The Virginia Dept. of transportation's planned 3.2-mile I-81 project is the first part of a larger improvement effort along a mountainous 9-mile section near the town of Ironto.
Construction site preparation is already underway for AlumniFi Field, a planned 15,000-seat capacity stadium in southwest Detroit that is expected to be completed by the 2027 soccer season.
Emphasizing that construction professionals are tasked with carrying enormous responsibility, Albert says the school will focus on "the preparation that responsibility demands."
The move is intended to support deployment of transformers, pipelines and LNG systems, but Energy Dept. has yet to identify specific projects or funding levels.