WVDOH invites area news outlets to use this website
as a source of accurate and up-to-date information about the Corridor
D project. Official news releases and other announcements about
the project will appear on this Media Center page.
Bridging of the Gap
6/14/2008 — PARKERSBURG — Increasing the unity of the Mid-Ohio Valley was the central focus during the Blennerhassett Island Bridge opening ceremony Friday. Read More
Bridge day is here!
6/13/2008 —WASHINGTON, W.Va. — The Blennerhassett Island Bridge and Corridor D have been a lifetime in the making for many area residents who were glad to see the dream become a reality Thursday afternoon. Read More
Bridge earns Gustav award
6/12/2008 - PARKERSBURG — As preparations continue for Friday’s opening of the Blennerhassett Island Bridge, the state has received an engineering award on the project. Read More
Blennerhassett Bridge set to open June 13
5/7/2008 - PARKERSBURG — The Blennerhassett Bridge is set to open June 13.
Gov. Joe Manchin, Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox and other West Virginia officials, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and other Ohio officials will play host to a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the Blennerhassett Bridge over the Ohio River June 13 at 1:30 p.m. in Wood County. Read More
Corridor D project development continues
4/27/2008 - PARKERSBURG — The objective for the development of Corridor D was to provide access to major urban centers along the East Coast from points throughout the midwest, while providing opportunities for economic development in Northwest West Virginia and Southeast Ohio. Read More
Bridge nears completion
4/12/2008 - PARKERSBURG — Work is continuing on finishing up the Blennerhassett Island Bridge with officials hoping the span will be open to traffic this summer, if the weather cooperates. Read More
Unique span nears completion
4/7/2008 - CHARLESTON — Construction workers are praying for sunny days and warm temperatures as they put the finishing touches on the Corridor D bridge, a one-of-a-kind architectural feat that runs over the Ohio River and over Blennerhassett Island. Read More
Bridge named for Blennerhassett Island
4/2/2008 - PARKERSBURG — Blennerhassett Island officials were pleased to learn Monday the Corridor D bridge spanning the Ohio River will be named The Blennerhassett Island Bridge. Read More
Corridor D Bridge
3/5/2008 - PARKERSBURG — Expected to open this spring, completion of project could mean growth for local area. Read More
Commercial Developments
2/27/2008 - PARKERSBURG —The developers of two major commercial developments are looking forward to the coming spring in getting work under way to have both sites primed for construction. Read More
Belpre hopes completion of Corridor D will help business
2/27/2008 - BELPRE —Belpre is hoping the completion of Corridor D this spring will attract new businesses into the city and surrounding area.. Read More
Table set for big economic year in ’08 for Parkersburg
12/31/2007 - PARKERSBURG — Mayor Bob Newell said the city is poised
for a big economic year in 2008. Read More
Bridge set for
spring opening
11/15/2007 - PARKERSBURG — The Blennerhassett Bridge should be open by late April or early May, finishing the last piece of the Corridor D project, said officials with the West Virginia Department of Transportation. Read More
Bridge may not open as planned
PARKERSBURG — The Blennerhassett bridge may not be completed in time to open by the end of November as originally planned, state highway officials said. Read More
Bridge nearly finished
PARKERSBURG — The Corridor D bridge spanning the Ohio River at Blennerhassett Island is on track to be completed in November, a West Virginia highway official said Monday. Read More
Corridor D expected to help growth
BELPRE — Growth and development are expected when Corridor D is finished and the bridge from Washington Bottom to Porterfield over the Ohio River opens. Read More
Bridge remains last major hurdle for Corridor D
PARKERSBURG — The majority of the Corridor D project is complete with the construction of the Blennerhassett Bridge as the last major hurdle to overcome. Read More
Bridge expected to be completed by November
04/13/07 - PARKERSBURG — Although weather has delayed some aspects of the construction of the Blennerhassett Bridge, highway officials in both West Virginia and Ohio are expecting the structure to be completed and opened by the end of November. Read More
Corridor D project nearing project nearing completion
03/07/07 - PARKERSBURG – The end of years of planning, construction, digging and detours is in sight. Read More
