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Parsons Named Lead Designer of I-64 Hampton Roads Express Lanes Segment
CHANTILLY, Va., March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) today announced its role as the lead designer for the design-build team delivering the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Interstate 64 (I-64) Hampton Roads Express Lanes (HREL) Norfolk Segment 1B, a vital project that fills a critical bi-directional gap in the corridor's current Express Lanes toll lane system. The effort is being led by Lane Construction Corporation, who selected Parsons based on the
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