 The West Virginia Department of Transportation planned repairs to the bridge which began in 2009, including structural repairs to the truss and the towers and also the enforcement of the carrying capacity.Work that began in 2010, awarded to Ahern & Associates in a $16,547 contract, included the installation of period lights along the outside cables of the bridge and a new paint and color scheme.Officials actually polled the visitors of the website for the West Virginia Department of Transportation to pick the color scheme.