The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-03
ROAD CONTRACTS
TO Be AWARDED
Important Marion. County
Roads III Projects to Be
Decided Tomorrow

81 ntEhNfhyH IN q score OF counties,
including Marion County, will be
awarded tomorrow by the State
Road Commission in Charleston.
The work win cost approximately
32Q00sQ00s and AZ least 400 bids on
all the projects are expected, more
Than this number OF applications
for plans and specifications havink.
been received by the engineers OF
tho highway department.
The counties In which the work
+ to he done include Kanawha, NC.
DoWell. Mercer, Mason, Wayne,
Mingo. Roane, Richie, Wood, Ohio,
Webstefs Marion, Monongalia. Har.
risony Berkeley, Jefferson, Hamp-
shire, Hardy and Logan. Bridges
afe 10 be built In Mason, Richie,
pleasgnts-Tyler line, Berkeley and
Harrison counties.
Perhaps the most important OF
the projects are In Marion. Monon.
eaiia and Harrison. There are de.
lgned to accelerate the proposed
interstate road from Point Marion,
Pm 70 the Virginia state line.
The!com1iission's estimate Of TIT
1uantites OF materials necessary
10 build the roads in Marion, Har-
Hson and Monongalia counties is
q follows.
Marion County.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pike, is
ndles; unclassttied excavation, q.
800 cubic yards; class A concrete.
five cubic yards; class B concrete,
ten cubic yards: metal reinforce
ment for structures, 100 pounds.
wire rope guard rail, 1895 lineal
feet; alternate, plain cement con-
crete base course, 2,975 cubic
Yards; alternate, one course ce-
tnent concrete pavement. 1913 GU.
bic yards; alternate, vitrified brick
pavement 1879 square yards.
Mononaalta County.
MoFgsntownPoint Marion road,
miles; unclassified excavation,
100000 cubic yards; class A cou.
crete ten cubic yards; class B. con,
irrete, twenty cubic yards; metal
reinforcement for structures, 500.
Pounds alternates: one course ce.
menk concrete pavement, 1900 Gu
ttg yards; plain cement concrete
course, 9,s11 cubic yards; Wit
tfled brick pavement, 55,76s square
yards: vie rope guard rail, 1920
1lneai feet.
Mtnonaaiia County.
INSTRUMENTATION; road, SIS
miles; unclassified excavation, s..
600 cubic yards; class A concrete,
twenty cubic yards: class B cont
crete, seventy.five cubic yards
metal reinforcement for structures,
100 pounds; wire rope guard rail,
$500 lineal feet; alternates: one
course cement concrete pavement,
fa.25S cubic yards; plain cement
concrete base course. 1000 cubic
yards; yitrified brick pavement.
i3eg62 square yards.
Harrison County.
Clarksburg-Fairmont road, 4.24
NTliles; unclassiiied excavation, a.
800 cubic yards; borrow excava.
aton, $500 cubic yards; class A
concrete, ten cubic yards: class r
concrete, fifty cubic yards: metal
reinforcement for structures, 500
pounds; twelve inch, reinforced
Concrete. pipe, 200 lineal feet; eigh
teen inch, 200 lineal feet: twenty.
-four inch, 100 lineal feet: vitritied
tile underdrain, 1000 lineal feet;
wire rope guard rail, $500 Inca,
feet: loose stone, seventy;fIve OH.
bic yards: broken stone base
course, 1880 cubic yards; one
course cement concrete pavement.
tS,376 cubic yards; bituminous mac
adam surface course, 1850 square
yards; bituminous material for
penetration macadam, 1850 gal.
Ions
The foregoing estimate also ape
plies 10 project 3,023, Clarksburg.
Fairtnont road In Harrison County,
and TO the approaches to bridge to
6sa IN iFoteet us.
Marion County,
F~ourtenth mile of Fairmont-
Clarkshurg pike: unclassified eX
caYations 1875 cubic yards: class
a concrete ten cubic yards; class
G concrete, ten cubic yards; metal
reinforced concrete for structures,
100 pounds eighteen inch rein-
forced concrete pipe, thirtytwo
lineal feet; drop inlets, two; wire.
rope guard ran $40 slineal feet; one
course cement concrete pavement.
1900 cubic yards.
According to statistics compiled
BY 3. n Palmer, district state road
engineer, there are 1881 miles of