West Virginia Division of Highways Awards $5.68 Million Contract for Browns Creek Dual Bridge Repair

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 10, the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) awarded a $5.6806 million contract to Perk Company Inc. for the repair of the northbound and southbound bridges over Browns Creek on Interstate 79 in Harrison County. The project was bid on October 20. The southbound bridge will undergo full deck replacement, while the northbound bridge will receive a deck overlay. At least one lane will remain open to traffic during construction, and the project is scheduled for completion before winter 2027.

The two bridges are located on the Browns Creek section of Interstate 79, crossing Browns Creek, County Route 25, and a rail trail, approximately 2.17 miles north of State Route 270. The existing structures have a total length of approximately 80 meters and a deck width of approximately 10.1 meters. Key scope items include removal of the existing deck and construction of a new deck on the southbound bridge, as well as overlay treatment of the existing deck on the northbound bridge. The bidding technical documents also cover structural concrete, steel structure repair, deck construction, and related protective work.

The project will use phased traffic control, with at least one lane always kept open for vehicles in the work zone. The contractor must coordinate deck removal, material transport, and on-site construction scheduling, and implement safety management in the work area. This repair is maintenance work on existing bridge structures and does not involve new bridge construction or changes to the original roadway alignment. The West Virginia Division of Highways included this project among the 20 road and bridge construction projects awarded under the centralized bidding on October 20.