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A retaining wall, complete with landscaping, is in place where the old Greyhound bus station stood along U.S. 50 in Clarksburg. Contractor Reclaim still needs to pave the access road and parking lot adjacent to the retaining wall. Staff photo by Jim Davis
A retaining wall, complete with landscaping, is in place where the old Greyhound bus station stood along U.S. 50 in Clarksburg. Contractor Reclaim still needs to pave the access road and parking lot adjacent to the retaining wall. Staff photo by Jim Davis
CLARKSBURG — Come next month, Central West Virginia Transit Authority bus drivers will be leaving the station via Fourth Street again — this time without having to dodge debris from an old depot building no longer there.
A retaining wall, complete with landscaping, is in place where the massive Greyhound building stood, and workers should start paving the new access road next week, according to officials with the transportation provider.
“What they have left to do is basically pave the parking lot and access road, stripe it, and put up signage and some lights,” said Richard Gaines, with CENTRA’s engineering consultant Stantec.
“There’s also some fencing to go up on the retaining wall between the columns” at the top, Gaines added. “We are shooting for a completion date of June 4.”
A dedication of the spruced-up area is set for 1:30 p.m. June 6, said Mario Blount, president of CENTRA’s board of directors.
Officials will unveil the name of the new access road during the ceremony, Blount said.
CENTRA is paying for the retaining wall, new access road and 24-space parking lot.
The wall consists of blocks held in place with a textile fabric and backfill, Gaines has said.
Contractor Reclaim is connecting the wall with part of the retaining wall from the old depot, Blount said.
Reclaim is doing the work for $529,983. The Fairmont contractor also demolished the bus station for $255,999, bringing the total project cost to $785,982.
Blount said he is pleased that the project didn’t go over budget.
The contractor had only one change order, and that was to build the wall’s footer deeper than originally planned, Blount said.
“We were able to get this project done and at budget,” he said. “For a project that had so many unknowns, Stantec did a great job with ... the project.”
Gaines said the project has had very few hiccups.
“There have been a few surprises, but overall the project has been very successful,” Gaines said.
Blount said the project has made the area safer — both for bus drivers who used to drive through the old Greyhound building to access Fourth Street and motorists driving along the eastbound lanes of U.S. 50.
“It also makes that area more aesthetically pleasing to the eye,” Blount said.
Clarksburg City Manager Martin Howe couldn’t agree more.
“The overall site is a tremendous improvement to the area,” Howe said.
Gaines said the area will look even better once the dwarf trees planted in front of the retaining wall are in full bloom.
“In my opinion, the project has beautified the area over what was there previously,” Gaines said.
Staff writer Jim Davis can be reached at (304) 626-1446 or by email at jdavis@theet.com
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