Jury: Holiday Inn not harmed by Corridor D
02/15/07 - PARKERSBURG — After six hours of deliberations, a Wood County Circuit Court jury of nine women and three men decided the West Virginia Department of Transportation did not harm the business of the Parkersburg Holiday Inn. Read More
Corridor D Bridge to usher in future a half century in the making
02/04/07 - PARKERSBURG — A future a half-century in the making is soon to be realized as the Corridor D bridge spanning the Ohio River over Blennerhassett Island nears its expected completion this fall. Read More
Corridor D bridge reaches milestone
01/27/07 - PARKERSBURG — Although there was no ’’golden spike’’ ceremony, a milestone was reached Friday in the construction of what will be West Virginia’s longest bridge as workers laid a keystone piece connecting the two halves of the Corridor D bridge’s arch. Read More
Corridor D Continues to Progress
04/23/06 - PARKERSBURG — Corridor D is progressing well and is now open from I-77-U.S. 50 interchange to the interchange with West Virginia 95 near Lubeck. Construction on the remaining roads and the bridge across the Ohio River is under way. It will not be too long before travelers will easily motor west from Clarksburg over the river into Ohio. Read More
Officials hope to finish Corridor D work this year
02/16/06 - PARKERSBURG — Completed interchanges and expanded bridge work marked an important year for the Corridor D project, and officials say they hope to have most of the remaining work completed this year. Read More
Bridge construction progressing smoothly, officials say
01/22/06 - PARKERSBURG — A major portion of the Corridor D project is nearing completion. Read More
More Corridor D work to begin later this month
10/07/05 - PARKERSBURG - Construction on another major part of Corridor D in Parkersburg will begin this month, officials said Wednesday. Read More
Development officials say Corridor D opened up sites
9/11/05 - PARKERSBURG - As substantial amounts of developable commercial property open up as a result of Corridor D and existing business sites are being eyed by interested firms, Wood County development officials are optimistic.
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Public meeting to discuss blasting set for Belpre
9/8/05 - BELPRE - A public meeting will be held next Thursday to discuss future blasting on the U.S. 50 Corridor D approach project. Read More
More money awarded to Corridor D project
9/8/05 - PARKERSBURG - The Corridor D project through Wood County has been awarded $8.3 million to finish the road leading to the to-be-built Blennerhassett Bridge. Read More
New section of Corridor D to open next week
8/6/05 - PARKERSBURG - Motorists can expect plenty of changes in Parkersburg next week as a new 3.5-mile section of Corridor D begins a gradual opening. Read More
Final Corridor D project to be bid
PARKERSBURG - The final contract for Corridor D in the city will be bid July 12.
Gov. Joe Manchin made the announcement Wednesday. "This project will provide paving to tie the last of the four-lane highway into the Blennerhassett Bridge over the Ohio River," Manchin said in a news release.
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W.Va awards bridge contract
PARKERSBURG – “This is a great time in our history,” Parkersburg Mayor Jimmy Colombo said after learning the largest single highway contract in West Virginia history was awarded Thursday for construction of the U.S. 50 bridge across the Ohio River just south of Parkersburg. Read More
Bids under review for
Corridor D bridge project
The West Virginia Department of Transportation is reviewing five bids opened this week for the Ohio River Corridor D bridge project, which is expected to begin construction within a couple of months. Read More
Corridor D bridge bid opening changed
The bid for the Ohio River Corridor D bridge project, originally scheduled for this week, has been rescheduled to March 9. Read More
Island bridge bids opening March 1
Deferred from prior
letting to March 9
The Division of Highways will open bids March 1 for construction of the Blennerhassett Island Bridge, Gov. Bob Wise said Monday. Read More
Traffic Pattern Changes on
WV Rt. 892 at WV Rt. 68
Parkersburg, WV – West Virginia Division of Highways, District Three, announces that crews will begin changing traffic patterns on WV Rt. 892 at the intersection of WV Rt. 68 on Monday morning, November 22, 2004, according to George Shinsky, Construction Engineer. Read More
Delays expected during night time tie-in
of existing WV Rt. 892 and new WV Rt. 892
