12-12-2005: Updates to article "Widening of Interstate 81 in Virginia", with added information about the release of the Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Tier 1 DEIS).
12-1-2005: Article "Springfield Interchange Project". New article linked from above article:
"Springfield Interchange Project Photos - October 2005" - 18 photos, including 14 photos of a drive of the new flyover ramp from the I-95/I-495 Capital Beltway Inner Loop to I-95 south, and several photos of the side of the flyover ramp.
12-1-2005: Updates to article "Route 895 - Pocahontas Parkway". Made major updates to the "Route Number Designation for Route 895" section, with detailed information obtained in 2005 about why it hasn't been designated as Interstate I-895. I also made a number of smaller updates, mainly to expired links.
12-1-2005: New article "Baltimore Beltway (I-695)". The Baltimore Beltway was the first beltway completed in the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
12-1-2005: New article "John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (I-95)". The John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway is a 50-mile section of I-95 that traverses northeastern Maryland from the northern Baltimore City line to the Delaware state line.
11-18-2005: Deleted articles "Norfolk/Hampton Roads Light Rail Transit", and "Economic Benefits of Roads and Highways". These articles need major updating before they can be published again.
11-16-2005: Updated article with 85 aerial photos of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (WWB) Project construction, including the new Potomac River Bridge construction, the Virginia U.S. Route 1 Interchange construction, the Washington Street Urban Deck construction, and the Maryland Interstate 295 Interchange construction.  This article was released on October 1, 2005, with 7 aerial photos of  WWB Project construction, and 38 photos were added on October 15, 2005, and 30 photos were added on November 1, 2005, and 10 photos were added in this update. This completes the batch of September 2005 WWB Project photos.
"Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Photos - September 2005" - 85 aerial photos.
This article is linked from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge (I-495 and I-95)"
and from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge - Construction".
11-1-2005: Updates to article "Springfield Interchange Project", with information about the current construction status of the project and about the opening of a new ramp and a new collector-distributor roadway. New article linked from above article:
"Springfield Interchange Project Photos - September 2005" - 33 aerial photos.
11-1-2005: Updated article with 75 aerial photos of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (WWB) Project construction, including the new Potomac River Bridge construction, the Virginia U.S. Route 1 Interchange construction, the Washington Street Urban Deck construction, and the Maryland Interstate 295 Interchange construction.  This article was released on October 1, 2005, with 7 aerial photos of  WWB Project construction, and 38 photos were added on October 15, 2005, and 30 photos were added to this article in this update.
"Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Photos - September 2005" - 75 aerial photos.
This article is linked from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge (I-495 and I-95)"
and from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge - Construction".
10-21-2005: Updates to article "Fort McHenry Tunnel" - fixed some links, made minor updates.
10-15-2005: Updated article with 45 aerial photos of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (WWB) Project construction, including the new Potomac River Bridge construction, the Virginia U.S. Route 1 Interchange construction, the Washington Street Urban Deck construction, and the Maryland Interstate 295 Interchange construction.  This article was released on October 1, 2005, with 7 aerial photos of  WWB Project construction, and 38 photos were added to this article in this update.
"Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Photos - September 2005" - 45 aerial photos.
This article is linked from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge (I-495 and I-95)"
and from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge - Construction".
10-1-2005: New article with 7 aerial photos of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (WWB) Project construction, including the new Potomac River Bridge construction, the Virginia U.S. Route 1 Interchange construction, the Washington Street Urban Deck construction, and the Interstate 295 Interchange construction.
"Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Photos - September 2005" - 7 aerial photos.
This article is linked from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge (I-495 and I-95)"
and from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge - Construction".
10-1-2005: Updates to article "Parallel Midtown Tunnel / Pinners Point Interchange / Martin Luther King Freeway Extension", with updates about the Pinners Point Interchange (Port Norfolk Connector) project which is now open to traffic.
New article "Pinners Point Interchange Construction Photos - September 2005", linked from above article, with 60 photos of the Pinners Point Interchange Project.
9-1-2005: Updates to article "US-58 Widening and Bypasses in Mecklenburg County" - updated 'photos' article has 14 new photos that were taken in May 2005.
US-58 Mecklenburg Widening and Bypasses - Photos.
8-1-2005: New article with 69 aerial photos of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (WWB) Project construction, including the new Potomac River Bridge under construction, the Virginia U.S. Route 1 Interchange construction, the Washington Street Urban Deck construction, and the I-295 Interchange construction.
"Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Photos - June 2005" - 69 aerial photos.
This article is linked from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge (I-495 and I-95)"
and from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge - Construction".
8-1-2005: Updates to article "Springfield Interchange Project", with information about the current construction status of the project. New article "Springfield Interchange Project Photos - June 2005", linked from above article.
The following Roads to the Future website articles have photos and detailed descriptions of the construction of the SIIP Project:
Springfield Interchange Project Photos - November 2002 - 8 aerial photos
Springfield Interchange Project Photos - February 2004 - 8 aerial photos
Springfield Interchange Project Photos - June 2005 - 27 aerial photos
7-1-2005: New article with photos of Woodrow Wilson Bridge (WWB) Project construction, including the new Potomac River Bridge under construction, the Virginia U.S. Route 1 Interchange construction, and the Washington Street Urban Deck construction.
"Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Photos - May 2005" - 50 photos.
These articles are linked from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge (I-495 and I-95)"
and "Woodrow Wilson Bridge - Construction".
Updated the main article and the construction article with information about the upcoming traffic shift from the existing Beltway Inner and Outer Loops to the new alignment that passes under the newly constructed southern half of the Washington Street Urban Deck. There is an aerial photo that shows this.
