MORGANTOWN – At one point in time, it was hoped temporary traffic lights would be in place at I-79’s Exit 155 ramps sometime in 2024. That goal was eventually adjusted, and local officials were cautiously optimistic they could be up and functioning before the start of WVU’s ongoing ...
MORGANTOWN -- The old proverb teaches that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. On Wednesday, the West Virginia Division of Highways, Monongalia County Commission and developer WestRidge took the critical first step down what promises to be a long and difficult road ...
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 the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board lauded the move as a necessary stop gap effort ...
MORGANTOWN -- In 2019, the state of West Virginia said it was committing $66 million to reconfigure I-79 Exit 155. Working with the county and developer WestRidge, the state said the new interchange would be constructed in a divergent diamond configuration with a westbound flyover and ...
MORGANTOWN – Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin both announced on Friday a federal award of $53.32 million for the Chaplin Hill Gateway Project, which includes construction of bridges, interchanges and pedestrian and bicycle connections. The funding comes from the U.S. Department ...
State leaders’ failure shown on Chaplin Hill Another winter, another chance to damage your car driving on Chaplin Hill Road, the northern entrance to Granville, Star City and Morgantown off Interstate 79, Exit 155. It only took some freezing weather in December to regrow the potholes ...