West Virginia Division of Highways workers repair potholes, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, on the westbound lanes of Interstate 64 Fort Hill Bridge over the Kanawha River in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä.
West Virginia Division of Highways workers repair potholes, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, on the westbound lanes of Interstate 64 Fort Hill Bridge over the Kanawha River in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä.
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The westbound center and fast lanes were closed most of the day on Wednesday on Interstate 64 across the Fort Hill Bridge in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä to repair a three-by-three-foot hole through the bridge deck.
The eastbound fast lane was also closed on the bridge to allow a boom truck access to the underside of the bridge.
While the westbound fast lane temporarily reopened to relieve congestion during rush hour Wednesday evening, it reclosed as traffic diminished so repairs could continue.Â
Crews were expected to complete pouring concrete to patch the hole on Wednesday evening, and the westbound center lane is slated to be closed for much of the day Thursday to allow the concrete to cure.
According to a West Virginia Division of Highways news release, bridge crews patched the hole in the westbound lanes with quick-curing concrete.
The WV DOH suggested detours for passenger vehicles:
Traffic heading northbound on Interstate 77 toward Parkersburg before the bridge should use Exit 95 to MacCorkle Avenue and continue west on MacCorkle Avenue to South ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä. Then enter Interstate 64 East at the Montrose Drive exit (Exit 56) and continue to Interstate 77 North.
Traffic north of ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä taking Interstate 77 southbound may get off at Exit 106 (Edens Fork) and take Sissonville Drive to W.Va. 25; or use Exit 58C (Washington Street), take U.S. Route 119 (Pennsylvania Avenue) to Kanawha Boulevard; or take Exit 58C (Washington Street) to U.S. Route 60 to W.Va. 25.
Traffic north of ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä taking Interstate 79 southbound may also use Exit 58C (Washington Street), take U.S. Route 119 (Pennsylvania Avenue) to Kanawha Boulevard; or take Exit 58C (Washington Street) to U.S. Route 60 to W.Va. 25.
What's next
The WVDOH has adopted a three-phase plan to address the aging concrete deck on the Fort Hill Bridge.
Crews are currently doing preventative patching to address areas of the bridge they think may cause problems in the near future. By fall, the WVDOH hopes to bid out a project for more extensive patching, followed by an asphalt overlay across the bridge, which is scheduled to have the deck replaced in 2027.
The Fort Hill Bridge is one of the most heavily traveled bridges in West Virginia, according to the news release.
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