VTCA Media Release

Release Date: April 19, 2007


WHAT:	    Best Transportation Construction Project in Virginia for 2006 is the 
            Mattaponi River Bridge Replacement Project

WHY:	    Excellence in design and construction sets the standard for Virginia.  
            The citizens of West Point and travelers through West Point are 
            delighted!


VTCA Members Receive 
VDOT Construction Quality Award
For the Mattaponi River Bridge Replacement Project
 

Working together, four members of the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance 
have received the 2006 Construction Quality Award from the Virginia Department of 
Transportation for their work on the Mattaponi River Bridge Replacement Project, 
Route 33 in West Point, Virginia.   The awards are given annually to recognize a 
project team whose work exemplifies the best in construction quality and management 
practices.

The prime contractors recognized for excellence in construction are McLean Contracting 
Company and Bryant Contracting, Inc. Lead Designer for the project was PB.  The 
Consultant Project Manager was Wilbur Smith Associates.  

The Saluda Residency in VDOTs Fredericksburg District was also recognized for excellence 
in project management.  

The Mattaponi River Bridge Replacement Project is the first of two projects that will 
replace two swing span bridges with modern four lane bridges through the Town of West 
Point.  As a replacement for the Lord Delaware Bridge, which carried Route 33 over the 
Mattaponi River, the project is an integral part of relieving major traffic bottlenecks 
for rail, river barge, and vehicular traffic traveling between I-64 and Route 17, while 
complementing community efforts to revitalize this essential business corridor.  Overcoming 
strict environmental challenges involving the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the project was 
completed on time and on budget.  
 
VTCA represents contractors, aggregate producers, engineers and suppliers who design, 
build and maintain the Commonwealths transportation infrastructure. The prestigious 
awards were presented on April 12, 2007 during the VTCA Spring Conference in Roanoke, 
Virginia.