V&G’s $32 Million Corridor "H" Project
Steep Angles, Hard Rock, Strict Protocols Make It One Of Toughest Jobs Ever
(3rd Quarter 2010)

A Look "Through The Lens" at Vecellio & Grogan's Corridor "H” Highway Construction Project in Grant County, West Virginia

Job Facts: • $32 Million WVDOH Contract • 1.9 Miles of 4-Lane Highway • 5.7 Million c.y. Earthwork • 613’ Long Bridge • 10’ x 10’ x 1,420’ Box Culvert

(Photos by Carl Thiemann)

V&G crew members Argel Cook, Jr. and Greg Timberlake secure steel girders near the top of a row of bridge piers. A form will be placed on the girders and a concrete cap poured to support a Corridor H bridge crossing a local road.

Project Manager Jim Smith radios to crew members below as he monitors job progress from an access road higher up the mountain. With the project’s steep angles, narrow work area, hard rock and many environmental protocols, Smith calls it “the toughest job I’ve ever worked on in my 42 years in this business.”


Dozer Operator Harold Eye spreads excess fill material in a waste area. In the background are temporary haul roads and access roads along the upper edges of the project.


Crane Operator Lee Roberts inspects lumber next to a rebar cage.

(Photos by Carl Thiemann)

Return to top