Thursday, March 27, 2008
Red Jacket Getting New Post Office
In order to make way for a new bridge to be constructed, the Red Jacket post office is being relocated.The United States Postal Service signed a deal Monday with contractors to build a new building.The West Virginia Department of Transportation has purchased a piece of property from the Red Jacket Kiwanis Club. The site was formerly a playground.According to USPS Media Relations Specialist David Walton, groundbreaking on the new site is scheduled to begin, weather permitting, on March 31.
The West Virginia Division of Highways is planning to straighten Mate Creek Road and remove a bridge that was built in the 1930s. In order for this to be done, the building which houses the post office has to be torn down.Walton said if everything goes according to plan, the new facility should be completed and operating by Aug. 18.The building that now houses the post office is a modular unit, but the new building will be built from the ground up, and will measure approximately 1,000 square feet.The Red Jacket Post Office currently serves approximately 264 customers, but has the capability to serve more.A representative of the Secretary of Transportation’s office said that any information about the bridge would have to come from the district engineer’s office in Huntington. Calls to District Engineer Steve Runyon’s office were not immediately returned.
Courtesy of Tony Christian staff writer Williamson Daily News
The West Virginia Division of Highways is planning to straighten Mate Creek Road and remove a bridge that was built in the 1930s. In order for this to be done, the building which houses the post office has to be torn down.Walton said if everything goes according to plan, the new facility should be completed and operating by Aug. 18.The building that now houses the post office is a modular unit, but the new building will be built from the ground up, and will measure approximately 1,000 square feet.The Red Jacket Post Office currently serves approximately 264 customers, but has the capability to serve more.A representative of the Secretary of Transportation’s office said that any information about the bridge would have to come from the district engineer’s office in Huntington. Calls to District Engineer Steve Runyon’s office were not immediately returned.
Courtesy of Tony Christian staff writer Williamson Daily News
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