A project to upgrade 10 traffic lights along Corridor G is among 12 projects included in a bid letting conducted by the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
The project will refurbish traffic lights on US 119 South (Corridor G) at the intersections of US 52, the southbound ramp at WV 73, WV 73 at the Fountain Place Mall, the main entrance to Fountain Place, Airport Road, Danville, WV 85, WV 3 South, the WV 214 Connector, and Little Coal River Road. The series of traffic signals includes Boone, Lincoln, Logan, and Mingo counties.
Projects on the August 12 bid letting include:
- Third Run Road piling walls. (Gilmer County)
- WV 10 paving, Branchland to Family Dollar. (Lincoln County)
- Eighth Avenue and Fifth Street paving, Huntington. (Cabell County)
- Quarrier and Virginia Street bridge rehabilitation, Charleston. (Kanawha County)
- Durgon Store Bride deck overlay, cleaning, and sealing. (Hardy County)
- War Bridge deck overlay and expansion joint replacement. (McDowell County)
- US 119 South traffic signals. (Boone, Lincoln, Logan, and Mingo counties)
- Ingleside Road slip repair. (Mercer County)
- Sgt. Robert Daveu Thompson Memorial Bridge deck overlay. (Randolph County)
- CSA Captain John Hanson McNeill Memorial Bridge deck overlay. (Hardy County)
- USAF Airman First Class Wilbur Lee Clayton Memorial Bridge deck overlay, cleaning, and sealing. (Hardy County)
- Race Track Bridge cleaning and painting. (Raleigh County)
Several factors are considered before awarding a bid, including whether a bid falls above or below the WVDOH Engineer’s Estimate and by what percentage. In cases where a bid is above the Engineer’s Estimate, WVDOH must consider the project need, repercussions of not awarding the project, additional funding sources, and whether sufficient reasons exist for the differences in estimates. Most projects are reviewed, analyzed, and awarded within a week of the bid letting, but the process can take longer.
When the Division of Highways has a project that is determined to be best constructed by a contractor, it is processed through the bid letting system. A letting is a scheduled opportunity for contractors to review and bid on several construction projects at one time. Lettings are held either once or twice per month and conducted through the Bid Express System online at www.bidx.com and handled through the Contract Administration Division. Contractors need to subscribe to Bid Express before bids can be accepted on any project.
