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CO-0638 July 20, 2006 |
COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD APPROVES $10.8 MILLION I-64 MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
RICHMOND—The Commonwealth Transportation Board, in its meeting today in Abingdon, approved a $10.8 million three-year contract to turn over maintenance and incident management on 87 miles of Interstate 64 to TME Enterprises Inc. of Norfolk.
The contract, covering I-64 from Route 288 in Goochland County to Interstate 81 in Augusta County, is the second of seven contracts that will privatize all Virginia interstate maintenance by July 1, 2009.
TME Enterprises will assume responsibility for the highway beginning Oct. 1. The three-year, performance-based contract covers items such as:
· Roadway maintenance (litter pickup, pothole repair)
· Drainage system maintenance
· Vegetation and aesthetics (mowing etc.)
· Guardrail and sign repair
· Snow removal
· Incident management
VDOT already outsources all major paving and bridge repairs as separate contracts.
“VDOT is committed to outsourcing where it makes good business sense,” said Greg Whirley, acting transportation commissioner. “Partnering with private industry to complete some elements of maintenance on Virginia’s highway network allows us to provide quality roads and service to all Virginia motorists while managing scarce transportation resources.”
Earlier this year, Gov. Tim Kaine signed legislation sponsored by Del. Leo Wardrup that requires all interstate maintenance to be outsourced by June 30, 2009. VDOT has already outsourced the maintenance of I-64 between Richmond and Hampton Roads and large portions of Interstate 95, I-81 and Interstate 77. VDOT currently outsources 77 percent of interstate maintenance expenditures. Additional contracts to completely outsource the remaining sections of I-81, I-95 and other Virginia interstates will be advertised in the coming year.
“We continue to drive VDOT to new ways of doing business that maximize the performance of our existing highway network in a time when funding for new transportation infrastructure continues to decline,” said Secretary of Transportation Pierce Homer. “Expanded partnership with the private sector for interstate maintenance will encourage additional innovation and has the potential to save money and reduce VDOT overhead.”
More information about all VDOT projects and programs, visit
w.VirginiaDOT.org. For the latest real-time traffic information, call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org.
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The contract, covering I-64 from Route 288 in Goochland County to Interstate 81 in Augusta County, is the second of seven contracts that will privatize all Virginia interstate maintenance by July 1, 2009.
TME Enterprises will assume responsibility for the highway beginning Oct. 1. The three-year, performance-based contract covers items such as:
· Roadway maintenance (litter pickup, pothole repair)
· Drainage system maintenance
· Vegetation and aesthetics (mowing etc.)
· Guardrail and sign repair
· Snow removal
· Incident management
VDOT already outsources all major paving and bridge repairs as separate contracts.
“VDOT is committed to outsourcing where it makes good business sense,” said Greg Whirley, acting transportation commissioner. “Partnering with private industry to complete some elements of maintenance on Virginia’s highway network allows us to provide quality roads and service to all Virginia motorists while managing scarce transportation resources.”
Earlier this year, Gov. Tim Kaine signed legislation sponsored by Del. Leo Wardrup that requires all interstate maintenance to be outsourced by June 30, 2009. VDOT has already outsourced the maintenance of I-64 between Richmond and Hampton Roads and large portions of Interstate 95, I-81 and Interstate 77. VDOT currently outsources 77 percent of interstate maintenance expenditures. Additional contracts to completely outsource the remaining sections of I-81, I-95 and other Virginia interstates will be advertised in the coming year.
“We continue to drive VDOT to new ways of doing business that maximize the performance of our existing highway network in a time when funding for new transportation infrastructure continues to decline,” said Secretary of Transportation Pierce Homer. “Expanded partnership with the private sector for interstate maintenance will encourage additional innovation and has the potential to save money and reduce VDOT overhead.”
More information about all VDOT projects and programs, visit
w.VirginiaDOT.org. For the latest real-time traffic information, call 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org.
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