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UPDATE 12-11-12

The WV Department of Highways gave a Notice To Proceed to the contractor, BBR Drilling Company, of Belmont, OH, in November, to begin the first phase of the Chestnut Street Project. The project cost is $497,928.40. "The city is ecstatic that the first phase is underway, stated Martin Howe, City Manager." Howe also added, this project has been an ongoing issue and we realize there will be more phases in the future to complete the project."

To date the contractor has been making progress on the first phase as a lot of the vegetation has been removed to allow for the installation of the steel beams for the roadway support. Following are some photos taken 12-7-12. 

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Chestnut Street repairs delayed until Monday

   Posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 11:38 pm
by Jim Davis STAFF WRITER | 0 comments

Equipment problems have delayed the start of the first phase of the Chestnut Street project, a state Division of Highways engineer said Wednesday.
The beat-up street will remain open until Monday, when BBR Drilling Co. of Belmont, Ohio, expects to have an excavator repaired, Jason Nelson said. He is construction engineer with DOH District IV in Bridgeport.