CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The West Virginia Division of Highways Tuesday awarded Triton Construction the contract for the first of several projects to extend Corridor H from Wardensvile to the Virginia state line.
The full contract was for more than $85.4 million that will finance the construction of approximately 3.74 miles of Corridor H from the Trout Run Cutoff Road to Waites Run Road.
In the contract it includes grading and drainage work, the construction of the twin bridges at Trout Run, and paving for approximately the first 1.5 miles of new highway.
“Awarding the initial construction project for the Wardensville to Virginia state line section of Corridor H is a major milestone,” state Transportation Secretary Todd Rumbaugh said. “Thanks to the steady dedication of our WVDOH staff, we are moving past the years of debate and taking a massive step closer to completion.”
This section to Waites Run Road is the first of four planned construction projects to carry Corridor H the 6.8 miles from Wardensville to the Virginia state line.
This contract was awarded from a special bid letting conducted by the WVDOH on June 16.