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Mall Owner Sues West Virginia's Department of Transportation

The owner of a West Virginia mall has filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Transportation, alleging that the state should have been responsible for repairs to the mall’s access bridge, which was washed out during a 2016 flood.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Tara Retail Group, which is headed by Bill Abruzzino, filed the lawsuit last week that says the department owns and has a legal responsibility to repair the right of way, including the bridge that provides access to Crossings Mall in Elkview.

The lawsuit states that the department’s refusal to repair the bridge constitutes a taking of the group’s property.

The Transportation Department said in its response that the company is obligated to repair the bridge and that it acknowledged the responsibility. The agency filed a motion to dismiss.

Most Elkview Mall Stores Returning After Bridge Repair

A bridge that was washed out in flooding last year is being replaced at a mall in West Virginia, and almost all of the businesses are expected to reopen.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports representatives of the businesses and rent documents from Crossings Mall owner Tara Retail Group indicate 23 of the 26 businesses open at the Elkview mall when the June 23, 2016, flood occurred are expected to reopen.

The new bridge is expected to be ready to cross in July.

The bridge connected hundreds of West Virginia residents to their workplace, but bankruptcy sparked legal battles and delayed the repairs until a federal bankruptcy judge approved a bridge financing plan.

Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper says the return of most of the businesses shows the community’s resiliency.

Work to Start to Replace Flooded-Out Elkview Bridge

Construction is expected to start this week on a replacement for a flooded-out bridge leading to a mall in Elkview, West Virginia.

The Kanawha County Commission says in a news release Tuesday that construction on the culvert bridge at the Crossings Mall is expected to begin Thursday and should be completed in about two months.

Tara Retail Group owns the mall and is headed by developer Bill Abruzzino, who filed for bankruptcy in January. A federal bankruptcy judge this month approved a financing plan for the new bridge.

The mall has been closed since floodwaters knocked out the bridge last June. Dozens of businesses have closed and more than 500 people are out of work. The floods killed 23 people statewide.

Judge Approves Plan to Rebuild Bridge to Marooned Mall

A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a financing plan to allow the reconstruction of a washed-out bridge leading to Crossings Mall in Elkview, West Virginia.

Local outlets report the mall has been closed since a flood washed away the culvert bridge in June 2016. Dozens of businesses have closed and more than 500 people are out of work.

Tara Retail Group owns the mall and is headed by developer Bill Abruzzino, who filed for bankruptcy in January.

The Kanawha County Commission says in a release that the ruling allows contractor David Alvarez of Applied Construction Solutions to begin the reconstruction. The contractor will front the cost in exchange for priority status as a creditor.

The reconstruction will take 60 days or less, according to the contractor’s testimony.

Hearing Set on Bridge Plan at Marooned Elkview Mall

A federal bankruptcy judge has scheduled a hearing to consider a financing plan for an access bridge at a West Virginia shopping center to replace one that was destroyed in last summer’s flooding.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Patrick Flatley on Thursday scheduled an April 6 hearing in Clarksburg on mall owner Tara Retail Group’s intentions to build a new bridge at the Crossings Mall in Elkview. The owner filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy just prior to a January auction for the mall property.

Kanawha County Commission president Kent Carper says he’s confident the matter will be resolved soon.

About 500 people have been unable to return to work since June floods washed out the bridge. Many of the workers were laid off.

Bankruptcy Halts Auction of Marooned Elkview Mall

  A last-minute bankruptcy filing has halted the sale of an Elkview shopping center that has been marooned and shuttered since a crucial access bridge was washed away by flooding last summer.

A group was forming on the steps of the Kanawha County Courthouse on Tuesday to participate in an auction for the Crossings Mall property, but the scheduled sale was called off after the mall owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The move will likely further delay construction of a new bridge to access the property.

About 500 employees who worked at the mall have been unable to return since June floods washed out the bridge.

The property will stay with the owners, Tara Retail Group, as the bankruptcy case heads to court.

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