Construction Magazine April 2016 | Page 89

USA the community ,” says Stewart Gaither , Vice President of Bizzack Construction .
As U . S . Route 460 is completed , it will create a stronger connection between Buchanan and the rest of Virginia , but also far beyond .
“ US-460 runs through several states , so this will help connect this area with better roads to provide economic development and job opportunities while we ’ re doing the work ,” says Gaither . “ Then afterward it will provide the ability for these people to travel to other places for jobs , or to bring jobs to the community .”
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH COAL SYNERGY Coal synergy plays a significant role in making this project viable and affordable for the state of Virginia . Coal synergy reduces road building costs substantially by using coal companies ’ largerscale earth moving equipment to prepare the road bed to rough grade , allowing the companies to recover marketable coal reserves during road bed preparation , states VDOT . While Bizzack is not in Buchanan to mine for coal , it does make use of the valuable coal that it

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