By Kendra Gilchrist
For Charleston Gazette-Mail
Months-long lane closures are set to begin Tuesday evening as contractors build crossovers in preparation for a massive project to redeck the Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge, also known as the Fort Hill Bridge, the West Virginia Department of Transportation announced in a recent news release.
The eastbound and westbound fast lanes and inside shoulders will be closed on Interstate 64 from approximately the Montrose Drive exits and entrances to the Virginia Street East exits and entrances, beginning Tuesday at 8 p.m., according to the news release. Work will take place from approximately 8 p.m.-6 a.m. daily.
The bridge, built in 1975, carriers approximately 100,000 vehicles a day across the Kanawha River, making it the most heavily traveled bridge in the state, according to WVDOT.
Two crossovers will be constructed, one between the Montrose Drive and Oakwood Road interchanges and a second between the Lee Street and Bigley Avenue interchanges, WVDOT explained in a news release Monday. The crossovers will allow all traffic to switch to one side of the bridge during the following construction.
In June, Triton Construction Inc. was awarded a contract for approximately $74.5 million to replace the deck. They will replace the deck on one side of the bridge at a time, according to the news release.
In early 2027, Triton plans to move all traffic to the eastbound lanes of the bridge to replace the deck on the westbound side. Then, traffic will be moved to the westbound lanes to replace the deck on the eastbound side.
WVDOT’s project website, I64FortHillBridge.com, provides details about the project and the anticipated construction schedule, which will be updated regularly as work progresses.
All work is expected to be done by the Spring 2028, according to WVDOT.
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