NES&L Low Bidder on McKee

Herald of Dec. 28, 1995

The New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. is the apparent low bidder for the $8 million widening of Route 36 through McKee Gap, submitting a bid that was $1 million lower than the only other bidder, HRI Inc. of State College. The NES&L bid on the McKee project came in at $8.1 million. The bid from HRI Inc. was $9.1 million.

The big news of 1995 in the Cove area revolved around several major public works projects that were being finished or started during the year. Martinsburg was putting the finishing touches on a $4 million sewage treatment plant as the year began, and Ro...