PARSONS, W.Va. (WBOY) — Bids have been accepted for the final bridge on the nearly 13-mile section of Corridor H that connects Kerens to Parsons, marking a crucial step toward completion of the long-awaited project.
According to a release from the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH), a contract to build the final bridge is one of 29 projects included in a bid letting held by the WVDOH on Oct. 8. The bridge itself is planned to be 1,740 feet long and will feature horizontal and vertical curves, making the design a challenge to build, according to State Bridge Engineer Tracy Brown.
The project will be known as the Roaring Run Bridge and is located nearby to the current Cheat River Bridge project, according to an August release from the WVDOH.
The WVDOH said that it only has around 30 miles of Corridor H left to build before it’s complete. However, a 9-mile section between Parsons and Davis has stirred controversy in recent months as various groups debate over which route the WVDOH should build based on things like economic impact and preservation of the area’s atmosphere.
Fairmont asks for public opinion on what box factory property should become The other projects from around the state included in the contract bid can be found below:
- District 8 ADA ramps. (Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, and Tucker counties)
- WV 97 paving, Hanover to Baileysville. (Wyoming County)
- WV 92 paving, Minnehaha Springs to Sunset Road. (Pocahontas County)
- US 250 paving, Little River Bridge to Thornwood. (Pocahontas County)
- WV 32 paving, Canaan Heights to Davis. (Tucker County)
- US 250 paving, Riffle Creek Road to Huttonsville. (Randolph County)
- US 219 paving, Scenic Highway to Lake Reed Road. (Pocahontas County)
- Interstate 79 paving, Amma to Big Sandy Creek Road overpass. (Roane County)
- Interstate 79 Clendenin interchange bridges rehabilitation. (Kanawha County)
- US 52 paving, John Nash Boulevard. (Mercer County)
- PFC Tracy Rohrbaugh Memorial Bridge rehabilitation. (Grant County)
- WVDOH Equipment Division lot lighting. (Upshur County)
- WV 2 improvements, New Cumberland. (Hancock County) (Roads to Prosperity)
- Onego Bridge replacement. (Pendleton County)
- Church Street Bridge renovation. (Braxton County)
- Traffic signal, US 250 and Bridge Street. (Barbour County)
- Interstate 64 Shady Spring Interchange lighting. (Raleigh County)
- Interstate 64 Blue Sulphur Overpass Bridge expansion joints, cleaning, and painting. (Cabell County)
- Interstate 64 Academy Drive Overpass Bridge rehabilitation. (Kanawha County)
- WV 2 guardrails, milepost 0.00 to milepost 9.05. (Tyler County)
- Toney Fork Bridge paving. (Wyoming County)
- Ashland Timber Bridge paving. (McDowell County)
- US 19 Corridor L Bridge Number 2 rehabilitation. (Raleigh County)
- US 60 Sam Black Bridge cleaning and painting. (Greenbrier County)
- US 60 Johnson Bridge cleaning and painting. (Greenbrier County)
- USMC Lance Corporal Julius C. “Corky” Foster Memorial Bridge cleaning and painting. (McDowell County)
- US Army PFC Teaberry Mullins Memorial Bridge rehabilitation. (Logan County)
- Workman Creek Bridge paving. (Raleigh County)
The release said that before the WVDOH awards a bid, it has to determine whether it falls above or below the WVDOH Engineer’s estimate, as well as other factors.
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