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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -The Memorial Bridge will close temporarily as the full rehabilitation process begins. The bridge will be closed to traffic when construction starts on Tuesday, March 15 and will reopen in approximately 45 days. A full examination of the current bridge deck and steel superstructure is needed. This requires a total bridge closure. Full-scale […]

Memorial Bridge will close temporarily as the full rehabilitation process begins. The bridge will be closed to traffic when construction kicks off Tuesday, March 15 and will reopen in approximately 45 days. A full examination of the current bridge deck and steel superstructure is needed. This requires a total bridge closure. “Although our goal was

PARKERSBURG, W.Va.(WV MetroNews) – Travelers can expect single lane closures on the Memorial Bridge Monday as crews begin preparation work on a major reconstruction project. The first phase of the project includes repairing structural steel supports. Ken Szeliga, vice president of construction and operations at United Bridge Partners, told MetroNews the bridge, which connects West

A rendering of the Memorial Bridge lit with decorative lighting shown during a presentation Tuesday at the Judge Black Annex in downtown Parkersburg. PARKERSBURG (News and Sentinel )— The planned rehabilitation of the Memorial Bridge would open it up to heavy trucks again, but the company buying the bridge doesn’t expect the daily traffic count

$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 temporary office and lay down area between the

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 a private entity was approved on first reading by

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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 coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Ryan Dolan,

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 need with, potentially, a lack of funding,” said Ryan

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