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Effective Oct. 10, Nelson will be responsible for the construction, maintenance and operations maintenance, project development and business functions of nearly 10,500 lane miles in the Culpeper District’s nine counties: Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock.
“I am honored to return to Culpeper District as the district engineer and look forward to working with our talented teams and valued community partners,” Nelson said. “I was born and raised in Louisa and am now raising my family there. I am proud to come home and am committed to making a difference in this region.”
Nelson has a diverse background in positions within VDOT since joining in 2005. He recently served in an acting capacity as the deputy district engineer for maintenance and operations in the Hampton Roads District. Nelson served as the Richmond District maintenance engineer, after serving as the assistant resident engineer and resident engineer in Fredericksburg residency and as the Fredericksburg District pavement manager. He was a senior pavement engineer in VDOT’s Central Office and district pavement engineer and regional lab manager in Culpeper District. Nelson also is a graduate of VDOT’s Core Development Program.
Nelson holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering technology from Old Dominion University and is a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.