Virginia

AASHTO Journal - Mon December 17, 2018

Virginia Governor Taps VDOT To Lead 'Zero Death' Initiative

The Virginia Department of Transportation, along with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, Virginia State Police, and other state agencies, is being tasked to lead a statewide effort to join the Toward Zero Deaths or TZD movement, which includes a new website, www.TZDVA.org....

Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 17, 2018

Bridge Expansion Tests Crews' Ingenuity

A $409.6 million bridge and highway project under way in Chesapeake, Va., constitutes the largest design-build contract awarded by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to date. The work involves improvements and expanded capacity along nearly 9 mi....

Amazon - Wed November 14, 2018

Amazon Selects NYC, Northern Va. for New HQ, Nashville for Operations Center

Amazon has announced that it has selected New York City and Arlington, Va., as the locations for the company's new headquarters. Amazon will invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters locations, with more than 25,000 employees each in New York City and Arlington....

Emily Buenzle - Tue November 13, 2018

It's No Secret: Amazon to Announce New HQ2 Location(s)

It's — just about — official: Amazon has chosen New York City and Northern Virginia as split locations for its second (and now third) headquarters. The Wall Street Journal reported the decision the night of Nov....

Doosan - Tue October 23, 2018

Doosan Selects Chris Caldwell as 2018 Hometown MVP Contest Winner

Doosan Infracore North America LLC selected Chris Caldwell of Roanoke, Va., as the grand prize winner of the 2018 Hometown MVP Contest. Caldwell won four tickets to Game Four of the 2018 World Series presented by YouTube TV....

Telsmith Inc. - Tue October 16, 2018

Telsmith Adds Thistle As Regional Sales Manager

Telsmith Inc. , a manufacturer of mineral processing equipment, announced its recent hire of Kraig Thistle, who joins as regional sales manager covering North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia....

Associated Press - Mon October 15, 2018

Developers Say Mountain Valley Pipeline to Now Cost $4.6B

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) Developers of a natural gas pipeline set to run through West Virginia and Virginia said the project's cost has risen from $3.7 billion to $4.6 billion. The Roanoke Times reported Mountain Valley Pipeline developers released the revised cost estimate on Sept....

Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon October 15, 2018

Curtis Contracting Builds Va. Reservoir

Curtis Contracting Inc. , West Point, Va., is currently working on a reservoir project for Greensville County, Va. When complete, the reservoir will serve as the county's raw-water facility, with an approximate storage capacity of 1 billion gal....

Smith-Midland - Thu October 11, 2018

AGC Honors Smith-Midland for its Work on the Latitude Mixed-Use Project

On Oct. 9, The Associated General Contractors Association (AGC) awarded Smith-Midland top-honors in its category for the Latitude Mixed Use project at a ceremony in The International Spy Museum, Washington, D.C....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon October 08, 2018

VDOT Prepares for Future Traffic With Route 1 Widening

It's full speed ahead for Fort Myer Construction Corporation (FMCC), Washington, D.C., in the third year of the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) $168 million Route 1 Widening project in Prince William County....