Progress on Altona Lagoon, Midland Road, East Airport, and Route 669 Bridges continues as part of the St. Croix bridge projects, the Virgin Islands Public Works Department announced.
At Altona Lagoon, the bridge approaches have been paved and the road was unofficially opened to traffic last week. Striping of the roadway and signage will follow. This project is not considered complete without a completely striped bridge. The contractor, VI Paving Inc., will also finish repairs to the parapet walls along the bridge and some cosmetic work on the approaches to the sidewalks, according to the press release.
VI Paving is currently working on the bridge at East Airport Road, which is awaiting repairs to a wastewater line at the site. Once those repairs are completed, backfilling will begin. Both bridges are expected to be finished this year. the press release stated.
Work has commenced on the Agriculture Bridge on Route 669. Custom Builders, the contractor, has cleared the site and is preparing to lay the foundations for the bridge abutments on both the northern and southern sides. At the Midland Road Bridge, the contractor previously coordinated with the Water and Power Authority to relocate their lines. They are currently waiting for Viya to respond so they can locate and adjust their underground lines before work can proceed, the release stated.
Eastern Federal Lands, a division of the Federal Highway Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation, is managing the major bridge projects. DPW acts as a liaison between FHWA, local contractors, and the community, it said.
