WV 2
Project Follansbee-Weirton Road II
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Route 2 Project Quick Notes
Overview
- Project
will Widen existing 2 lane roadway to 4 lanes (12 foot lanes).
North and Southbound will be separated by a median barrier. 10
Foot outside shoulders will be created as well as 8 foot inside
shoulders. This project was needed because of hazardous
conditions created by falling rock from the existing hillside.
These conditions will also forced a road closure at some point during
the work.
Location
- Between
Follansbee and Weirton. Begins .9 Miles north of CR 8 Archer
Heights and ends at US 22. Total Length of Project is .9
Miles.
Contract-
Awarded to Trumbull
Corporation Pittsburgh, PA
Cost
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Contract was awarded
at $21,444,875.38
Duration
- Work
started on June 23,2000 and is scheduled for completion on June 31,
2001.
Scope
of Work
Widening -
Widening the existing roadway from 2-12 feet lanes to 4-12 feet lanes
separated by a 2 ft. median Barrier with a 10 foot outside and 8 feet
inside shoulders. The purpose of the widening is to accommodate
increased traffic generated by potential population and economical
growth
Excavating
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Excavation of 3.9 million cubic yards to both eliminate constant
hazardous rock falls and slides occurred since 1906 , and to improve
the horizontal as well the vertical alignment of the existing road.
Rehabilitation
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The Rehabilitation of the existing pavement, drainage and retaining
wall structures, to improve the functionality of the road.
Phases
of Work
Phase
1 -
Pavement widening ,cleaning debris behind existing barrier ,and the
placement of new barrier, for the section south of the project between
the Market Street Bridge (wvspur 2) and County Road 8 (Archer Heights)
south of the project . Detour will be implemented at the end of this
phase.
Phase
2 - Excavation
of hillside east of the centerline of the road and the construction of
the WV 2 mainline north bound. During this phase the road will be
closed and the contractor will be under a 200 days
incentive/disincentive provisions ,where the contractor will be
reimbursed a
$25000 /day for each day the excavation work is completed ahead of the
200 days period designated for the excavation work with a maximum
total incentive amount of $1,500,000. Likewise the contractor will be penalized
$ 25,000 /day for every calendar day the excavation work is delayed
beyond the 200 days. The purpose of these provisions is to
encourage the contractor to expedite the completion of the excavation
work so that the existing road can be opened to traffic as soon as
possible
Phase
3 -
Constructing the WV 2 south bound lanes
Detours
During the closure,
northbound and southbound WV Route 2 traffic will be routed on the
detour. The detour route is as follows....
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To
travel South on 2 : Take US 22 Harmon Creek Exit onto
County Route 1 (Harmon Creek Road) to County Route 12 (Mechlin
Hill). Follow CR 12 to CR Alt 27. Stay on CR
27 to the Allegheny Street intersection in The City of Follansbee.
To
Travel North on 2 : Turn onto CR Alt 27. Follow
CR Alt. 27 until you get to CR 12 (Mechlin Hill). Follow
CR 12 until you reach CR 1(Harmon Creek Road). Stay on
Harmon Creek Road until you hit the City of Weirton, where you can get
back onto WV 2 North.
Alternate
Car Detour : Cars under 5 Ton may use the Market Street
Bridge to get to Ohio State Route 7. From there they can proceed
to US 22.
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Weekly
Progress Report
This project is located on WV
Route 2, beginning north of the Market Street Bridge and ending at US
Route 22. The total length of new construction is 0.90 miles. The work
consists of grading, drainage, paving, signing, lighting, and pavement
markings to upgrade the existing two-lane roadway to four lanes. The
Contract was awarded to the Trumball Corporation of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania at a cost of $21,444,875.38. The plan completion date for
the project is October 31st, 2001. The previously listed
detour is no longer in effect. The Contractor has completed the new
southbound lanes. Two-way traffic is being maintained on these new
lanes. The existing new northbound lanes are closed to allow the
Contractor to remove the slide and to stabilize the hillside. Concrete
barriers and an earth berm have been placed to retain falling debris
while performing this work. Except some delays. Separate news releases
will be issued prior to all phases of this project. The project is
currently 99% complete.
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