Wolf Creek Contracting Company teamed up with GAI Architects and Kanawha Stone Company to concurrently perform five projects in nine different West Virginia cities throughout the West Virginia Department of Highways’ District 9. These projects involved the installation of over 900 ADA mats on streetscapes in various towns throughout WV’s District 9.
The work scope entailed the demolition of 843 sidewalk ramps and 23,000+ lineal feet of sidewalks throughout the West Virginia cities of Alderson, Ronceverte, White Sulphur Springs, Hinton, Summersville, Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Ansted and Montgomery; and their subsequent redesign and construction to meet State and Federal guidelines under the PROWAG standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. These projects were a unique approach by the West Virginia Department of Transportation to use the design build construction delivery method due to evolving PROWAG guidelines and requirements. Wolf Creek was required to coordinate the needs and desires of state and federal agencies, each municipality, numerous utilities, multiple business owners and the public – all while ensuring safety to the public, inspectors and all project workers during construction. There were multiple challenges to manage including extensive quality control as throughout the projects the PROWAG guidelines continued to evolve, requiring many design and construction changes on the fly. Traffic control was challenging in many of the cities as was the need to coordinate construction schedules with business owners to allow their customers continued access. The projects were delivered successfully and on schedule. These projects were truly special because of their complexity and their contributions to allow more and better accessibility in nine beautiful West Virginia cities.

December 7, 2015

WV Division of Highways

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