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Virginia’s
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Virginia
Business
October 2003
Each
year, Virginia Business rounds up the state’s
largest construction projects based on dollar value.
We combine the largest projects from the year’s
new construction report with large ongoing projects
that have appeared on previous lists. This time out,
we dropped a couple of long-term highway projects to
make room for profiles on newer projects.
Woodrow
Wilson Bridge
Virginia and Maryland: $2.5 billion. Virginia share
is $1 billion. Two states and the District of Columbia
are paying to replace the 40-year-old span of Interstate
95 over the Potomac River, because it wasn’t designed
to handle the 190,000 vehicles that cross it daily.
Various contractors.
Springfield
Interchange
Fairfax County: $755 million. Current phase, $274 million.
More than 50 bridges and spans are planned to ease the
juncture where interstates 495, 395, and 95 meet to
create one of the worst bottlenecks along the East Coast.
The eight-year project, scheduled for completion in
2007, is one of the largest road construction projects
in the country. Lead contractors: Shirley Contracting
Corp. and Lane Construction.
Pentagon
Operation Phoenix
Arlington: $501 million. The visible scars are gone,
but repairs continue on the Pentagon damaged during
the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Renovation also
continues throughout the building. General contractor:
Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Short
Pump Town Center
Henrico County: $360 million outdoor pedestrian mall.
One of two new regional malls that opened in Richmond
last month. Nordstrom, Crate & Barrel and other
upscale retailers have located in the 1.2 million-square-foot
shopping center. General contractor: Whiting-Turner
Contracting Co.
Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington-Dulles International
Airport: $311 million. The annex to the popular Air
and Space Museum in Washington, D.C, scheduled to open
this fall with the Enola Gay, a space shuttle and other
large aircraft, is expected to be a popular tourist
draw. General contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction
Co.
The
Town Center of Virginia Beach
$300 million. Current phase, $167 million. When fully
built, 1.8 million square feet of retail, office and
hotel space will cover 14 city blocks. The project,
scheduled for completion in 2006, will include a seven-story
hotel and a 13-story office building with 252,000 square
feet of space on top of a nine-story parking garage.
The office tower and garage are already up as well as
some retail stores. General contractor: Armada Hoffler
City
Center at Oyster Point
Newport News: $300 million. A public/private mixed-use
town center project that combines apartments, retail
stores, restaurants and entertainment with 1 million
square feet of office space. Designed to be Newport
News’ new downtown. Various contractors.
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Newport News: $242 million, $114 million current phase.
A renovation was expanded to double the size of hospital.
Recently completed additions include a new surgery center
with four operating rooms and two treatment rooms. A
new emergency department is also planned. General contractors:
W.M. Jordan/McCarthy
Va.
Route 288
Metro Richmond: $236 million. The 17.5 miles of highway
from the Powhite Parkway in Chesterfield County to I-64
in Goochland County will complete the western loop of
the beltway around Richmond. General contractor: APAC-Virginia
Inc.
Virginia
Beach Convention Center
$202 million. The center, with 155,00 square feet of
exhibit space and 55,000 square feet of meeting and
ballroom space will replace the city’s 20-year-old
facility. Planners say new center will draw larger conferences
and increase tourism. General contractor: Turner Construction
Greater
Richmond Convention Center
Richmond: $165 million. Opened in February, the 600,000-square
foot facility covers five city blocks. Offers 256,000
square feet of meeting and exhibition space and a ballroom.
Lead contractor: Turner Construction Co., H.J. Russell
& Co. and Davis Brothers Construction Co., Inc.
Westminster
Canterbury expansion, Richmond
$153 million. Current phase: $91 million. When complete,
expansion will offer a new, two-story, 92,500-square-foot
building, with kitchen, lounge and a 320-seat performing
arts theatre. To be built in four phases over 27 months,
expansion will give residents a variety of lifestyle
options. General contractor: W.M. Jordan Co.
Port
Warwick
Newport News: $150 million. A mixed-use urban village
designed around a town square with offices, retail stores
and restaurants within walking distance of apartments
and condos. This project also includes public sculptures.
General contractor: Hudgins Construction Co.
Route
460 Bypass
New River Valley: $150 million. The bypass connects
Interstate 81 with Blacksburg and includes a new cloverleaf
interchange at Exit 118 off I-81. Project required construction
of 12 new bridges. It’s a joint project of VDOT
and Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute and
includes a roadway to test intelligent construction
designs. General contractors: Vecellio & Grogan
Inc. and PCL Civil Constructors Inc.
John
Paul Jones Arena
University of Virginia, Charlottesville: $129.8 million.
A new 15,000-seat arena will be home to the Cavalier’s
men’s and women’s basketball teams. The arena
replaces the 20-year-old University Hall, the smallest
in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and is being built
entirely with private funds. It will include improved
seating, 20 luxury suites and parking for 1,500 vehicles.
General contractor: Barton Mallow.
The
Power Plant of Hampton Roads
Hampton: $129 million. Mixed-use retail/entertainment
development will cover 107 acres at the intersection
of I-64 and Mercury Boulevard across from the Hampton
Coliseum. Tenants will include Lowe’s, SONIC, and
an 110,000- square- foot Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World.
The project is aimed at stemming a loss of retail sales
to outlying areas. Various contractors.
Stony
Point Fashion Park
Richmond: $115 million. New, upscale, outdoor pedestrian
mall opened last month with several new tenants, including
Saks Fifth Avenue. The mall has about 90 stores and
restaurants spread over 690,000 square feet. General
contractor: Smoot Construction.
Hampton
Roads Convention Center
$106 million. The new convention center scheduled to
open in early 2005 will offer 344,000 square feet, including
108,000 square feet of exhibit space, 245,000 square
feet of retail space and a 28,000-square-foot ballroom.
It will be connected to a 300-suite Embassy Suites Hotel
projected to cost $40 million. General contractor: W.M.
Jordan Co.
St.
Francis Medical Center
Chesterfield County: $75 million. Bon Secours Richmond
Health System is building a new 130-bed facility on
40 acres near the Powhite Parkway and Route 288 in the
western part of the county. General contractor: Whiting-Turner
Contracting Co.
Target
distribution center
Suffolk: $65 million. Opened in July, Target’s
new import center on 162 acres has 1.5 million square
feet. It’s one of several distribution centers
that have located to Suffolk because of city’s
close proximity to the harbor at Hampton Roads. General
Contractor: Archer-Western.
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