$50M rehabilitation project expected to begin in March PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel )— The lead contractor on the $50 million Memorial Bridge rehabilitation has a new base of operations near the site. The Parkersburg Utility Board recently approved a lease with Kokosing Construction Company Inc. for a...
Parkersburg City Council President Zach Stanley, left, speaks during Tuesday’s council meeting at the Municipal Building as Councilmen Chris Rexroad and Austin Richards listen. (Photo by Evan Bevins) PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel)— The first reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of the Memorial Bridge to...
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PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel )— United Bridge Partners is based in Colorado, but company officials envision the proposed $50 million rehabilitation of the Memorial Bridge as a very local project. “We’re pretty happy about the economic boom this is going to create for the area, especially...
PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel ) — Details about a proposal to purchase and rehabilitate the Memorial Bridge were made public over the last week, but the effort by United Bridge Partners has been underway for several years. “We just found that it was a bridge in...
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....
United Bridge Partners has submitted a bid and proposal to purchase and rehabilitate the Memorial Bridge from the City of Parkersburg. (File Photo) PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel )— The Memorial Bridge would undergo a nearly two-year rehabilitation project before tolls increase and switch to completely electronic...
An SUV stops to pay the toll at the Memorial Bridge in Parkersburg on Friday. (Photo by Evan Bevins) PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel )— The city of Parkersburg stands to gain more than $14 million by selling the Memorial Bridge to a private company. A press release...
Photo by Evan Bevins Vehicles travel on the West Virginia side of the Memorial Bridge Friday. PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel)– The city of Parkersburg has an offer to purchase the Memorial Bridge. Parkersburg City Council will meet April 29 as the Committee of the Whole to discuss...