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Division of Highways expands training for mechanics

Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — West Virginia Division of Highways is rolling out a new training program to make sure its mechanics are the best in the business. Coordinated by the DOH Equipment Division in Buckhannon, mechanics training programs are now available for ...

DOH announces road closure

Newsroom@DominionPost.com  The West Virginia Division of Highways advises motorists of a road closure on Preston County Route 33, Gladesville/Independence Road (Market Street, near Newburg), at milepost 0.65. The closure will begin Monday and will continue until the work is ...

DOH outlines Preston County road repair plan

KINGWOOD -- A spring pothole blitz is going on in Preston County, according to a PowerPoint presentation presented by the West Virginia Division of Highways. Darby Clayton, deputy state engineer of operations, and Aaron Stevens, DOH design engineer, held a Zoom meeting with Preston County ...

Commission discusses poor road conditions and DOH action

New year, same topic KINGWOOD — It may be 2021, but the topic at this week’s Preston County Commission meeting smacked of 2018: Roads. In April 2018, the commission declared a countywide state of emergency due to road conditions. Some progress has been made, commissioners have said, ...

DOH ready for snow with equipment buy

$40M price tag largest plan in division’s history Newsroom@DominionPost.com   Armed with 185 brand-new snowplows, road crews with the West Virginia Division of Highways are ready for whatever winter and the new year brings. “The 2020 equipment plan was the largest buy ...

Halleck Road overpass work continues

Newsroom@DominionPost.com Workers continue repairs to the Interstate 79 Halleck Road overpass. More than two years ago, metal I-beam braces were installed in spots to add support.  Though from underneath, crumbling seams and supports were visible in November  2019, ...