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Virginia Partnership Aims to Recruit, Train Drivers in the State

The Virginia Trucking Association is partnering with a public-private partnership on an initiative to recruit and train drivers for trucking jobs in the state.

December 21, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

USDOT Approves TIFIA Loan for Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Project

A tunnel project critical to the Virginia Beach region’s mobility grid is receiving a boost from the federal government.

December 6, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Virginia DOT Rolls Out EV Charging Location Information

The Virginia Department of Transportation on July 7 introduced a new feature to help drivers locate electric vehicle charging stations.

July 8, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Virginia Board Approves Six-Year Improvement Program for Transportation

The Commonwealth Transportation Board recently approved Virginia’s transportation improvement program, which aims to advance projects on schedule despite the financial ramifications of COVID-19.

December 14, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Virginia Launches $3.8 Billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Project

Virginia leaders recently gathered to break ground on expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, the largest infrastructure project in the state’s history.

November 2, 2020
BusinessEquipment

Mack Launches Initial Production of New Medium-Duty Models

Mack Trucks reported initial production of its MD Series of medium-duty trucks has begun at its Roanoke Valley Operations facility in Salem, Va.

July 27, 2020
Business

Semi-Tough: Watch 185-Pound Football Player Pull 22,000-Pound Truck

Canadian Football League player Lucky Whitehead pulled his pickup truck, which sparked a friendly competition and led to a tractor-pull challenge.

May 21, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Federal TIFIA Loan Will Aid Virginia Interstate 64

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it will provide a loan for up to $502.9 million for infrastructure projects along Interstate 64 in southeastern Virginia.

December 11, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Maryland-Virginia Partnership Will Rebuild American Legion Bridge

WASHINGTON — The governors of Virginia and Maryland have announced an agreement to rebuild and modernize the American Legion Bridge, which forms a vital link between the two states.

November 12, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Virginia Board Approves I-81 Improvement Projects

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board recently approved 31 projects for the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program.

October 23, 2019