The West Virginia Department of Transportation announced the approval of multiple highway construction projects for West Virginia on Wednesday, including work on a problematic intersection in Putnam County. Bear Contracting has been awarded a contract to realign the intersection of Routes 869 and 817 at the Buffalo Bridge, allowing traffic a straight route to cross the Kanawha River, with a bid of $6.34 million.
Other contract were awarded too. PDK Construction will renovate interstate signs in Charleston with a bid of $5.29M. Triton Construction aims to rehabilitate the Steven Wayne Smith Memorial Bridge with a bid of $3.45M. And Tempo Construction has been tasked with repairing a culvert along Thorofare Road with a bid of $386K.