John Hennessy III,
P.E.
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.
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Documents the construction of the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel on I-77 in Bland county in Southwest Virginia. -vdotweb on YouTube
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“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...Learn about these remnants of history in the commonwealth. – vdotweb on YouTube
View this complete post...The 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...The 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, […]
View this complete post...On August 7, 2012, VDOT officials gathered with Governor Bob McDonnell to break the ground for the 95 Express Lanes. – vdotweb on YouTube
View this complete post...For decades, Arlington has worked to give people travel choices. Our County has the most Metrorail stops in Virginia; a successful local bus service; ART, which carries 2.5 million riders annually — and a growing Bike Share program. It is all designed to make it easier for you to live, work, play and visit in […]
View this complete post...The Interstate 664 Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel opened in 1992. Four-lane twin tubes connect Newport News and Hampton to Suffolk and Chesapeake. This bridge-tunnel facility will celebrate its 20th anniversary April 30, 2012. Visit http://www.virginiadot.org – vdotweb on YouTube
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