UVA Today - Wed June 08, 2022
Red-Tailed Hawks Keep Watch Over UVA's Alderman Library Renovation
A pair of hawks have been so ubiquitous and unfazed by workers at the University of Virginia's main library construction and renovation site that they have become the project's mascots. Workers at the Charlottesville job site have often spotted an adult red-tailed hawk, the most widespread of the species in North America, and a younger hawk perched on railings, equipment and posts in the construction area....
ESPN & Washington Post - Tue May 24, 2022
New Stadium Could Be Built on Virginia Land Acquired by NFL's Commanders
There are conflicting reports that the NFL's Washington Commanders may have spent more than $100 million for land in northern Virginia, a possible next step in building a new stadium, as well as numerous retail shops, restaurants and apartments....
Washington Post - Tue May 10, 2022
A Year Late, Virginia's I-95 Express Lanes Expansion Set to Open in 2023
The expansion of the Interstate 95 Express Lanes project to the Fredericksburg area of northern Virginia is now slated to be finished late in 2023, more than a year behind schedule, toll operator Transurban announced May 2....
Virginia DGS & Virginia Mercury - Thu May 05, 2022
Major Renovation Now Under Way at Virginia State Capitol Complex in Richmond
The visitor center at the Virginia Capitol building in Richmond will be closed for most of the rest of 2022 as the state continues building an underground tunnel and advances its waterproofing work at the Thomas Jefferson-designed structure....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 05, 2022
Branch Civil Leads I-81 Project in Virginia
Framed by the Appalachian Mountains to the North and Smith Mountain Lake to the South, Roanoke draws visitors to southwest Virginia, generating some $920 million each year in business revenue for the region....
WRC-TV News4 & City of Arlington - Mon May 02, 2022
Small, But Essential, Arlington, Va., Bridge to Be Closed for Year-Long Rebuild
A complete overhaul is needed on a small bridge just off Interstate 395 in northern Virginia, precipitating the need to shutter the structure to all traffic for more than a year while a complete overhaul is performed....
Sun Gazette - Thu April 14, 2022
Northern Virginia Civic Group Wants VDOT to Build 'Signature' Bridge Over Beltway
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, along with Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) officials and other dignitaries, broke ground in mid-March for the 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension project, which will add two high-occupancy-toll lanes in each direction on 2.5 mi....
Maryland Transportation Authority & Maryland Matters - Tue March 29, 2022
Maryland-Virginia Nice/Middleton Bridge Replacement Gets $200M Federal Loan
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on March 15 approved a $200 million federal loan to finance part of the $636 million replacement of the Nice/Middleton Bridge, an 81-year-old span across the Potomac River between Newburg, in Charles County, Md., and King George County in Virginia....
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....
