Branch

05/29/2026

Progress continues along the I-81 corridor in Weyers Cave (Augusta County) in Virginia. We’re advancing critical infrastructure improvements that will enhance safety, traffic flow, and long-term reliability along one of the East Coast’s most important freight and travel corridors.

This work will play a vital role in supporting commerce, regional connectivity, and improve the experience of the thousands of drivers who rely on the corridor every day.

05/28/2026

In Forsyth County, North Carolina, construction is underway along NC 65 in Rural Hall to improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety.

Our Branch teams will widen the roadway and add new sidewalks, curbs, and gutters, traffic signals, and underground utilities.

You'll continue to see changes throughout the summer as grading begins and we make progress.

05/27/2026

Major progress is taking shape at the Popes Head Road Interchange project in Fairfax County, Virginia, as crews prepare to shift traffic onto the new aerial interchange in June 2026.

Projects like this require extensive coordination, planning, and precision to safely maintain traffic while building critical infrastructure improvements designed to enhance mobility, improve safety, and support long-term growth across the region.

05/26/2026

Long before modern highways connected communities across North Carolina, the Great Wagon Road carried settlers, tradesmen, and travelers through the region as one of the earliest migration routes in colonial America.

Today, travelers in Forsyth County, North Carolina, depend on the Great Wagon Road to connect them to Winston-Salem, Clemmons, Mocksville, and the Yadkin River region. Our work on this key project will improve traffic flow, enhance pedestrian safety, and strengthen access through the community. In doing so, we’re honoring the historic significance of a road that shaped the region’s development for centuries.

05/25/2026

A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure.”

— Abraham Lincoln

05/22/2026

Some companies have "safety moments." At Branch, we have Safety Month.

Throughout May, we reinforce the importance of keeping every employee-owner safe on every project, every single day. During Safety Month, Branch leaders, project teams, and safety representatives are traveling across our operations for more than 24 events focused on hazard recognition, prevention, and accountability in the field.

This year’s national theme — Recognize, Respond, Respect — challenges all of us to recognize high-energy and high-hazard situations, respond by controlling those hazards, and respect the risks associated with the work we do every day.

Teams are also focusing on STCKY (“stuff that can kill you”), serious injury and fatality prevention (SIF), and the Energy Wheel of hazard recognition — all designed to keep attention on the hazards with the highest potential consequences.

Safety Month is about more than training. It’s about strengthening a culture where people look out for one another and making sure each employee-owner goes home safely at the end of the day.

05/21/2026

Photography helps us tell the story of our people, projects, and progress.

This month, we’re celebrating the photographers who make that possible.

05/19/2026

Branch is proud to be recognized by the National Safety Council for major safety milestones across our companies during the award period:

• Our civil division: 2 million work hours from October 12, 2024, to October 21, 2025.
• Our building division: 1 million work hours from April 28, 2021, to December 31, 2025.
• Hopkins | Lacy, our mechanical, electrical, and plumbing division: 1 million work hours from February 16, 2023, to December 31, 2025.

These milestones represent extended periods of safe work across thousands of hours, projects, tasks, and daily decisions made by our employee-owners in the office and in the field. In the field and at our offices, we are on a mission to make decisions the right way. We plan, look out for one another, and refuse to cut corners.

Injuries and losses hit us hard. Which is why we strive to achieve best-in-class safety practices and operational controls.

Safety is not separate from the work. It is behind everything we do.

05/18/2026

Once complete, New Baltimore Road will create direct access to I-40 for the Ashley Furniture Distribution Center and surrounding residential developments, improving traffic flow and supporting continued growth in the area.

We are performing mass grading operations, construction sewer and water infrastructure, and beginning the early phases of bridge construction over I-40.

With every load moved and every utility installed, we push forward to completion!

05/15/2026

Progress is taking shape at Progress Park in Wytheville, Virginia.

Progress Park is a major industrial development that positions Southern Virginia for long-term economic growth and opportunity. We are preparing shovel-ready acreage for future industry. Every phase of work lays the foundation for new jobs, private investment, and expanded business opportunities in the region.

05/14/2026