Phase 7: Moorefield to Baker U.S. Route 48
looking eastbound on corridor h scenic overlook between moorefield , baker
on may 31, 2000, ground broken on moorefield baker section of corridor h. 1,000 supporters present.
on june 1, 2000, advisory council on historic preservation (achp) informed west virginia division of highways has made determination of effects of alternative alignment of corridor h near moorefield on historic properties. sam beverage, acting secretary department of transportation, stated meadows , p.w. inkeep house both alignment chosen corridor h not impacted.
june 5, 2000 starting date 2 segments in hardy county. 1.62 miles (2.61 km) of partial controlled-access highway in first segment, totaling $20,746,510 included 2,810,416 cubic yards (2,148,717 m³) of excavation, 3 access roads farms, 2 structural plate drainage pipes , six-span prestressed concrete beam bridge on lick run , cr 6.
another segment @ cost of $12,499,009 let construction well. 1.7 miles (2.7 km) of highway extend first segment of phase 7 south of baker interchange. included 1,963,415 cubic yards (1,501,138 m³) of excavation, 1 farm access road, 2 structural plate drainage pipes , 2 out of 4 ramps baker interchange.
on august 30, 2000, 1.09 miles (1.75 km) of four-lane divided highway let construction. stretched cr 23/4 cr 8 , had price tag of $11.4 million.
on september 28, 2000, department of transportation announced construction of four-lane partial controlled-access highway connecting west virginia route 55 clifford hollow bridge involve construction of 2 bridges , 2.21 miles (3.56 km) of roadway. cost segment $29.6 million. second project connect clifford hollow bridge county route 1 , involve 1.96 miles (3.15 km) of construction @ cost of $15.2 million.
a 1.09-mile (1.75 km) segment of roadway let construction on october 18, 2000 @ cost of $9,864,718. segment stretched cr 23/4 cr 8.
the final segment of phase 7 let construction on november 2, 2000 clifford hollow bridge @ cost of $17.8 million. completed in october 2003.
a three-mile (5 km) segment of highway county route 1 county route 23/9 opened traffic in august 2002. on november 17, 2002, five-mile (8 km) section of roadway opened county route 23/9 baker interchange. completion of clifford hollow bridge in october 2003, 14-mile (23 km) segment of corridor h through hardy county between moorefield , baker opened traffic.
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