Derrick Keltner, a structural engineer in VDOT’s Hampton Roads District, inspects the High Rise Bridge in Chesapeake.
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Virginia DOT: Rope Access Bridge Inspection
Thursday, December 17th, 2015Virginia DOT: Tales of a Master Machinist
Monday, July 20th, 2015
VDOT Machinist Tim Miller has worked for decades mastering his trade, and he’s chosen a path where he can weave together his love for artistry and history.
View this complete post...Arlington, VA: Then and Now
Thursday, October 16th, 2014
In 1949, the Virginia Department of Highways, now VDOT, did a traffic study along Route 29 in Arlington. A few years ago, VDOT discovered an old reel of 16mm film taken during the study. We shot a drive-along of the Lee Highway in 2014 to show how this busy corridor has grown in the past 65 years.
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Virginia DOT: Introducing the Flashing Yellow Arrow
Monday, September 29th, 2014
Virginia DOT describes the purpose and operation of the flashing yellow arrow, now being installed in various locations in Virginia.
View this complete post...Virginia DOT: Profile of a Pothole Hunter
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
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.
View this complete post...Goshen, 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...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...Covered Bridges of Virginia
Monday, July 8th, 2013Learn about these remnants of history in the commonwealth.
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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 […]
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