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Bridge on I-79 Just South of City to See Work as One of Two Harrison County Roads to Prosperity Projects

By Jeff Toquinto on May 24, 2022

Two projects from Harrison County, including one of which was bid out for the second time, were among 20 projects that were included in a bid letting done by the West Virginia Division of Highways last week. The projects are part of the state's "Roads to Prosperity" program.
 
The bids will be reviewed, and the projects should be awarded in the near future. The low bid does not necessarily get awarded and, as is the case with one of the two Harrison County projects, can force the project to be bid for a second time.
 
The two county projects, when combined, come in at nearly $1 million. The projects include the Anmoore Bridge overpass on Interstate 79 cleaning and painting, as well as the Shinnston sidewalk, pedestrian, and bike facilities project.
 
Jason Nelson, P.E., the WVDOH District Four Construction Engineer, said the Anmoore project, which is the bridge on Interstate 79 that goes over Brushy Fork Road, saw a bid awarded in August of 2021. However, it went back out for the rebidding process, which occasionally happens.
 
“The original bid was deemed irregular and was not awarded,” said Nelson. “This meant the project had to be rebid.”
 
In the second round, Elite Contractors from Campbell, Ohio was the low bidder at $766,830. As noted above, the project will need to be reviewed before officially awarded.
 
If approved, Nelson said the contractor will clean around the bearings of the bridge, clean the piers and abutments. That involves sand blasting any of the exposed metal on the deck and bearing and then painting the structure with a multi-coat paint system.
 
Along with that work, the piers, abutments, and walls of the bridge, along with the deck, will also receive a concrete protective coating. The coating will provide the bridge with a uniform color and protective coating, Nelson said previously of the road that is listed as County Route 23/9.
 
Impact on traffic should be limited. Nelson said the only lane closures anticipated would be setting up for the equipment needed with much of the work done in the median or areas behind the guardrails.
 
Nelson said local DOH officials had not talked to the contractor as of last week, but that may have changed. He did say the work will be done on both the north and southbound sides of the I-79 overpass over top of Brushy Fork Road, or Philippi Pike.
 
Work, said Nelson, is expected to start between mid-July to late July. It is estimated to end by early October as the weather turns.
 
As for the project in Shinnston, LMS Construction of Bellaire, Ohio, was the low bidder at $156,446. As is the case with all 20 projects, this one has not been awarded yet.
 
Nelson said the project involves the installation of approximately .2 miles of sidewalk and access ramps along US Route 19 between the Ace Hardware lot and north to Revens Metal Access Road, which he said runs between Perine Funeral Home and Lincoln High School. The sidewalk will tie to the existing sidewalk on the Lincoln High property.
 
“We anticipate the project to start sometime during June and be complete by the first part of August before school restarts in the fall,” said Nelson.

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