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Two Upshur County road projects put out to bid

asphalt pavement road paving work

Thirteen paving projects and five bridge projects are among 26 construction projects included in a bid letting conducted by the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) on December 17, 2024.

The work comes as the WVDOH continues its emphasis on paving and bridge improvements all over the state.

“When you invest in your infrastructure and you do it wisely, you take a data-driven approach, you do the right thing at the right time and you do it holistically, the whole system gets better and that’s better for everybody,” said Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, P.E.

Since 2019, the WVDOH has concentrated on highway maintenance and construction, aided by Governor Jim Justice’s $2.8 billion Roads to Prosperity program and supplemental budget appropriations by the West Virginia Legislature. In 2024 alone, the WVDOH paved more than 1,170 miles of road.

Projects in the December 17 bid letting include:

  • Sedan Bridge replacement. (Hampshire County)
  • US Army 2nd Lt. C. Dragoo Memorial Bridge paving. (Jackson County)
  • Log Cabin Bridge paving. (Harrison County)
  • WV 12 paving, Peterstown to Bozoo Road. (Monroe County)
  • WV 3 paving, Jumping Branch to Nimitz. (Summers County)
  • Youth Camp Girder Bridge paving. (Upshur County)
  • US 60 paving, Glenn Ferris to Gauley Bridge. (Fayette County)
  • Fisher Bowen Branch Road slide repair. (Wayne County) (Roads to Prosperity)
  • US 52 microsurfacing, Premier to Welch. (McDowell County)
  • Neal slide repair. (Wayne County) (Roads to Prosperity)
  • District 2 guardrails. (Logan, Mingo, and Wayne counties)
  • Little Fudges Creek Road slide repair. (Cabell County) (Roads to Prosperity)
  • WV 29 paving, Deep Run Hollow to Delray. (Hampshire County)
  • US 60 paving, 29th Street to Peyton Street. (Cabell County)
  • District 3 guardrails. (Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Roane, Wirt, and Wood counties)
  • Georgetown Road to Horner Road paving. (Lewis County)
  • Audra Park Road paving. (Barbour County)
  • Gassaway Road paving. (Braxton County)
  • WV 5 paving, Sand Fork to Burnsville Road. (Gilmer County)
  • US 119 paving, Buckhannon to Hodgesville Road. (Upshur County)
  • US 19 paving, Flatwoods to Heaters Road. (Braxton County)
  • US 119 and WV 16 high friction surface treatments. (Ritchie and Roane counties)
  • Third Avenue paving, Eighth Street to 21st Street, Huntington. (Cabell County)
  • WV 74 high friction surface treatments. (Ritchie County)
  • WV 92 paving, Belington to Nestorville Road. (Barbour County)
  • GR Bob Johnson Memorial Bridge deck overlay and expansion joint replacement. (Logan County)

Several factors are considered before awarding a bid, including whether a bid falls above or below the WVDOH Engineer’s Estimate and by what percentage. In cases where a bid is above the Engineer’s Estimate, WVDOH must consider the project need, repercussions of not awarding the project, additional funding sources, and whether sufficient reasons exist for the differences in estimates. Most projects are reviewed, analyzed, and awarded within a week of the bid letting, but the process can take longer.

When the Division of Highways has a project that is determined to be best constructed by a contractor, it is processed through the bid letting system. A letting is a scheduled opportunity for contractors to review and bid on several construction projects at one time. Lettings are held either once or twice per month and conducted through the Bid Express System online at www.bidx.com and handled through the Contract Administration Division. Contractors need to subscribe to Bid Express before bids can be accepted on any project.

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