Shirley Receives HCCA Infrastructure Award for the Boundary Channel Drive at I-395 Project

April 30, 2025 -

Congratulations to the Boundary Channel Drive at I-395 Interchange Shirley Project Team for receiving the Heavy Construction Contractors Association (HCCA) Infrastructure Award in the $10M-$20M category! 

Shirley Receives VDOT 2025 Environmental Performance Program Award for the Route 7 Corridor Improvements Project at VTCA

April 25, 2025 -

Congratulations and thank you to the #VDOT and Shirley Team on being awarded VDOT’s 2025 Environmental Performance Program Award for the Route 7 Corridor Improvements Project at VTCA’s 2025 Spring Conference. Hard work and dedication made this project a huge success for all! (more…)

Chesterfield County Selects Shirley For Western Area Infrastructure Improvements Project

February 15, 2025 -

Chesterfield County Selects Shirley Contracting Company, LLC as the Lead Contractor for the Western Area Infrastructure Improvements Project. Dewberry Engineers Inc. will serve as the Lead Designer.

• • Construction of a four-lane roadway alignment connecting Duval Road to Westerleigh Parkway, including a bridge over Horsepen Creek providing access to three new public schools;
  • Widening a section of Duval Road from two to four lanes between the new roadway and Otterdale Road to improve the vertical alignment, shoulders, ditches and stormwater management facilities;

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Shirley’s Big Beam Weekend on the I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) Project

February 9, 2025 -

In late January of 2025, crews worked 54 consecutive hours over a single “Big Beam Weekend” to install 10 massive girders across Interstate 495 in Virginia, with the largest girder spanning 295 feet. This impressive work is a key part of the comprehensive I-495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project, a public-private partnership between the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Transurban. The project will alleviate congestion and enhance safety for one of the nation’s busiest highways through a two-and-a-half-mile extension of the express lanes from the Dulles Corridor to the George Washington Memorial Parkway. (more…)

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Scheduled for October 28 for Belmont Ridge Road Improvements

October 25, 2024 -

Loudoun County, in partnership with the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), invites members of the public to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony October 28, 2024, to mark the completion of the county’s project to reconstruct and widen Belmont Ridge Road from Truro Parish Drive to Croson Lane.

The event is scheduled for Monday, October 28, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. at Edgar Tillett Memorial Park, 21561 Belmont Ridge Road in Ashburn.
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Commonwealth Transportation Board Awards Contract for I-81 Southbound Widening

October 25, 2024 -

The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) on Oct. 22 awarded a $58.6 million contract to Shirley Contracting Company LLC of Lorton, Virginia, to widen about four miles of Interstate 81 southbound near Strasburg. This project is part of the I-81 Corridor Improvement Program (CIP) to unlock I-81 by enhancing safety and reliability, reducing congestion and supporting economic growth.
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Boundary Channel Drive Holds Ribbon Cutting

June 14, 2024 - Arlington Now

Shirley held its official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Boundary Channel Drive at I-395 Interchange Design-Build Project in Arlington County, Virginia. Attendees included officials from Arlington County, VDOT, other local municipalities and the general public.

The project team reduced the roadway from four lanes to two lanes, converted two crossroad ramp terminals into roundabouts, constructed a sidewalk on the eastbound side, added a mixed-use path westbound side, and constructed a connection to the Mount Vernon Trail within National Park Service property. Dewberry was the project engineer for this project.
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VDOT Awards Route 1 and I-95 Improvements Project at Exit 126 to Shirley Contracting Company, LLC

June 10, 2024 -

We are pleased to announce Shirley Contracting Company, LLC was recently awarded the Route 1 and I-95 Improvements at Exit 126 Design-Build Project by the Virginia Department of Transportation. This project is located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia and will include improvements to US 1 and I-95, including widening of US 1 from 4 to 6 lanes between the ramps to I-95 and the addition of a left turn lane from US 1 onto I-95 SB. The project also includes the addition of a left turn lane from US 1 onto I-95 NB. On I-95, this project includes milling and overlay of both the inside and outside shoulder to accommodate the addition of one thru lane for I-95 NB from the US 1 on ramp to Courthouse Road (Route 208). The improvements to I-95 NB will also require the addition of a noise barrier walls along I-95 SB for a length of approximately 4,700 feet.

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Route 7 Corridor Improvements in Fairfax County Held Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

May 23, 2024 - VDOT

The Route 7 Corridor Improvements project held its Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on May 22, 2024.

The project widened Route 7 from four to six lanes between Reston Avenue and Jarrett Valley Drive. As a result, Route 7 is continuously at least six lanes from Leesburg to Tysons, a stretch totaling about 20 miles. (more…)