Construction Will Cause I-95 Detour in Aroostook

Starting in mid-June, a section of Interstate 95 northbound will be closed as the Department of Transportation begins a major reconstruction project to the road.

According to Ted Talbot, public relations director for Maine Department of Transportation, the 10-mile stretch begins at Exit 276 in Island Falls and ends at Exit 286 in Oakfield. Read More

Lane Construction Buys Building, Will Relocate Staff

The Lane Construction Corp., a heavy civil contractor based in Connecticut, has purchased an approximately 23,000-square-foot office building on Tyvola Centre Drive from Wells Fargo & Co. and plans to relocate 55 employees to the property from office space in Charlotte and Concord. Read More

Another ‘Link’ Bridged: Bridge 2 of Foothills Parkway ‘Missing Link’ Completed

Bridge 2 is complete and Lane Construction is working on Bridges 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The multiple bridges funding was obligated in full in June 2012 so it was not affected by the recent sequestration. Read More

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Hits the Highways

Virginia Paving Company, a division of The Lane Construction Corporation, takes great pride in the many organizations they sponsor. One way they recognizes the causes they support is by displaying the organization's name on their company vehicles. LLS is proud to be one of the most recent charitable organizations that is seen on many Virginia highways. Read More

Granite Executes Contract in Texas - Analyst Blog

Granite Construction Incorporated ( GVA ) declared that AGL Constructors, a joint venture between Archer Western Contractors, LLC, Granite Construction Company  and Lane Construction Corporation received an executed contract from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Read More
 

Are Good Roads and Transit Worth as Much to You as Household Electricity or Cable Service?
 

Many Americans are not sure how much money we personally pay every month to maintain and improve the roads, bridges and public transit we use. But 75 to 80 percent of us say having safe, efficient and well-maintained transportation infrastructure is at least, if not more, important to our personal livelihood and well-being than good cable, cell phone, internet, water, sewage and household electricity and natural gas services. Read More
 

Governor Cuomo Announces $29 Million Twin Bridges Work Completed, All Lanes Open to Traffic

The following information was released by the office of the governor of New York:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced major work on a $29 million project to replace the bridge decks on the northbound and southbound Thaddeus Kosciuszko Bridges - commonly known as the Twin Bridges - carrying Interstate 87 (the Northway) over the Mohawk River between Albany and Saratoga counties, has been completed. Read More.

How Fluor-Lane Widened the 495 Capital Beltway From 8 to 12 Lanes
 

Maryland officials said recently that any improvements to the Capital Beltway would be nearly impossible given the traffic volumes (over 220,000 vehicles/day) and the need to maintain traffic through the works.  Well how did Virginia do it? Click here to be linked to the full story.

Lane’s Earth Day Activities Featured in Media
 

Lane was featured in the media for Earth Day activities. Click here to check out the stories.

Abu Dhabi Awards Airport Runway Contract

NSSGA Meets with EPA to Oppose Water Jurisdictional Expansion

NSSGA members met  on April 4 with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Water Administrator Nancy Stoner to explain how the proposed changes to jurisdictional determination under the Clean Water Act could negatively impact the aggregates industry.  Read More

Twin Bridges Work to Resume

Northway drivers, be prepared: Weekend closures for the next phase of the $29 million replacement of the decks on the Twin Bridges will begin Friday, April 5. Read More

VDOT Hires Contractor to Finish Valley View Interchange

SALEM – Earlier this month, the Virginia Department of Transportation awarded a $38.4 million design-build contract to The Lane Construction Corp. of Chantilly to complete the partial interchange at Interstate 581 and Valley View Boulevard in Roanoke. Read More

Virginia Paving Accepted Into Virginia Environmental Excellence Program

Virginia Paving’s Alexandria Facility was accepted into the Virginia Environmental Excellence Program in October, 2012. It is the first VEEP member from the paving industry. Read More

Take the Public-Private Road to Efficiency

In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out an array of new spending proposals, including a $50 billion plan for highways, bridges and other projects. He wants to attract "private capital" for the plan, but the problem is that federal planners would remain in control of the allocations. Read More

Engineers Week: Sibley Pond Design-Build Bridge Replacement Project

Even Tropical Storm Irene couldn't keep bridge builders from finishing a Pittsfield, Maine, project 10 months ahead of schedule. The Sibley Pond Bridge was the first design of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Northeast Extreme Tee (NEXT D) type precast/prestressed double T-beam section with a full-depth integral deck. Read More

HCCA Representatives Meet Privately with Governor Bob McDonnell

On January 22, 2013 a group of members from the Heavy Construction Contractors Associations (HCCA) met with Governor Bob McDonnell and Secretary of Transportation Connaughton to discuss the transportation funding plan. The group included members from many contractors and Lane was represented by Rich McDonough. Read More

HCCA Members Learn About Public-Private Partnerships

On January 16, 2013 Mitch Lester, Project Director for Fluor-Lane LLC, presented to members from the Heavy Construction Contractors Associations (HCCA) about the 495 Express Lanes joint venture project in Virginia. 
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Rea Contracting to Officially Change Name to The Lane Construction Corporation

Rea Contracting, a division of The Lane Construction Corporation, and Rea Contracting, doing business as Asphalt Materials, will both officially change their names to The Lane Construction Corporation, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Read More