VDOT’s resident pothole hunter Phil Itkwik looks to the past – “Leave no hole unfilled” is his motto as another pothole season is upon the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Virginia DOT: Profile of a Pothole Hunter
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014Goshen, VA: Story of the Goshen Bridge
Monday, February 10th, 2014
In the 1890s, the tiny Rockbridge County community of Goshen was being transformed into the Iron Center of the South. At the heart of town an elaborate steel bridge was constructed to be a symbol of the wealth that awaited investors. Within three years the boom went bust. Over time, icons of Goshen’s heyday disappeared—except for the steel bridge. But more than a century of use had left the structure a rusting relic. This 2004 video traces the unique history of the Goshen Bridge, its importance to the community, and VDOT’s work to preserve and restore this important landmark.
View this complete post...Implementing Public Private Partnerships During Challenging Economic Times
Monday, January 6th, 2014
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
How has the 2008 Economic Crisis impacted the design, financing, and construction of highway public–private partnership (PPP or P3) projects in the United States? In December 2007, on the eve of the economic crisis, the Virginia legislature approved a P3 to construct a 14-mile (22.5 km) high occupancy toll (HOT) road (the 495 Express Lanes) to alleviate heavy traffic on the Capital Beltway around Washington, DC. This case study looks at the impact the 2008 Economic Crisis and associated economic challenges between 2008 and 2012 had on this project and considers what governments and other stakeholders should be aware of when implementing P3s during adverse economic times.
Alleghany County, VA: Restoring the Historic Humpback Bridge
Thursday, December 5th, 2013
VDOT recently used funds from the National Historic Covered Bridge Program to restore the Humpback Bridge in Alleghany County. Built in 1857, Humpback is Virginia’s oldest covered bridge. It is a National Historic Landmark and the only bridge of its kind remaining in America.
View this complete post...Retro Infra: Constructing Virginia’s Big Walker Mountain Tunnel
Friday, October 18th, 2013
Documents the construction of the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel on I-77 in Bland county in Southwest Virginia. -vdotweb on YouTube
View this complete post...Guest on The Infra Blog: Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
“Citizens are critical and non-profit advocacy groups are particularly important. Frequently, the business community advocates for infrastructure investments, but I think you need a broader coalition and I think you need to have the conservation and smart-growth community, affordable-housing advocates, transit advocates and others at the table in advocating for infrastructure.”
View this complete post...Covered Bridges of Virginia
Monday, July 8th, 2013Learn about these remnants of history in the commonwealth.
-vdotweb on YouTube
VDOT: Covered Bridges of Virginia
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013Learn about these remnants of history in the commonwealth. – vdotweb on YouTube
View this complete post...Quantico, VA: Telegraph Road Bridge Demolition
Monday, April 15th, 2013The Telegraph Road bridge over Interstate 95 by Quantico is being demolished and a new bridge is being built to allow two new reversible HOV/Toll lanes on the interstate as part of the I-95 Express Lanes Project. The 29-mile project stretches from just past Edsall Road on Interstate 395 in the north to Garrisonville Road […]
View this complete post...Richmond, VA: I-95 North Bridge Replacement
Thursday, March 21st, 2013The Interstate 95 North bridge over Overbrook Road (at mile marker 77) was replaced March 15-18, 2013, as part of a major project to restore 11 bridges along the I-95 corridor in Richmond, Va. This time-lapse video from shows crews replacing the nine bridge sections. For more information about the I-95 Richmond Bridge Restorations project, […]
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