MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom indicated Wednesday the state has earmarked some $1.4 million in Highways Safety Improvement Program dollars to address the intersection […]
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Richwood redevelopment project moving forward at its own pace
MORGANTOWN — Standing on the back deck at 318 Richwood Ave., it’s hard not to be taken in by the view. Members of the Monongalia County Commission […]
MPO looking to have engineering on call, applying for federal Safe Streets grant
MORGANTOWN — In an effort to be more nimble in its ability to respond to grant opportunities and address emerging issues and projects, the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan […]
Property owners continue to oppose Green Bag roundabouts
MORGANTOWN — Direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts on the natural, physical, socioeconomic and cultural environments are not anticipated to be significant. That was the determination of the […]
The wheels on the bus don’t go that fast
At the Monongalia County Commission meeting late last week, parents of Ridgedale Elementary School students raised concerns about the intersection of Grafton and Goshen Roads. The matter […]
MPO Policy Board asks state to consider pedestrian crossing of Earl L. Core Road
MORGANTOWN — Local officials are hoping the West Virginia Department of Highways will give pedestrians some assistance in navigating the confluence of Earl L. Core Road (W.Va. 7), Mineral […]
Van Voorhis project plans raise questions about bank location, eminent domain
MORGANTOWN — The BB&T bank located at the corner of W.Va. 705 (Chestnut Ridge Road) and Van Voorhis Road is partially built on a 2,214 square-foot strip […]
‘Northern bypass’ used to push Roads to Prosperity vote no longer a state priority
MORGANTOWN — The crown jewel of the Roads to Prosperity sales pitch in Monongalia County is all but off the table as far as the state is […]
MPO Policy Board holds the line on Dents Run intersection project, will study UTC
MORGANTOWN — Sending a message. That’s how Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board Chairman Tom Bloom explained Thursday’s policy board decision to reject a West Virginia […]
To prevent floods, need less concrete and more ‘sponges’
When MPO Executive Director Bill Austin met with The Dominion Post Editorial Board, he talked about building resiliency into the Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Resiliency is creating infrastructure […]