Region 4 will be hosting a Town Hall on Thursday, May 6th, 2021 for all Region 4 member to participate and meet our two candidates for Region 4 Director. This will be a virtual event and members can register at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=5e4jcpmab&oeidk=a07ehxgl44v8e21a862 Findlay Edwards JP Moshen

Liberty University (LU) started the residential delivery of a BS in Civil Engineering program in Fall 2019, with an enrollment of 12 students.  This is the ninth engineering program at LU. A Civil Engineering Student Club (CESC) was begun on February 6, 2020 with a slate of officers selected.  The club had a full schedule of activities planned but, the pandemic hit, LU closed on Monday, March 16, and everything was turned upside-down and put on hold.  Classes resumed in Fall 2020 with the wearing of masks and social distancing, with an enrollment of 47 students.  Moreo...

ASCE Society Leadership Elections is in full swing. The next society president-elect and Region 4 Regional Director and Governors for Arkansas and Kentucky. Constitutional amendment allowing students to vote in society elections is also on the ballot. For more information on how to vote and candidates, visit https://www.asce.org/elections/. Cast your vote before May 31st, 2021. Photo by Sora Shimazaki from Pexels

One of Virginia's contributions to engineering is the Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel. Nestled in Rockfish Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the Crozet Tunnel was the longest railroad tunnel, at 4,270 feet, in the United States of its time. Claudius Crozet, French Civil Engineer, both designed and constructed the tunnel. Construction on the tunnel started in 1850 and represents the culmination of civil engineering technology based on manual drilling methods. It took eight years to construct and was closed in 1944 when it was replaced by a larger railroad tunnel. The video be...

The student chapter awards were announced on April 19, 2021 and our Virginia Section Student Chapters received some major compliments. Virginia Military Institute (VMI) received the Certificate of Commendation, which only 5% of the Student Chapters received this nomination. Old Dominion University and University of Virginia received Honorable Mention. This award is given to the top third of Student Chapters, based on their Annual Report score. Congratulations to our student chapters and all of their hard work through the 2020-2021 school year. 2021 Virginias Stu...

ASCE Virginia Section was founded in 1922. Our objective shall be the advancement of the science and profession of Civil Engineering. The ASCE Virginia Section has seven branches: Blue Ridge Branch (1967): Counties of Albermale, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison, Nelson, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah Bull Run Branch (1969): Counties of Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Loundoun, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Culpeper, and Rappahanock Lynchburg Branch (1975): Counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, and Rockbridge. Cities of Be...

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The key event in the Virginia Section’s Celebration will be a Centennial Gala evening event. A Subcommittee has been established under the Virginia Section Board of Directors (BOD) to plan and execute the event. The Section plans to host the Gala at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Virginia on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Cocktail hour starts at 5:00 P.M. with dinner at 6:00 P.M. followed by the Keynote Speech, Awards Ceremony and Dancing and Socializing.  Vendors, the D.J. and other setup volunteers will be able to begin setup starting at 2:00 P.M. A contract has been signed with O...

Covered-BridgesDownload HH-in-VA1Download Louisa-County-Roads1Download VA-Roads1Download CE Magazine Articles: The following articles are from the Civil Engineering Magazine and latest content can be found at https://source.asce.org/cemagazine/ Dry Dock No 1 Article (CE Mag) March 2007Download Crozet Tunnel Article (CE Mag) May 2008Download Blue Ridge Parkway Article (CE Mag) Dec 2015Download