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The HRBT tunnel boring machine was assembled in Germany for a factory acceptance test before being shipped to the U.S. Photo courtesy Herrenknecht AG
Dec 31, 2021

HRBT expansion boring? Yes and no

Already the largest project ever tackled by the Virginia Department of Transportation, the $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion will kick into gear later this year when a $70 million custom-built tunnel boring machine (TBM) begins carving out an underwater path for twin two-lane tunnels. Construction on the HRBT expansion, which will increase tunnel and […]

Sep 29, 2021

$300M widening of U.S. Route 58 has started in Patrick County

A groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday in Patrick County to widen a 7.4-mile stretch of U.S. Route 58 in Patrick County, the first phase of a project to create a continuous four-lane highway between Virginia Beach and Interstate 77. The project, part of the U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program enacted by state lawmakers in […]

Sep 29, 2021

State launches app to connect vendors with Va. agencies

Virginia has launched an app to help connect state government agencies and other users with local, woman- and minority-owned businesses more efficiently, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. The Start Small app is available for free, and it allows users to conduct keyword searches to match with businesses that fit their needs, and can be narrowed […]

Aug 29, 2021

Transportation

ED ALDRIDGE PRESIDENT, CMA CGM AMERICA LLP AND APL NORTH AMERICA, NORFOLK Aldridge took over as president of CMA CGM America in June 2020, and he has served as president of CMA CGM subsidiary North America, the nation’s oldest ocean carrier, since 2017. In February, the French company announced the $36 million expansion of its […]

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. Photo courtesy Virginia Department of Transportation
Oct 29, 2020

The big dig commences

Crews broke ground Thursday on the $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) expansion  — the largest project in the Virginia Department of Transportation‘s history and one of the largest infrastructure projects in the nation. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam joined state and local leaders in a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning, marking the commencement of the project.  […[...]

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. Photo courtesy Virginia Department of Transportation
Sep 17, 2020

VDOT OKs work to begin on $3.8B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion

The Virginia Department of Transportation has issued its approval for the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel’s five-year, $3.8 billion expansion to proceed, VDOT announced Thursday. Hampton Roads Connector Partners (HRCP) received a notice to proceed for the project, allowing the builder to start interstate and tunnel work in the 9.9-mile corridor. Some preparations have started for the […]

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