CEG - Wed September 13, 2023
Project Begins Near Harpers Ferry, W.Va., to Protect Highway from Rockfalls
Work got under way Sept. 12 near Harpers Ferry, W. Va., to install rockfall protection and stabilization measures associated with the existing slopes above a short stretch of northbound U.S. Highway 340 along the southern banks of both the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers....
West Virginia Department of Transportation - Tue February 28, 2023
West Virginia Awards $122.8M Contract to Replace Pair of Turnpike Travel Plazas
The West Virginia Parkways Authority approved a contract Feb. 23 for the demolition and renovation of the state's Beckley and Bluestone travel plazas, a project first announced by Gov. Jim Justice last November....
WV Daily News & WDTV - Mon October 03, 2022
Work on West Virginia's Laneville Bridge to Ramp Up in Early October
The last stages of the installation of a temporary replacement for a West Virginia bridge that was closed for safety reasons is planned to begin the first week of October, according to an announcement from the state Department of Transportation (WVDOT)....
The State Journal - Tue December 21, 2021
West Virginia's Infrastructure Funds to Be Handled by New DOT Leader
Over the course of the next five years, West Virginia is expected to receive more than $6 billion from the recently completed federal infrastructure package. The state's share includes more than $3 billion for roads and highways, $500 million for bridge repairs and maintenance, $200 million for statewide transit projects, $43 million for airports, $500 million for water projects and $600 million for broadband expansion....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 20, 2021
Vecellio & Grogan Leads Project Along Heavily Traveled Route
A configuration change at Exit 99 of Interstate 79 in Weston, W. Va., is nearly complete. The project, headed by the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT), began in March 2019. An extension took the project to November of this year, but Dec....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed November 24, 2021
Picturesque Virginia Valley Site of I-81 Bridge Replacement Project
In one of the South's more scenic mountain valleys, construction crews have been at work for two years to build replacement bridges on Interstate 81 in southwest Virginia's Smyth County. The projected $28.9 million effort involves substituting two half-century-old freeway bridges that cross over Virginia Route 11, the Norfolk Southern Railroad line and the Middle Fork of the Holston River with new, wider spans....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 06, 2021
Historic Project Results in New U.S. 35
Experienced drivers in the East know that the winding two-lane roads in West Virginia can be a scenic wonder. It's a must to drive some of these roads with the windows down, view the fall colors and listen to John Denver sing "Country Roads."But drivers who need to reach their destinations promptly know that some of these roads can be a teeth-grinding experience....
CEG - Wed September 01, 2021
WV Awards $17.9M to Rehab Wheeling Suspension Bridge
City officials in Wheeling, W.V., got the word they had been waiting for from Gov. Jim Justice's office on Aug. 30 that a bid had been awarded to repair and rehabilitate the city's historic Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 06, 2021
Crews Construct Bridge Offsite, Float It Into Place
A bridge spanning the Ohio River and serving as a primary connection between the communities of Wellsburg, W. Va., and Brilliant, Ohio, was constructed off site and floated into place at the end of April....
CEG - Mon April 19, 2021
Tied Arch Span Portion of West Virginia's Wellsburg Bridge to Be Placed
The construction of the Wellsburg Bridge over the Ohio River will reach a major milestone when the 830-ft.-long tied-arch span section of the structure is floated to the crossing's new location and lifted onto the existing piers....
