Mid-Atlantic Monitor

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Through the first seven months of 2010, several parts of the Mid-Atlantic region are experiencing significant improvement in contract opportunities, compared to 2009. Others are not.

With the FHWA considering its request to impose tolls on I-95, VDOT has identified more than $775 million worth of safety and capacity projects in the corrdor that would be funded by the new revenue.

There is big news in the world of Chinese drywall litigation. Today we cover a new verdict, a new appeal, and recent coverage decisions impacting Chinese drywall litigation.

Following years of transportation budget woes in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell has gotten aggressive about exploring solutions in recent weeks.

After a spate of accidents and safety questions, a newspaper feature restores the allure of tower cranes.

The Commonwealth of Virginia has been slow to apply for, award and perform contracts funded by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the Stimulus bill.

In the search for desperately needed transportation funding, even politically unpopular ideas are getting a hearing.

Reports on January construction contract activity in the Mid-Atlantic region show major declines in the nonresidential sector and some surprising gains in residential activity. But most of the territory had positive overall numbers for the month.

A former VDOT Commissioner hopes to stem the tide of bad luck that's engulfed the Tide, Virginia's first locally managed light rail system

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and the outlook on its success rate is mixed