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Tag: Virginia Department of Transportation
Roadbuilding
Cold pavement recycling on Virginia’s I-64 put to the test
With full-depth reclamation and cold central plant recycling, the Virginia DOT is installing sensors for the I-64 widening project. Details on Equipment World.
September 28, 2020
Roadbuilding
Concrete industry champions Ed Denton, Peter Deem honored by ACPA
The American Concrete Pavement Association has announced the winners of its Distinguished Service Awards, which recognize contributions by people in the concrete industry and top projects. Honorary Life Membership ACPA recast its honorary life membership and named it in honor of Leet “Ed” Denton, retired president of Denton Enterprises of St. Clair Shores, Michigan. […]
December 19, 2019
Roadbuilding
6 highway workers injured when suspected drunken driver crashes through work zone
Six highway workers on Interstate 66 in Arlington, Virginia, were hospitalized after a suspected drunken driver crashed into their work zone December 5 with his SUV. The contractors from Southern Traffic Services were installing and maintaining traffic-data stations for the Virginia Department of Transportation, according to Ellen Kamilakis, senior public affairs officer with VDOT’s Northern […]
December 9, 2019
Roadbuilding
VDOT replaces 61-year-old bridge in one weekend
The time lapse video below shows how the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) replaced the 61-year-old Wilson Blvd. bridge with a brand new one in just one weekend. The bridge, one of several in the Seven Corners intersection in Falls Church, Va., crosses U.S. Route 50. To have less of an impact on traffic, VDOT’s […]
August 27, 2019
Roadbuilding
Fundraiser by 6-year-old boy leads to Va. bridge going to flooded Neb.
Va. farmer and scrap yard owner donates steel bridge to Neb. in response to a child's efforts to raise money to buy a bridge to help flood victims.
June 10, 2019
Roadbuilding
Developed by Army Corps of Engineers, Cor-Tuf concrete offers 75-year lifecycle
The new ultra-high performance concrete was developed at the Corps' Geotechnical Structures Lab and exceeds Federal Highway Administration specifications.
May 21, 2019
Roadbuilding
Cargill, NCAT, MnROAD launch project to give states ‘real-world data’ on new design principles
Check out how MnDOT, NCAT, and Cargill are working together to collect real-world data to help contractors build and maintain better roads.
August 30, 2018
Roadbuilding
VDOT to use tunnel boring machine for first time in Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion
VDOT will use tunnel boring machine on Hampton Roads project. Check out how the tunnel boring machine will enhance the bridge-tunnel expansion today.
August 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
TRB offers webinar on pavement recycling techniques March 22
If you’re interested in pavement recycling techniques, check out this upcoming webinar from the Transportation Research Board (TRB). It will feature research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Research Report 863: Material Properties of Cold In-Place Recycled and Full-Depth Reclamation Asphalt Concrete. The webinar will be from 2 to 3:30 pm ET on Thursday, […]
February 22, 2018
Roadbuilding
I-95 Express Lanes to be extended in Fredericksburg, Va.
Construction is scheduled to begin next year on extending Interstate 95 Express Lanes in the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area. “This project addresses an area that traffic data company, INRIX, named ‘worst traffic hot spot’ in the nation,” said Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne. “Expanding the Express Lanes 10 miles south will bring much-needed relief from the […]
January 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Partners sought for Va.’s Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion
The Virginia Department of Transportation is searching for private-sector partners to design and build the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion. The project is estimated to cost $3.3 billion to $3.8 billion. It involves building another bridge-tunnel and widening segments of Interstate 64 in Hampton and Norfolk, VDOT says. The project would eventually become part of a […]
January 3, 2018
Roadbuilding
I-66 Inside Beltway tolls speed up rush hour commutes, VDOT says
The Virginia Department of Transportation says morning and afternoon commutes are getting faster on I-66 Inside the Beltway with new Express Lanes that opened December 4. The lanes are designed to encourage carpooling, with vehicles carrying two or more passengers exempt from tolls. Solo drivers pay a toll to use the less-congested lanes. The toll […]
December 15, 2017
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