VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED THE AWARDING OF SEVERAL HIGHWAY CONTRACTS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. ONE CONTRACT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY 1.9 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE USED TO REPAIR THE ROUTE 19 BRIDGE IN TAZEWELL COUNTY. OTHER WIDENING PROJECTS INCLUDE ROUTE 622 IN SMYTH COUNTY, A TWO MILE SECTION OF ROUTE 600 IN GRAYSON COUNTY, A PORTION OF ROUTE 607 IN DICKENSON COUNTY, AND WORK ON A BRIDGE OVER THE NEW RIVER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 619 IN WYTHE COUNTY. ALSO WORK IS SCHEDULED ON THE ROUTE 1202 BRIDGE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 1206 IN WISE COUNTY.