VRB Newsletter
December 25, 2024 Archives
 
Features
 
VTCA is pleased to welcome you to Wyndham Grand Rio Mar in Puerto Rico for the Winter Meeting January 30 to February 2. Regular rate ends January 12!
 
The VTCA Lobby Day aims to advocate for the interests of our industry and promote policies that support safety and sustainability. By engaging with policymakers and their staff, we strive to influence legislation and regulations that impact our members positively. 
  
The VTCA-VDOT Cost Estimation Summit is a unique once-a-year opportunity to gain the most up-to-date information on transportation infrastructure cost estimating here in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Join us on March 10-12 at the Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center!
Aggregate Industries MAR Inc.
 
 
 
All Contractor’s Erosion and Sediment Control Contractor Certifications (ESCCC) issued to date will no longer be valid as of July 1, 2025. The premature end is effective regardless of the date shown on the certification card. 
 
Register for your class today! 
 
  
Delegate Alfonso Lopez, Chair of the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee joined VTCA and Vulcan Materials representatives, including Kip Addison, Vulcan Sales Manager and current VTCA President, for an in-depth tour of Vulcan Materials’ Graham Quarry. The Graham Quarry is one of the largest aggregate operations in the Commonwealth.  
 
Crumpler Plastic Pipe, Inc.
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP
 
Member News
 
Each fall, we write to confirm your continuing membership in VTCA. We accompany this email with a summary of what we have accomplished on your behalf this year. Please take some time to review it. VTCA’s forward-thinking board of directors and dedicated staff have represented the Alliance and the industry well this past year.
Wilson was an invaluable part of English Construction and its affiliates for 43 years.  His dedication to his work and the company was so impactful that it cannot be measured in any reasonable way. 
  
The company was founded by P. D. Brooks, Sr. in 1962, after a visit to California where he saw blinking lights on Type II barricades safely guiding vehicles through a construction project. He started the rental company upon his return to Virginia, originally constructing barricades in his basement.
Old Dominion Equipment & Supply
 
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Marsh McLennan Agency
McPeak Supply, LLC
 
Industry News
 
Effective November 19, 2024, VDOT’s Construction Division assumed responsibility for all phases of the procurement of future CEI contracts, both on-call and project-specific
The Virginia Department of Transportation has selected Queen Crittendon as the new division administrator of the VDOT Civil Rights Division.
 
Queen brings her extensive background in Civil Rights and Economic Development within the Transportation industry, including numerous positions at VDOT in Richmond and Hampton Roads and at the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
On December 12, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as endangered throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act. Eastern hellbenders are found in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Registration is now open for the 36th Transportation Construction Management Institute on February 23-28, 2025, marking over three decades of training Virginia’s transportation industry’s emerging leaders. Offered on Virginia Tech’s campus in Blacksburg, TCMI leads participants through a comprehensive developmental program tailored for individuals on a leadership track in the road-building industry. 
The Department of Workforce and Career Development is proud to host the 2025 #LifeReady Career Rodeo Skills Challenge on January 22 at the Exhibition Hall of the Richmond Raceway Complex. The Career Rodeo offers ACE Center students the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of various stakeholders, most notably potential employers. 
Fairfax County Public School’s Career and Technical Education department is looking for volunteers to help with a touch a truck event for their elementary summer enrichment program!
 
Brayman Construction Corp.
Lane Construction