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Our news section contains quick updates, press releases, and project spotlights issued by Mid-Atlantic LECET. Take a look at the latest.

New Project: A PLA on the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Skilled, local workers are building the $320 million Potomac Yard Metrorail Station in Alexandria, Virginia through a project labor agreement (PLA). The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and the City of Alexandria hired Potomac Yard Constructors as the project’s general contractor. The joint venture formed by two global construction companies, Halmar International and Schiavone Construction Co., signed a PLA. Ground-breaking...

LIUNA Laborers Use Well-Rounded Skillset on I-270 Interchange Project

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The $86 million Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) project formally known as the MD 85 Buckeystown Pike/I-270 Interchange project requires LIUNA laborers working on this project in Frederick, Maryland to use their well-rounded skillset. Completion is projected for the spring of 2022. Currently, 13 LIUNA laborers work on interchange reconstruction, which involves demolition, concrete structures, storm...