See "Woodrow Wilson Bridge Construction Photos".
7-1-2005: Updates to article "US-58 Widening and Bypasses in Mecklenburg County" - updated with information about the completion of the US-58 Clarksville Bypass. My 'photos' article has 14 new photos that I took at the bypass dedication ceremony on June 8, 2005.
US-58 Mecklenburg Widening and Bypasses - Photos.
6-1-2005: Updates to article "US-58 Widening and Bypasses in Mecklenburg County" - updated with information about the construction of the US-58 Clarksville Bypass, which is scheduled to be completed by July 1, 2005. My 'photos' article has 8 new photos that were taken by VDOT of the Clarksville Bypass in September 2004, and 4 new photos that were taken by VDOT of the completed 3.5 miles of US-58 four-lane widening just west of South Hill, in September 2004. Made style improvements to both articles.
US-58 Mecklenburg Widening and Bypasses - Photos
5-1-2005: Updates to article "Parallel Midtown Tunnel / Pinners Point Interchange / Martin Luther King Freeway Extension", with updates about the Pinners Point Interchange Project which is under construction.
New article "Pinners Point Interchange Construction Photos - December 2004", linked from above article, with 57 aerial photos of the Pinners Point Interchange Project.
4-16-2005: Updates to articles "Dulles Transportation Corridor", "Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Line Completion, "Interstate 97 in Maryland", "Interstate 795 in Maryland" - converted original articles to 'new format', but with minimal changes to the article at this point.
4-2-2005: Updates to article "Hampton Roads Crossing Study" - added information about the public-private proposals submitted to build the Third Hampton Roads Crossing, by Skanska/Washington/BAM (SWB) and Fluor Virginia -- on February 17, 2005, the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) voted to move both of the private sector proposals to build the Hampton Roads Third Crossing, to the next stage of review under the Public-Private Transportation Act (PPTA), where VDOT requests the submission of detailed proposals from the proposers, and after the detailed proposals are received, an advisory panel consisting of transportation experts and policy-makers reviews the detailed proposals.
4-2-2005: New articles with aerial photos of Woodrow Wilson Bridge (WWB) Project construction, including the new Potomac River Bridge under construction, the Virginia U.S. Route 1 Interchange construction, and the Maryland I-295 Interchange construction.
"Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Photos - October 2004" - 18 aerial photos.
"Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project Photos - March 2005" - 29 aerial photos.
These articles are linked from "Woodrow Wilson Bridge (I-495 and I-95)"
and "Woodrow Wilson Bridge - Construction". I updated the main article with the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project, 2003 Financial Plan Annual Update, released in March 2004.
3-1-2005: New article - "Value of Public-Private Partnerships" - discusses recent  FHWA report about public-private partnerships, and Virginia's Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (PPTA).
3-1-2005: Added 27 new photos of Route VA-288 beltway construction near Richmond, Virginia, taken in January 2005.
"Route VA-288 Construction - January 2005" - new article which is accessed by hyperlink from
"Route VA-288 Construction - Western Section". The main article above has updated information about the completion and final cost resolution of the $236 million PPTA section of the project, and more information about public-private partnerships.
3-1-2005: Updates to article "Parallel Midtown Tunnel / Pinners Point Interchange / Martin Luther King Freeway Extension", with updates about the Pinners Point Interchange Project which is under construction, with October 2004 construction information. Added information about the Request for Information (RFI) that VDOT advertised for the Midtown Tunnel Corridor Project (MTCP), which would include the Parallel Midtown Tunnel and its approaches to provide an upgraded 4-lane tunnel complex connecting the new Pinners Point Interchange in Portsmouth to Brambleton Avenue and Hampton Boulevard in downtown Norfolk. Three RFIs were received by VDOT by the deadline of January 18, 2005.
Articles with photos:
"Pinners Point Interchange Construction Photos - February 2004"
"Pinners Point Interchange Construction Photos - March & May 2004"
"Pinners Point Interchange Construction Photos - September 2004"
"Pinners Point Interchange Construction Photos - October 2004"
The October 2004 article is a new article with new content and 22 photos, the February 2004 article is a pre-existing webpage, and the March & May 2004 and September 2004 webpages were created today out of pre-existing content from the main article above; so the monthly photo articles are now on separate webpages.
2-23-2005: Updates to article "Widening of Interstate 81 in Virginia", with added links and information about the release of the Draft Purpose and Need Statement, and discussion about the latest project developments and information about public-private partnerships.
2-13-2005: Updates to articles "Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel", "Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway", "Interstate 81 and Interstate 77", and "Articles and Links about Roads and Transportation". Restored the article links to The History and Heritage of Civil Engineering in Virginia, by J.C. Hanes and J.M. Morgan, Jr., 1973, Virginia Section of American Society of Civil Engineers.
2-6-2005: Updates to article "Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk", with news about the cancellation of the 2005 Bay Bridge Walk. This article is linked from my article Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
2-1-2005: Added 43 new photos of Route VA-288 beltway construction near Richmond, Virginia, taken in December 2004.
"Route VA-288 Construction - December 2004" - new article which is accessed by hyperlink from "Route VA-288 Construction - Western Section". The main article above has updated information about the opening to traffic of the Woolridge Road interchange and Woolridge Road extension, which occurred on January 13, 2005, marking the completion of major construction on the 17.5-mile Western Route 288 project.
1-1-2005: Added 28 new photos of Route VA-288 beltway construction near Richmond, Virginia, taken in November 2004. Includes photos of dedication ceremony of November 19, 2004.
"Route VA-288 Construction - November 2004" - new article which is accessed by hyperlink from "Route VA-288 Construction - Western Section". Made style improvements to latter article.

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