West Virginia Division of Highways & Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Tue September 12, 2023
VIDEO: Main Span of Bridge Over Kanawha River in Nitro, W.Va., Lifted into Place
The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) celebrated the continued success of Gov. Jim Justice's Roads to Prosperity highway and bridge construction and maintenance program on Sept. 6 as contractors lifted the main span of the new Donald M....
CEG - Mon January 03, 2022
Complex I-70 Bridge Project in West Virginia Heading Toward Completion
Although work in and around Interstate 70 in the Wheeling, W.V., area will continue into this fall, all 26 bridges in a massive $215 million bridge replacement and rehabilitation project are either completely or partially open to traffic, the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) announced in late December....
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....
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....
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Thu April 15, 2021
West Virginia Awards Contract for New Grant Street Bridge in Bluefield
The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) awarded a contract for $8.7 million on April 12 to construct a replacement for the Grant Street Bridge near downtown Bluefield, state officials announced. In October 2020, Gov....
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Wed February 03, 2021
West Virginia's King Coal Highway Project Progressing Toward Fall Finish
Motorists who travel Airport Road near Bluefield, W.V., on a regular basis have been able to get a first-hand look at the ongoing construction of the King Coal Highway. They have probably also noted there has been a significant uptick in work in that area in recent weeks....
Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Fri December 18, 2020
Unique Machinery Highlights W.Va.'s I-64 Bridge Construction
A large yellow piece of machinery has been the focal point of bridge construction near the Barboursville exit on Interstate 64 in West Virginia, but many locals and motorists have puzzled over what it is....
The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register - Mon October 05, 2020
Span for New WV Bridge Over Ohio River to be Moved in Spring
While it is still too early in the project to pinpoint a completion date, the new Wellsburg Bridge in West Virginia continues to take shape. More than two years after the groundbreaking ceremony for the bridge, crews with the Flatiron Corporation of Broomfield, Colo., continue constructing the piers and supporting structures across the Ohio River between Wellsburg and Brilliant, Ohio....
Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram - Thu July 23, 2020
Reconstruction on 1940s-Era Bridge in Clarksburg, W.V., Finally Taking Shape
After some unexpected structural problems, reconstruction of the Notre Dame Arch Bridge in Clarksburg, W.V., has begun in earnest. Starting on July 20, large concrete beams began arriving on the construction site....
The Intelligencer - Wed July 22, 2020
I-70 Road Repairs, Paving Scheduled Near West Virginia Welcome Center
Motorists traveling on Interstate 70 past the West Virginia Welcome Center can expect to see construction crews making repairs and repaving that section of highway near the Pennsylvania state line after longwall mining moved beyond that location....
