Virginia Department of Transportation - Mon April 17, 2023
VDOT Urges Virginia Motorists to 'Work With Us'
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will observe National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) Monday to Friday, April 17 to 21, to honor employees and contractors who risk their lives to keep Virginia moving every day....
Washington Post - Mon April 10, 2023
Virginia Seeks Builders to Take On $2.3B Long Bridge Rail Project Across Potomac River
Virginia's plan to double capacity for trains over the Potomac River is moving ahead despite inflation that has driven up the project's cost and contributed to a $389 million budget shortfall, state transportation officials told the Washington Post recently....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 06, 2023
Crews Look to Complete Bridge Project Early
A Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) project to construct the George Washington Boulevard Overpass in Ashburn, Va., is set to be completed nearly six months ahead of schedule. The contract was awarded to Fay, S&B USA Construction (Fay) in November 2021....
DEVELON - Thu March 30, 2023
Forest Pro Inc. to Begin Offering DEVELON Equipment at Its Three Virginia Locations
Forest Pro Inc. , a logging equipment dealership in Virginia, is partnering with DEVELON, formerly Doosan construction equipment, to begin offering heavy equipment at its three locations: Scottsville, Manquin and Keysville....
The Associated Press - Mon March 13, 2023
Amazon Delaying Construction on PenPlace, Its Second HQ in Arlington, Va.
Amazon announced in early March that it was pausing construction work on its second headquarters in Northern Virginia following the biggest round of layoffs in the company's history and its shifting plans around remote work....
Virginia Tech University - Tue February 14, 2023
VIDEO: Virginia Tech's New Alexandria Campus Celebrates Construction Milestone
More than 275 community members, partners, and friends joined Virginia Tech officials and Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. on Feb. 7 to celebrate the next milestone for the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria, just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 09, 2023
Virginia DOT, Archer Western Lead Work Along Appalachian Foothills
Interstate 81 slashes 325 mi. across western Virginia along the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. This major traffic corridor is used by local drivers, truckers and visitors to major public universities in the state like James Madison, University of Virginia and Virginia Tech....
MS International - Thu December 29, 2022
MSI Breaks Ground On Hub Distribution Center in Virginia
M S International Inc. (MSI), a supplier of flooring, countertops, wall tile and hardscaping products in North America, broke ground to build a new 548,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Suffolk, Va. The project will take approximately 20 months to complete and will result in the addition of at least 80 new jobs....
Virginia DHCD & CEG - Thu December 29, 2022
Virginia Awards $24.7M in Industrial Revitalization Funds to 20 Statewide Projects
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced more than $24.7 million in Industrial Revitalization Fund (IRF) grants to 20 projects statewide on Dec. 27. Fifteen of the grants will go toward providing gap financing for construction projects in the southernmost third of Virginia and are designed to be aligned with local and regional economic development strategies, primarily in distressed communities....
VDOT - Tue December 20, 2022
VDOT Announces First Segment of I-64 Widening Project Advances
Virginia Secretary of Transportation Shep Miller announced that the Commonwealth is advancing a long-awaited project to begin widening the 64 Gap — the 29-mi. section of Interstate 64 between Richmond and Williamsburg where the highway narrows from three to two lanes in each direction....
