VRB Newsletter
March 22, 2023 Archives
 
Features
 
2023 VTCA Spring Transportation Conference & Trade Show
  
The only statewide conference and trade show for transportation contractors, aggregate producers, consultant engineers, material suppliers, and government transportation officials is happening March 29 - March 31. 
 
Sign up today!
2023 Legislative Wrap-Up
The Virginia General Assembly adjourned on Saturday, February 25. There were 2,863 bills and resolutions introduced in this short, 45-day session and 1,687 bills passed the House and Senate.
 
Let's break down what happened this session.
 
2023 Dialogue with the Lynchburg & Salem Districts
Don’t miss the opportunity to gather with your industry peers along with VDOT and locality leaders for networking, education, and discussion at this year’s District Dialogue.  
 
 
Crumpler Plastic Pipe, Inc.
Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP
 
Member News
 
Virginia Tech & University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign Apply for Grant to Explore Feasibility of a National Aggregates Research Center
Last summer, members of the VTCA Technical Committee and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA)  met with representatives from Virginia Tech’s Civil Engineering and Mining and Minerals Engineering Departments to pitch the concept of a National Aggregates Research Center. 
VTCA Work-Based Learning Event: Develop Your Talent Stream
This will be a unique opportunity for your firm to learn how you can become involved in High-Quality Work-Based Learning programs, exposing young individuals to your organizations and provide training opportunities for students. 
NSSGA Honors Charlie Luck of Luck Companies with Two Awards
  
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) has awarded Charlie Luck, President & CEO of Luck Companies, with two of the association’s most prestigious honors: The 2023 Barry K. Wendt Memorial Commitment Award and the ROCKPAC Paul Mellott Jr. Award for Political Excellence.
 
 
Concrete Pipe and Precast, LLC
McPeak Supply, LLC
 
Industry News
 
TCMI Celebrates 34 Years of Building Virginia’s Transportation Future
The Transportation Construction Management Institute, held at Virginia Tech, graduated its 34th class of industry leaders on February 24 in Blacksburg.
Frederick County Restores Extractive Mining in Land Use Plan
Last year the Frederick County planning staff recommended removing 566 acres designated for extractive mining from the Northeast Land Use Plan (NELUP).
Buckingham County - "For Gold Times' Sake"
The latest effort by Buckingham County is to ban “metal mining” through zoning ordinances. The Buckingham Board of Supervisors has received a proposal that calls for the ban of metal mining in all zoning districts.
VDOT Upgrades Contractor Performance Evaluation Application
VDOT recently upgraded its Contractor Performance Evaluation (CPE) application. As part of the application upgrade, they have made minor modifications to the current I&IM to align with the new processes.
Northern Long-Eared Bat Guidance and Tools Released
On November 29, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule in the Federal Register to reclassify the northern long-eared bat from threatened to endangered, nullifying the existing 4(d) rule. The implementation of the final rule was delayed to March 31, 2023.
DEQ Seeks Public Comment on Draft VESMP Regulation
The 2016 “Consolidation Bill” enacted by the General Assembly combines the Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) existing statutory programs relating to soil erosion and sediment control and stormwater management.