WCHS Radio News Network - Thu July 08, 2021
New South Charleston, W.V., Construction Projects Being Planned
As a result of the West Virginia Parkways Authority recently selling a total of $423 million in bonds to investors, the money is required by state law to finance highway construction projects in the 10 counties close to the West Virginia Turnpike....
CEG - Thu June 17, 2021
Iron Auction Group Holds June Sale in Princeton. West Virginia
On June 9, 2021, Iron Auction Group held an Unreserved Bankruptcy and Consignment Auction in Princeton, W. Va. Bidders came from 40 U.S. states and 15 other countries. The top-selling lot was a 2014 Caterpillar 336 ELH excavator....
Case Construction Equipment - Mon June 07, 2021
Clay County, West Virginia, Wins Case Dire States Grant
Case Construction Equipment has named Clay County, West Virginia, as the winner of the 2021 Dire States Grant. Representatives of the county will receive $25,000 in free equipment rental from Case that will be supported locally by State Equipment....
West Virginia MetroNews Network - Tue June 01, 2021
Another Major Step Taken On Downtown Charleston, W.V., Library Project
The construction of a Sky Bridge to connect the new downtown Charleston, W.V., library to a parking deck neared completion May 26 when concrete was poured on the span. Following that, five Kanawha County Public Library (KCPL) employees, each of whom have served there for 35 years or longer, put their handprints in the concrete to commemorate the event....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 06, 2021
Crews Construct Bridge Offsite, Float It Into Place
A bridge spanning the Ohio River and serving as a primary connection between the communities of Wellsburg, W. Va., and Brilliant, Ohio, was constructed off site and floated into place at the end of April....
CEG - Mon April 19, 2021
Tied Arch Span Portion of West Virginia's Wellsburg Bridge to Be Placed
The construction of the Wellsburg Bridge over the Ohio River will reach a major milestone when the 830-ft.-long tied-arch span section of the structure is floated to the crossing's new location and lifted onto the existing piers....
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Thu April 15, 2021
West Virginia Awards Contract for New Grant Street Bridge in Bluefield
The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) awarded a contract for $8.7 million on April 12 to construct a replacement for the Grant Street Bridge near downtown Bluefield, state officials announced. In October 2020, Gov....
WV News - Tue March 16, 2021
Donation Helps Fund Construction of New WVU Business School
A multi-million-dollar donation from West Virginia University alumni will benefit the construction of Reynolds Hall, the future home of the school's John Chambers College of Business and Economics. W....
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Wed February 24, 2021
West Virginia's Point Pleasant River Museum Breaks Ground on New Building
Museum staff broke ground Feb. 22 for a new building to house the Point Pleasant River Museum and Lakin Ray Cook Learning Center in West Virginia, near the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Following a fire that gutted the Old Nease Building, the previous home of the museum, the staff has been working to raise funds for a new building....
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Wed February 03, 2021
West Virginia's King Coal Highway Project Progressing Toward Fall Finish
Motorists who travel Airport Road near Bluefield, W.V., on a regular basis have been able to get a first-hand look at the ongoing construction of the King Coal Highway. They have probably also noted there has been a significant uptick in work in that area in recent weeks....
