A new academic building at Virginia Tech has reached a critical construction milestone.
The university, alongside contractor Skanska, topped out Mitchell Hall, which will become the college’s largest school of engineering building on campus, the contractor announced on Tuesday. The total construction cost for the project is $292 million, Meghan Marsh, Virginia Tech’s facilities communications director, told Construction Dive via email.
Skanska signed an initial contract to work on the hall in May 2024 for $53 million, and construction began that spring. The firm inked a supplemental contract for $240 million on the project in June 2025…