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Press Releases
April 18, 2003
Gov. Wise, Senator Byrd To Open More Corridor H Mileage In Hardy County
Charleston, W. Va. – Gov. Bob Wise will join U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd and Transportation Secretary Fred VanKirk Thursday, April 24 to open an additional 5.35 miles of Appalachian Corridor H east of Moorefield. The roadway extends from a three-mile segment opened August 19, 2002, and completes more than $75 million of construction in Hardy County.
The 2 p.m. ceremony, to be held at Baker Volunteer Fire Hall on W.Va. 55, will mark official completion of more than $51 million in construction of the four-lane expressway from Luxemburg Road (Hardy County 23/4) to south of the Baker interchange.
Under an $11.1 million contact, Elmo Greer & Sons, LLC of London, Ky., excavated nearly 2 million cubic yards of earth to construct 1.09 miles of the route from north of County 23/4 to south of County 8. The project’s slight relocation of Luxemburg Road to provide an at-grade intersection with the expressway and tie into W.Va. 55 resulted in a unique feature, designed as part of West Virginia’s environmental protection efforts. To maintain the integrity of a small feeder stream in the Skaggs Run-Baker Run area, highway engineers designed an open-bottom pipe arch to carry the road over the stream without damaging the stream’s natural shape.
A joint venture of Vecellio & Grogan, Inc. of Beckley and Ranger Construction Industries Inc. of West Palm Beach, Fla., constructed the next 2.13 miles under a $25.3 million contract requiring more than 2.8 million cubic yards of excavation. Providing three access roads to area farms, the project included 96- and 120-inch drainpipes, in addition to a six-span prestressed concrete beam bridge over Long Lick Run and County 8.
Polino Contracting Inc. of Elkins was awarded a $15 million contract extending the route 2.13 miles to south of the Baker interchange. Providing another farm access road and two of the ramps for the interchange, the job required nearly 2 million cubic yards of excavation and included 72- and 108-inch drainpipes.
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