April 30, 2021 Bridge bidder presents proposal to Parkersburg City Council
United Bridge Partners Vice President of Construction and Operations Ken Szeliga, left, and Vice President of Business Development Ryan Dolan listen to a question from a Parkersburg City Council member during a meeting of the Committee of the Whole on Thursday at the Municipal Building. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel )— The company looking to buy the Memorial Bridge pitched Parkersburg City Council on Thursday on an approximately $50 million rehabilitation plan to keep the span operational for at least 50 years.
After hearing the proposal from United Bridge Partners, council members sitting as the Committee of the Whole unanimously voted to move forward with an ordinance approving it next month.