Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Bids Opened For Route 35 Construction
WEST VIRGINIA....
The state Division of Highways opened bids Tuesday for the 14.6 mile construction project on U.S. Route 35 in Putnam and Mason counties. The lowest bid, $187.2 million submitted by Kokosing Construction of South Charleston, is just under the DOH internal estimate of $190 million. If approved, the contract would be the largest ever awarded by the DOH, topping the most current $120 million paid to build the Blennerhassett Bridge in Parkersburg. Plans are being made to make Route 35 a toll road, but that won't completely pay for the construction. The DOH is looking at bonds and other financial sources.
The state Division of Highways opened bids Tuesday for the 14.6 mile construction project on U.S. Route 35 in Putnam and Mason counties. The lowest bid, $187.2 million submitted by Kokosing Construction of South Charleston, is just under the DOH internal estimate of $190 million. If approved, the contract would be the largest ever awarded by the DOH, topping the most current $120 million paid to build the Blennerhassett Bridge in Parkersburg. Plans are being made to make Route 35 a toll road, but that won't completely pay for the construction. The DOH is looking at bonds and other financial sources.
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