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Tag: Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board
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Virginia transportation board awards two contracts valued at $69.6 million
The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved two contracts valued at $69.6 million for construction and maintenance projects in two Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) districts. This brings the yearly total for awarded contracts to $214 million. These contracts include: ♦  $64.5 million to Faulconer Construction of Charlottesville, Virginia, for safety improvements on 8.9 miles […]
April 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
Virginia transportation board awards contracts worth $60.7 million
The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved seven contracts valued at $60.7 million for construction and maintenance projects in six Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) districts. These contracts include: $10.8 million to Fielder’s Choice Enterprises of Charlottesville, Virginia, for the second phase of construction for improvements to Tenth Street in the City of Roanoke in […]
February 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Virginia approves $3.3 billion Hampton Roads Crossing expansion
The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved a “preferred alternative” for improving traffic on the I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel that will widen roughly 12 miles of the interstate from I-664 in Hampton to I-564 in Norfolk. The plan, referred to as Alternative A, will widen roughly 12 miles of I-64 to six lanes and will […]
December 9, 2016
Roadbuilding
Virginia seeking public input on transportation project prioritization for $9.25 billion in funding
Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board is seeking public input beginning this month and through December on prioritizing transportation projects submitted through the SMART SCALE process. A total of nine public meetings are scheduled during the process. The SMART SCALE system prioritizes transportation projects based on need using a data-driven analysis. It stands for System for the […]
October 20, 2016
Roadbuilding
Virginia CTB awards $107.4 million contract for I-64 ramp
Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board has awarded a $107.4 million construction contract to Tutor Perini of New Rochelle, New York, for improvements on the ramp from Interstate 64 West to I-264 East and Newtown Road in the Virginia Beach area. The Virginia Department of Transportation says the project will improve traffic flow and safety of a […]
October 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
Virginia CTB awards $14.5 million for bridge contracts
The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (VCTB) has awarded $14.5 million in contracts for two separate bridge improvement projects. Roughly $5.6 million was awarded to Allegheny Construction of Roanoke, Virginia, to replace two narrow bridges that carry Route 220 over tributaries of the James River in northern Botetourt County. The contract also calls for adding wider […]
August 3, 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
Virginia transportation board awards $46.8 million in infrastructure improvement projects
The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) recently awarded four major infrastructure projects valued at $46.8 million. The projects are spread across the Fredericksburg, Hampton Roads, Lynchburg, Salem and Bristol districts of the Virginia Department of Transportation. Projects include: Interstate-95 Express Lanes extension in Stafford County/Fredricksburg District – $31.1 million design-build contract to Branch Highways of […]
May 24, 2016
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’s 6-year transportation program provides $9.9 billion for highway projects
The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved the most recent Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) for $13.3 billion in highway, rail and public transportation projects. The SYIP spans the next six fiscal years (FY) starting July 1 this year. Of the total, $9.9 billion will go toward highway construction projects, with the remaining $3.4 billion […]
June 23, 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
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