Virginia highway project awarded to joint venture

A major highway project in the US state of Vriginia has been awarded to a joint venture team comprising Granite Construction, Parsons Corporation, and Corman Construction. The firms will handle the Interstate 64 (I-64) Southside Widening and High Rise Bridge, Phase 1 design-build contract, which was awarded by the Virginia Department of Transportation. Construction work for the US$410 million joint venture project is scheduled to commence in November 2017 and should be completed in July 2021.
November 7, 2017 Read time: 2 mins

A major highway project in the US state of Vriginia has been awarded to a joint venture team comprising Granite Construction, Parsons Corporation, and Corman Construction. The firms will handle the Interstate 64 (I-64) Southside Widening and High Rise Bridge, Phase 1 design-build contract, which was awarded by the Virginia Department of Transportation. Construction work for the US$410 million joint venture project is scheduled to commence in November 2017 and should be completed in July 2021.

The joint venture team will be responsible for widening around 13km of I-64 in Chesapeake from four to six lanes. This widening project will provide drivers with a managed lane in each direction. Once the work is complete it will increase capacity in the area and lower congestion levels, which can cause delays at peak periods at present.

The project also includes environmental measures, being carried out in the adjacent wetland and the Elizabeth River, new fender systems as well as the reconstruction and widening of four bridges.

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