Crews Conduct Nighttime Street Work to Minimize Delays

Construction crews are now working nighttime hours to steady improve Kanawha City roadways. Crews are working to install drainpipes, storm drains and gutters along MacCorkle Avenue from 33rd Street to 40th Street, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation. Most crew members are working a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift to minimize traffic delays. The task to completely rebuild portions MacCorkle Avenue was a project awarded to Mountaineer Contractors Inc. for just over $10,036,000 in Oct. of last year, and contractors next plan on constructing new curbs, sidewalks, gutters and lights. Transportation officials report the final phase of the project will be repaving MacCorkle Avenue from 40th Street to 56th street. A contract is expected to be out for bid later this year.