolling will work, who pays the toll and […]
September 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Trail opposition creates hurdle for VDOT I-66 Outside Beltway widening
Virginia’s plan to widen Interstate 66 outside the Capital Beltway could be in jeopardy if the proposed walking and biking trail along the highway is changed, as some bike advocates and lawmakers are demanding, the state’s transportation secretary told The Washington Post. The state plans to begin construction next year on the $2.3 billion I-66 […]
September 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Newport News (Va.) receives $3.6 million in state, federal funding for transportation projects
Newport News recently received $3.6 million in state and federal funding for five different transportation-related projects, the Daily Press reports. Projects include a bridge replacement at Lake Maury, traffic signal improvements, a sidewalk/crosswalk/lighting project for Washington Ave. and work at the Warwick Boulevard/Harpersville Road intersection. The $1.24 million grant for the bridge replacement project, which is scheduled to […]
December 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
Virginia DOT reopens Isle of Wight County bridge 7 months ahead of schedule
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has announced that the new Route 680 bridge over Stallings Creek, one of two Isle of Wight County bridges being rebuilt, reopened seven months ahead of schedule, according to the Daily Press. Early completion of the bridge was due mostly to the utility relocation being ahead of schedule. The new bridge has […]
December 1, 2016
Roadbuilding
Infrared, all-in-one, 3D pothole repair solutions on the rise, but the basics still rule
The pothole is the bane of both the driver and a transportation department. It can ruin a morning commute and overshadow any positive roadway construction projects in an area. According to AAA, pothole damage costs U.S. drivers roughly $3 billion a year, with roughly 16 million drivers experiencing some form of pothole damage to their […]
July 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Virginia board approves 6-year transportation project plan
Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved the state’s six-year improvement program (SYIP) which will apply $14.4 billion for transportation projects for six fiscal years beginning July 1 this year. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) says the SYIP will fund more than 3,200 projects including highways, bridges, rail, transit and bicycle/pedestrian paths. The program […]
June 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
DBIA names Virginia DOT as 2016 Transportation Owner of the Year
The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) named the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) as 2016 Transportation Owner of the Year during the association’s recent Design-Build in Transportation Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. The award recognizes “transportation industry organizations that have made significant contributions in advancing the awareness, understanding and use of the design-build project delivery […]
May 2, 2016
Roadbuilding
Imposter pranks TV anchors by saying he’s with VDOT, referring to prostitutes, drug deals
The recent winter storm that hit the East Coast disrupted everything in the region, but one prankster was more of a disruption for NBC Washington’s coverage of the weather. According to the DCist, the Washington, D.C. NBC affiliate interviewed a man claiming to be Virginia Department of Transportation spokesperson Jason Bond, it became obvious the man […]
February 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
Virginia DOT partners with Va. Tech on accelerated pavement testing
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has partnered with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) to use a heavy vehicle simulator to provide accelerated pavement testing to study traffic impacts in a shorter period of time. “We located this program at VTTI because VDOT has a long and productive relationship of collaborating with Virginia Tech […]
December 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Virginia DOT gets $55.5 million in extra federal funds for road work
The Federal Highway Administration recently reallocated $55.5 million in federal funds to Virginia that will go toward repaving 400 miles of roadways and improving 17 Interstate bridges across the state. The money was initially allocated to other states, but the FHWA reviews funding each fall to see which states will be able to put the federal funding to […]
October 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Virginia transportation board approves scoring process to prioritize transportation projects
Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved a transportation project scoring process that will rank and prioritize work to be done and determine which projects merit funding. The process comes out of the law from House Bill 2 “Commonwealth Transportation Board; statewide prioritization process for project selection.” The bill was approved in April 2014 and […]
June 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
Vermont governor signs $616 million transportation bill
Just as the federal government patches the national transportation fund, Vermont’s governor signed into law a bill to send hundreds of millions to transportation funding. The Vermont Business Journal reported Gov. Peter Shumlin had the backdrop of a new bridge under construction as he signed into law the $616 million 2016 Transportation Bill. “With Federal support […]
May 29, 2015
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