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Vecellio & Grogan Awarded Two Projects Totaling $52 Million
In WV
(3rd Quarter 2009)
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First production shot (blast) on Vecellio
& Grogan's East Beckley Bypass job.
(Photo by Matt Farley) |
Span Without Peer:
Crews
Reaching New Heights On $19.8 Million Stimulus Bridge
Vecellio & Grogan bridge crews are used to heights. After all,
they build bridge spans, not subways. But none has ever risen as
high as the new crossing they’ve begun in Beckley, WV.
With the tallest pier measuring 217 feet above ground, V&G’s
Route 19 Bypass bridge will soar more than twice as high as the
Corridor H bridge the team just built in the northeast part of
the state.
The new work is part of a $19.8 million WVDOH contract to
construct 1.13 miles of four-lane highway for a bypass. It is a
stimulus project, with funding from the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The project includes more than 250,000 cu. yds. of excavation,
but the majority of work involves bridge construction.
Five end-to-end spans, 90-ft. wide and more than 1,200-ft. in
total length, will rise high over Cranberry Creek, a steep gorge
with limited access for construction equipment.
Another challenge is the presence of mine openings where the
pier footings will be, requiring extensive grouting before
colder weather sets in so crews can proceed with pier
construction during the winter months.
The job deadline is August 2011.
V&G To Build $32 Million Section Of Corridor H
It’s called the Wild & Wonderful state, but the same mountains
that are so wild and untamed can also make West Virginia’s
outdoor wonders somewhat hard to reach.
To help make travel safer and faster in the northeast part of
the state, Vecellio & Grogan has begun building a new, 1.9-mile
section of Corridor H in Grant County.
The $32 million contract with the Dept. of Highways (WVDOH)
involves more than 5.7 million cu. yds. of excavation and
construction of a four-lane, 613-ft. long bridge rising over
wetlands and a county road.
The project also includes more than a quarter-mile of 10-ft. x
10-ft. concrete box culvert for drainage, installed in pre-cast
sections.
Corridor H is a long planned, partly built, four-lane divided
highway extending along a 140-mile route from Weston through the
Potomac Highlands to the Virginia state line.
A 40-mile section from Weston to Elkins is finished, with
construction of the remainder taking place in sections as state
and federal funding allow.
V&G has built multiple sections of the roadway over the years,
including a recently-completed Corridor H bridge in Hardy
County. Other contractors have also built sections, including
several that are underway.
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