MORGANTOWN — In October 2023, when it was first announced that two sets of temporary traffic lights were likely coming to Chaplin Hill Road at I-79 Exit 155, members of […]
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Morrisey: Massive culture change needed on roads
BRIDGEPORT – Broken roads. Broken bridges, Broken system. Broke. Gov. Patrick Morrisey traveled to the heart of road condition discontent on Monday to announce what he’s calling a “massive culture […]
MPO accepts Don Knotts pedestrian bridge feasibility study
MORGANTOWN — In October 2023, the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization was prepared to steer $400,000 in Transportation Block Grant dollars into engineering a pedestrian bridge spanning Don Knotts Boulevard. […]
Roundabouts, changes to Grumbein Island, Willey Street recommended
MORGANTOWN — The intersection of Beechurst Avenue and 8th Street. The multi-pronged intersection of Stewart Street, Protzman Street, Van Gilder Avenue and Hoffman Avenue. And, potentially, the intersection of U.S. […]
Study: Don Knotts pedestrian bridge possible for about $7 million
MORGANTOWN — Is a pedestrian bridge spanning Don Knotts Boulevard feasible? Morgantown’s Historic Railroad Depot was filled Thursday evening with dozens of people interested in the answer to that question. […]
MPO report crunches the numbers on metro area crash data
MORGANTOWN — In the five-year span between 2019 and 2023, more than 10% of all vehicle crashes in the metropolitan area occurred on the roughly 3.5 mile stretch of WV […]
Green Bag project awarded for 2025 construction season
MORGANTOWN — Kingwood-based Mountaineer Contractors seems to have cornered the market on Morgantown’s controversial roundabout projects. The same firm that was awarded a $2,091,104 contract in September to build an […]
Study to decide fate of coveted pedestrian connection
MORGANTOWN – A pedestrian bridge spanning Don Knotts Boulevard would create a safe, direct connection between a significant portion of the city’s population and both the riverfront and rail-trail network. […]
MPO to explore local control of traffic lights
MORGANTOWN – Imagine how difficult it must be to perfectly program timed traffic lights to optimize the flow of traffic in a densely populated urban area. Now imagine doing it […]
Lights coming to Exit 155, Caperton Trail in summer 2025
MORGANTOWN — It now looks as if the temporary traffic lights planned for the I-79 Exit 155 off ramps might be operational by the end of next summer. An update […]
