
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 14, 1990                   TAG: 9003142578
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV10   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: PEMBROKE                                 LENGTH: Short

PEMBROKE BRIDGE CONTRACT AWARDED

An emergency contract was awarded to Pressure Concrete Construction Co. of Portsmouth to repair the mid-stream pier under the Virginia 623 bridge crossing the New River near Pembroke.

The Virginia Department of Transportation announced plans for the contracting company to pour additional concrete around the pier footing, at and below the water line, to strengthen it. The work is now underway with acontract for $97,000.

Deterioration of the pier was noted in a routine inspection of the bridge by VDOT engineers.

by CNB