Bids have been awarded for more than three dozen paving and road-construction projects across West Virginia worth more than $125 million combined, Governor Jim Justice and the state Department of Transportation have announced.
Despite the shadow of the COVID-19 virus, vital road construction and maintenance will be ongoing in West Virginia, the governor said.
“We are happy in these very difficult times to be able to continue working on our roads and bridges as we move forward on modernizing West Virginia’s transportation network,” Justice said.
“These construction projects and the jobs they create will help us enormously in the weeks and months ahead as we get the state’s economic engine started again. Also, we are very, very pleased that the overwhelming majority of these bids were awarded to West Virginia contractors.”
Three of the governor's Roads to Prosperity projects and one General Obligation Bond project were among those awarded as part of the bid letting, which took place April 14.
Department of Transportation Secretary Byrd White lauded the governor for initiating the historic transportation program.
“Governor Justice’s vision and commitment to this historic road building and maintenance program has West Virginia on the right path," White said, "and these projects will help the state for years to come.”
The following is a summary of the projects and bid awards by county:
- Replacing the Mill Creek overpass bridge along I-81 – awarded to Orders Construction Company, St. Albans, WV, $4,536,993.30
- Resurfacing 2.9 miles of US 11, Bunker Hill to the Virginia State Line – awarded to Jefferson Asphalt Products Co., Inc., Charles Town, WV, $668,549.25
- Resurfacing 2.6 miles of WV 51, Gerrardstown to Inwood – awarded to Jefferson Asphalt Products Co., Inc, Charles Town, WV, $733,547.80
- Construct shoulders, guardrail, drainage and resurface 2.83 miles of WV 4, Elk River Road, from Clay County line to County 40 – awarded to Meadows Stone & Paving, Inc., Gassaway, WV, $715,426.77
- Replacing Long Run Bridge along County 32/3 – awarded to Bear Contracting, Clarksburg, WV, $998,640.09
- Widen to 6 lanes and replace bridges along 3.51 miles of I-64 from 29th Street (exit 15) to Gyandotte River bridge (General Obligation Bond project) – awarded to Triton Construction Inc., St. Albans, WV, $91,850,000.00
- Resurfacing .74 miles along County 17, Blue Sulphur – awarded to West Virginia Paving, Inc., Dunbar, WV, $97,883.40
- Correct 3 slides, with piling walls, along WV 10 at Salt Rock Road – awarded to Marks Drilling, Walton, WV, $438,134.37
- Slide correction, with piling wall, along WV 16, Chloe Road, in Arnoldsburg – awarded to Marks Drilling, Walton, WV, $164,239.68
- Widening, provide drainage, and resurfacing .39 miles along County 38/7, Halstead Street (ROADS TO PROSPERITY PROJECT) – awarded to Landcore Builders, LLC, DBA Scott Wheeler Development, Milton, WV, $1,370,578.54
- Resurfacing 1.00 mile along Main Street, WV 28, in Petersburg – awarded to West Virginia Paving, Inc., Dunbar, WV, $445,361.65
- Resurfacing 2.33 miles along WV 20, Rainelle Road, from Fayette County line to US 60 – awarded to West Virginia Paving, Inc., Dunbar, WV, $850,339.85
- Resurfacing 1.98 miles along WV 55 from Sinks Bridge to Wardensville – awarded to Belt Paving, Inc., Cumberland, MD, $1,504,878.00
- Resurfacing 4.96 miles along WV 55 from Luxemburg Road to Baker interchange – awarded to Belt Paving, Inc, Cumberland, MD, $3,979,853.70
- Resurfacing 1.40 miles along WV 230, Shepherdstown Pike – awarded to Jefferson Asphalt Products Co., Inc., Charles Town, WV, $298,864.50
Shoulder, drainage, guardrail and resurfacing of 4.60 miles along US 33, Weston Road toward Glenville – awarded to Wolfe’s Excavating, LLC, Clarksburg, WV $931,530.27
- Resurfacing of 1.49 miles along WV 34 between Hamlin and Bowles – awarded to West Virginia Paving, Inc., Dunbar, WV, $263,655.10
- Slide correction along WV 3, Beech Grove Road – awarded to Alan Stone Co., Inc., Williamstown, WV, $93,921.40
- Replacing Newhall Bridge along WV 16 – awarded to Jim Construction, Inc., Charleston, WV, $622,044.39
- Slide Correction along US 250 at milepost 17.24 – awarded to Ohio-West Virginia Excavating Co., Shadyside, OH, $111,240.08
- Replacing the Brick Street Bridge along WV 104 – awarded to Orders Construction Company, Inc., St. Albans, WV, $2,148,121.70
- Resurfacing 3 miles along WV 28 between WV 956 (Short Gap) and Scenic Lane – awarded to Belt Paving, Inc., Cumberland, MD, $953,215.90
- Replacing the Jacob and Ellen Vance Memorial Bridge along County 3/5 (ROADS TO PROSPERITY PROJECT) – awarded to Triton Construction, St. Albans, WV, $1,439,732.12
- Replacing Breeden Tunnel Bridge along County 3/5 (ROADS TO PROSPERITY PROJECT) – awarded to Bush & Burchett, Inc., Prestonsburg, KY, $1,476,487.83
- Resurfacing .74 miles along WV 65 between Delbarton and Elk Creek – awarded to West Virginia Paving, Inc., Dunbar, WV, $348,225.83
- Resurfacing 2 miles along WV 3 from US 219 to Keenan Road – awarded to West Virginia Paving, Inc., Dunbar, WV, $598,080.88
- Bath Streetscape Phase IV design (Berkeley Springs) – still outstanding
- Resurfacing 3.98 miles along WV 20 between Green Valley and Leivasy – awarded to West Virginia Paving, Inc., St. Albans, WV, $1,050,496.06
- Installation of traffic signal along US 19 at West Webster Road – awarded to Specialty Groups, Inc., Bridgeport, WV, $249,011.50
- Install High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) in 4 areas along US 33 – awarded to Titan Industrial Services, Inc. Baltimore, MD, $511,297.50
- Resurfacing 2.82 miles along US 220 in Franklin – awarded to West Virginia Paving, Inc., Dunbar, WV, $495,966.80
- Slide Correction at WV 28, Boyer Hill Road – awarded to Marks Drilling, Walton, WV, $174,029.12
- Repair Kinsinger Run Bridge along County 51 – awarded to Jim Construction, Inc., Charleston, WV, $269,209.69
- Resurfacing of 4.87 miles along I-64 between Bragg and Sandstone Road – awarded to Mountaineer Contracting, Kingwood, WV, $3,087,499.65
- Slide Correction along WV 16, Mahone Road – awarded to Marks Drilling, Walton, WV, $158,652.59
- Slide Correction along WV 36, Clay Road – awarded to Marks Drilling, Walton, WV, $161,397.10
- Resurfacing of 2.9 miles along US 219 between Mackeyville and Tucker County High School – awarded to West Virginia Paving, Inc., Dunbar, WV, $662,016.47
- Slide Correction along County 1, Holly Meadows Extension – awarded to BBR Drilling Company, Inc, Belmont, OH, $243,605.80
- Resurfacing 2.29 miles along WV 37 to East Lynn to boat ramp entrance of lake – awarded to West Virginia Paving, Inc., Dunbar, WV, $641,249.80
- Resurfacing 1.01 miles along WV 152, Moses Fork Mountain – awarded to Bear Contracting, LLC, Clarksburg, WV, $379,840.15
