Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Consol and Contiga Partner Together in Construction on Portion of King Coal Highway
The King Coal Highway project in Mingo County took another step forwasrd today as Mingo County Redevelopment Authority Director Mike Whitt announced plans for a segment of the roadway.
The project involves a five mile segment of the 93 mile long planned highway in southern West Virginia with coal mining planned by Consol Energy and future post-mine development plans held by Cotiga Development Company.
Consol Energy has developed a long range plan for its Miller Creek Complex which calls for mining to continue in the Belo and Delbarton area. A part of that plan, identified as Buffalo Mountain Surface Mine project, proposes to mine the coal and to construct a rough grade, a section of the King Coal Highway as part of its post mine land use.
A memorandum was signed Monday morning at the Williamson Fire Station.
" Consol Energy is pleased to play a part in helping Mingo county and the State of West Virginia realize their goals of establishing this section of the King Coal Highway," said Consol Energy Group COO Bart Hyita.
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin attended the announcement. " This project provides a substantial boost to help us move along construction of the King Coal Highway, and we're thankful that Consol and Cotiga for making it possible ," said Gov. Manchin." This donation of land and services will benefit West Virginia in many ways by saving millions of dollars in construction costs and by facilitating construction of this much needed highway."
By combining post mine land use plans with plans to build the King Coal Highway, WV Department of Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox Jr, noted the cost of the develop the road will be significantly reduced.
" This initiative is of tremendous value as an innovative public private partnership that produces significant savings to the taxpaying public," Mattox said. " Typical grade/drainage projects in southern West Virginia may cost as much as $25 million per mile and it is anticipated that this initiative will save as much as $110 million in the cost to construct the roughbed to rough grade for future highway construction."
The project involves a five mile segment of the 93 mile long planned highway in southern West Virginia with coal mining planned by Consol Energy and future post-mine development plans held by Cotiga Development Company.
Consol Energy has developed a long range plan for its Miller Creek Complex which calls for mining to continue in the Belo and Delbarton area. A part of that plan, identified as Buffalo Mountain Surface Mine project, proposes to mine the coal and to construct a rough grade, a section of the King Coal Highway as part of its post mine land use.
A memorandum was signed Monday morning at the Williamson Fire Station.
" Consol Energy is pleased to play a part in helping Mingo county and the State of West Virginia realize their goals of establishing this section of the King Coal Highway," said Consol Energy Group COO Bart Hyita.
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin attended the announcement. " This project provides a substantial boost to help us move along construction of the King Coal Highway, and we're thankful that Consol and Cotiga for making it possible ," said Gov. Manchin." This donation of land and services will benefit West Virginia in many ways by saving millions of dollars in construction costs and by facilitating construction of this much needed highway."
By combining post mine land use plans with plans to build the King Coal Highway, WV Department of Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox Jr, noted the cost of the develop the road will be significantly reduced.
" This initiative is of tremendous value as an innovative public private partnership that produces significant savings to the taxpaying public," Mattox said. " Typical grade/drainage projects in southern West Virginia may cost as much as $25 million per mile and it is anticipated that this initiative will save as much as $110 million in the cost to construct the roughbed to rough grade for future highway construction."
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