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To provide immediate congestion relief and to allow for more travel lanes during a possible evacuation, the first segment of Interstate 64 widening in Newport News consists of approximately 5.6 miles, from west of Route 143, Jefferson Avenue (Exit 255) to just east of Route 238, Yorktown Road (Exit 247). This corridor ties into an...

Anytime a roadway project is proposed, the issue of increased storm water runoff must be handled with appropriate SWM best practices. Oftentimes, an urban realignment is extremely challenging because of existing property limits and the nuisances associated with SWM ponds and methods typically used for rural roadway construction. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) was...

Due to the enlargement of an existing Storm Water Management pond for continued growth in the area at Murry Hill & Vollmerhausen Road in Howard County, MD the existing 16” diameter pipe under the roadway at was no longer large enough. Designers determined that the existing pipe diameter needed to be increase four times its...

The I-95/Temple Avenue Interchange project was designed to improve traffic flow, to eliminate prolonged periods of delay, and to decrease the accident rate at its location in Colonial Heights, VA. The design-build team decided to realign the entrance and exit ramps at that location and replace the signalized intersection with a roundabout relocated west of...

In the late 1800’s, the city of Roanoke, VA was built on marshy land previously known by travelers as a large area of salt licks abundant with wild game for the hunting. As part of the city’s construction, spring fed Trout Run was completely enclosed in a tunnel and a section of the city built...

The need for storm water attenuation becomes increasingly important as development continues to urbanize and expand housing, roadways, and other impervious drainage areas. Combine that with the expensive costs associated with land use, it is easy to see why owners are relying more on the use of underground storm water management solutions. Dedicated storm water...

Site conditions can often dictate special requirements to handle water quality and wastewater treatment. When the Community Fellowship Church of the Nazarene planned to add a 200 child daycare in Waynesboro, VA, a Bio-Microbics 3.0 MicroFast tank and 4000 gallon pump tank became part of the plan. Contractor James Crummett of Mount Sidney, VA completed...

Odd Fellows Road serves as an entrance for industrial traffic to the City of Lynchburg’s first industrial park as well as the many other commercial properties along its length. As part of the new interchange and roadway extension, G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc. installed multiple runs of Special Design Reinforced Concrete Pipe produced at CP&P’s...

Expansion has begun in Ashland, VA… Forty-Six shipping containers filled with machinery and molds are making their way across the Atlantic Ocean towards Ashland, VA. Meanwhile, the footprint for a new building is cleared of product and finished goods, ready for groundbreaking to make way for the new PERFECT Manhole system. PERFECT is a state...

When constructing the Lower Sycolin Sewage Project in Leesburg, Allen Meyers Construction installed several sanitary sewer manholes completely lined with AGRU and fabricated with PREDL FRP Base Liners. Extreme site conditions included installing a sanitary sewer pipe 20 to 25 feet deep, with a high ground water table, limited access, all within feet of a...