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Roadbuilding

VDOT’s 511 app helps drivers plan for holiday travel

It might be the most wonderful time of the year, but the joy of the holiday season doesn’t necessarily roll over onto the highways across the country. But drivers in Virginia can at least plan for their travels with the state’s 511 system. Through 511Virginia.org, the free 511 app or by calling 5-1-1, people driving […]

December 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

I-95 Corridor in northern Virginia to get major improvements to improve traffic flow

The I-95 Corridor in Fredericksburg and northern Virginia is set to have major improvements in order to help ease traffic for one of the most heavily traveled corridors in the country, according to an announcement by Gov. Terry McAuliffe. The projects would involve the I-95 Express Lanes Southern Terminus and extending I-395 Express Lanes. “These are […]

December 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Virginia transportation board approves design concept for I-66 Outside the Beltway Project

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved the “Preferred Alternative” design concept for the Interstate 66 Outside the Beltway Project, aimed at improving 25 miles of the highway from I-495 in Fairfax County to Route 15 in Haymarket. The CTB says the concept is a “combination of various alternatives that were evaluated over the past year” and […]

November 8, 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 DOT I-66 improvement plan adds express lanes, expanded median for future transit

The Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) design concept for updates to a 25 mile stretch of Interstate 66 from Interstate 495 in Fairfax County to Route 15 in Haymarket would add two express lanes in each direction and expand median space to accommodate potential future transit. The plans, dubbed Transforming I-66 Outside the Beltway, also […]

September 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

Three state DOTs win Design-Build Institute of America awards

The departments of transportation for Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia each won National Awards of Merit in the Design-Build Institute of America’s (DBIA) 2015 Design-Build Project/Team Awards program for the Transportation (Non-Aviation) Category, one of nine total award categories. “This year’s winning projects exemplify Design-Build Done Right in their design-build process, excellence in design and […]

August 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

Sixth element, reaching 90 feet deep, placed for Midtown Tunnel in Virginia

The sixth of 11 elements being used to create a new two-lane Midtown Tunnel connecting Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia, was placed March 5 by the Elizabeth River Tunnels (ERT) Project team. This element will be the deepest component of the tunnel (roughly 90 feet), which is being placed parallel to the existing U.S. 58 Midtown […]

March 13, 2015

Roadbuilding

Virginia DOT to improve driver safety on portions of I-77

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will improve driver safety on Interstate 77 in the Fancy Gap area of Carroll County by building a new safety system. The $7.5 million Active Traffic and Safety Management System (ATSMS), which features technology including electronic signs and cameras, will be designed […]

February 25, 2014

Roadbuilding

VDOT considers 10 public-private partnership projects

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is considering 10 transportation projects as candidates for public-private partnerships. Governor Bob McDonnell yesterday released the state’s Public-Private Partnerships’ (“OTP3”) Draft 2013 Virginia PPTA Pipeline, which contains the P3 candidate projects as well as 10 conceptual projects. The P3 candidate projects are ready to be moved through the screening […]

July 2, 2013

Roadbuilding

When the Cold Storms Come

Winter road maintenance gets ready for the toughest season.

June 5, 2013

Roadbuilding

Integrating Roadside Vegetation and Erosion Control

Safety and the mowing-herbicide-beautification-erosion control-culvert maintenance mix

March 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

Better Bridges 2010 Bridge Inventory

Our exclusive survey of bridge conditions in the United States.

November 1, 2010