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Commissioners 'excited' about transportation leadership changes

MORGANTOWN -- Hope springs eternal in the hearts of Monongalia County Commissioners - at least when it comes to the county’s on-again, off-again relationship with the West Virginia Division of Highways brass. Members of the commission on Wednesday reacted to news that Jimmy Wriston is ...

Wriston must clarify interchange comment

Speaking of Tom Bloom — we’re joining him in calling on Department of Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston to clarify comments he made about the Harmony Grove interchange and the $70 million bridge meant to connect the Morgantown Industrial Park to the interstate until the interchange ...

Wriston updates on progress of Corridor H

BY MIKE NOLTING At more than 50 years and counting, state officials hope a large final section of Corridor H can be under construction in the next year. State Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, recently acknowledged the priority on the final episode of WV On The DOT podcast of ...

Bloom asking for clarification on Wriston's Harmony Grove comments

MORGANTOWN — The reassurance provided in October, when Gov. Jim Justice sat in front of Mountaintop Beverage and promised “two accesses” to the Morgantown Industrial Park, took a serious hit Tuesday when Department of Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston seemed to tell state ...

Dear DOH, neglecting is abdicating

The season is changing, the weather is cooling, the days are shorter and the leaves are putting on their autumn colors. Yet one thing remains the same: The state-maintained roads are still in terrible condition. Medians are overgrown, ditches haven’t been cleared, potholes are popping up ...