Tag: U.S. Route 35

Winning Bid Announced for Remaining Construction of US 35

The West Virginia Department of Highways announced the winning bid Tuesday for the construction to complete U.S. Route 35 that runs in Mason and Putnam Counties.

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin along with Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox announced that Bizzack Construction LLC of Lexington, Kentucky had the winning bid. Bizzack had a winning bid of $174,450,000, making it the largest contract the West Virginia Division of Highways has ever rewarded.

It’s the second project in the state to utilize the Public Private Partnership financing method. The winning project will finish the remaining 14.6 miles of U.S. 35. Once the Notice to Proceed has been issued, Bizzack will begin with design, utility, relocation and environmental permitting work.

It’s expected the major construction involved won’t begin till Spring of 2016. Completion is expected in October 2018 and the four-lanes will be open to drivers in the fall of 2019. 

Rep. Capito Wants U.S. 35 Upgrade Finished in W.Va.

U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito wants to see a long-debated widening project finished on U.S. Route 35 in Mason and Putnam counties.
 
The West Virginia Republican took a tour Friday of a 14.6-mile section of the highway that remains two lanes. The four-lane highway starts at Interstate 64 in Putnam County and is a major truck and bus route connecting to southern Ohio and other points in the Midwest.

The state Division of Highways began seeking alternative funding for the $187 million project last year following backlash against plans for tolls on the road.
 
Capito says federal surface transportation program funding expires in September and “now’s the time to be talking about it.”

Capito and West Virginia Democrat Nick Rahall are members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
 

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