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 […]
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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 […]
Green Bag roundabouts tied up in court
MORGANTOWN — For anyone who’s been following the Green Bag Road saga, it likely comes as no surprise that the project to construct a pair of roundabouts […]
Gaskins to MPO Policy Board: I want to be a partner
MORGANTOWN — In what some may interpret as a sign of the apocalypse, a collection of local officials offered a round of applause Thursday as West Virginia […]
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 […]
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 […]
MPO Policy Board adopts transportation plan
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board has adopted a new Transportation Improvement Program representing nearly a quarter billion dollars in transportation projects over […]
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 […]
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 […]
University Avenue roundabout construction planned for March
MORGANTOWN — It’s been discussed, debated, argued over, designed, contracted out and cancelled. Now it appears the roundabout planned for the angular intersection of University Avenue, Collins […]
