The Commonwealth of Virginia has been slow to apply for, award and perform contracts funded by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the Stimulus bill.

In the search for desperately needed transportation funding, even politically unpopular ideas are getting a hearing.

Reports on January construction contract activity in the Mid-Atlantic region show major declines in the nonresidential sector and some surprising gains in residential activity. But most of the territory had positive overall numbers for the month.

A former VDOT Commissioner hopes to stem the tide of bad luck that's engulfed the Tide, Virginia's first locally managed light rail system

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and the outlook on its success rate is mixed