Project Leadership

Christopher G. Hall, P.E.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)/Hampton Roads District Engineer

Christopher G. Hall, P.E., joined VDOT as the Hampton Roads district engineer in April 2018, after over 29 years of service as an Engineer officer in the U.S. Army. As The Hampton Roads district engineer, Hall leads a combined team of over 1,200 state employee and contract staff, executing the region’s transportation project planning and delivery along with maintenance and operations spanning almost 10,000 lane miles. During his tenure—which has included an unprecedented global pandemic—Hall has kept regional transportation operations moving in one of the largest and most geographically unique VDOT districts in the Commonwealth. The Hampton Roads District alone encompasses nine counties, 11 cities, and two islands.

Hall and his team are currently managing more than $5 billion in contracts encompassing 30% of the state’s contracted transportation-related work. As of February 2023, he added to the district’s oversight, the largest construction program in Virginia’s history, the $3.9 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project.

Supporting the District Engineer in the day-to-day oversight of the HRBT expansion project delivery will be Ryan Banas with HNTB.

Ryan Banas, P.E. CMM
HNTB Corporation/HRBT Expansion Project Director

Ryan Banas, PE, CCM, joins the HRBT project team to oversee the daily management of the project’s delivery. He will lead efforts in coordination with VDOT’s Chris Hall to ensure VDOT’s obligations and responsibilities are fulfilled and that the project remains on a positive trajectory toward completion. Banas, an Associate Vice-President at HNTB Corporation, moved to the Hampton Roads Region in 2011 and has managed programs involving a variety of infrastructure systems including bored, immersed tube, cut and cover tunnels, moveable bridge construction, and complex urban interchanges. From career inception to present day, he has led and/or played an integral role in high-profile undertakings along the East Coast with budgets between $133 million to $3.9 billion.

Formerly of Maybee, Michigan, Banas holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. With his breadth of diverse mega-project experience, he instills the technical leadership needed to deliver complex and unique assignments. Banas is an effective leader with a positive reputation, and he will play a pivotal role in driving results for VDOT through project construction and ultimately completion. He is a powerful addition to the HRBT Expansion Project Team.

"I look forward to digging in and cultivating a culture of success between VDOT and Hampton Roads Connector Partners (HRCP). I am eager to earn the trust of all staff involved in the project and collaborate with major project stakeholders and the community as this transformative project becomes a reality for the region."