Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 17, 2022
Digging It … Joint Venture Constructs New $3.8B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
As the largest highway construction effort in the Commonwealth of Virginia's history, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project will increase capacity, ease major congestion and enhance travel time reliability when complete....
Virginia Tech - Wed February 09, 2022
New Building to House Virginia Tech's School of Construction Breaks Ground
Despite gray skies, an extraordinarily bright moment took place for Virginia Tech on Feb. 2 as leaders and donors broke ground on Hitt Hall, a 100,000-sq.-ft. building that will house the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, add critical dining capacity and supply general assignment academic classroom and collaboration space....
Danville Register & Bee - Thu January 13, 2022
Demolition Begins at Old Textile Mill to Make Way for Danville, Va., Casino
Work is under way to prepare for the removal of the former Dan River Inc. finishing building to make way for the $500 million Caesars Virginia resort casino in Danville's Schoolfield District. Hazardous materials abatement is happening at the old textile building and will continue through early March, Robert Livingston, Caesars Entertainment senior vice president for development told the Danville Register & Bee on Jan....
Washington Post - Mon January 03, 2022
After 60 Years, VA's George Washington Parkway to Get $161M Rehab
Twenty-five miles of the George Washington Parkway, a scenic route honoring the nation's first president, one of northern Virginia's busiest road corridors, has gone almost 60 years without a major repair effort....
CEG - Thu December 23, 2021
New Milestone Reached on Expansion of Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington
The under-construction outpatient center for Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) in Arlington has reached a new landmark. After installing more than 2,000 steel beams, workers on Dec. 21 put in place the beam that tops the building's highest point, said Skanska, the project manager....
CEG - Tue December 07, 2021
VDOT Studies Expansion of I-495 Lanes to Complete Virginia's Portion of the Beltway
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is exploring the idea of extending the Interstate 495 express lanes from the I-95/I-395 interchange in Springfield to across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge into Maryland....
Bristol Herald Courier - Mon November 29, 2021
VIDEO: Bristol, Va., Mall to Be Demolished Ahead of Casino Construction
The first tangible steps are under way to build and operate a $400 million casino resort in Bristol, Va., nearly 13 months after city voters approved the project. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol, located in the state's far southwestern corner, will be in one of four Virginia cities allowed to operate casino gaming under new state legislation enacted in early November 2020....
CEG - Mon November 29, 2021
VDOT's $600M I-495 Extension Project in Fairfax County to Begin Work in 2022
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is scheduled to begin construction in 2022 on its I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension project, dubbed 495 NEXT. The northern Virginia effort aims to enhance traffic flow and reduce cut-through traffic on local roads and residential streets....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed November 24, 2021
Picturesque Virginia Valley Site of I-81 Bridge Replacement Project
In one of the South's more scenic mountain valleys, construction crews have been at work for two years to build replacement bridges on Interstate 81 in southwest Virginia's Smyth County. The projected $28.9 million effort involves substituting two half-century-old freeway bridges that cross over Virginia Route 11, the Norfolk Southern Railroad line and the Middle Fork of the Holston River with new, wider spans....
ARLnow - Wed November 10, 2021
Virginia's Amazon HQ2 Project Still on Schedule, With Park Rehab Next
Construction on the first phase of Amazon's HQ2 in Pentagon City, Va., has reached a new milestone, as crews have begun revamping the adjacent green space. Work on the office complex, located at the corner of 13th Street South and South Eads Street, remains on schedule, according to an Amazon spokesperson....
