The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, November 27, 1994              TAG: 9411240273
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN              PAGE: 20   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Briefs 
DATELINE: SUFFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

CONTRACT AWARDED

The Commonwealth Transportation Board of the Virginia Department of Transportation has awarded a $905,000 contract to B.P. Short & Son Paving Co. of Petersburg to widen and improve Gates Road.

The 3.3-mile project will widen the travel lanes from 9 to 11 feet and build 6-foot emergency shoulders. A box culvert also will be installed to improve drainage. by CNB