MORGANTOWN – Imagine how difficult it must be to perfectly program timed traffic lights to optimize the flow of traffic in a densely populated urban area. Now imagine doing it […]
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Lights coming to Exit 155, Caperton Trail in summer 2025
MORGANTOWN — It now looks as if the temporary traffic lights planned for the I-79 Exit 155 off ramps might be operational by the end of next summer. An update […]
Exit 155 traffic light update has policy board members seeing red
MORGANTOWN — Almost exactly one year ago (Oct. 19, 2023) members of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board were told they would likely see temporary traffic lights going […]
MPO to study Don Knotts pedestrian bridge
Is it feasible and where should it go? The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board on Thursday approved the scope of work for a study to answer those questions […]
Exit 155 work now $110 million, Chaplin Hill improvements not included
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 […]
MPO Policy Board says it needs more information on Exit 155
MORGANTOWN — Area policy makers on Thursday tabled a request from the West Virginia Department of Transportation regarding I-79 Exit 155 citing a need for additional information. The request before […]
State making pedestrian-involved accidents a top priority
MORGANTOWN — On average, there are 66 accidents annually causing death or serious injury to vulnerable road users (non-motorists) in West Virginia. Of that number, more than 70% of both […]
Bus drivers ‘scared to death’ over Green Bag roundabouts
MORGANTOWN — Nineteen school bus drivers signed their names to a letter asking the West Virginia Division of Highways to reconsider its plan to build roundabouts on Green Bag Road. […]
MPO votes to create seat for Morgantown Area Partnership
MORGANTOWN — For the first time in its 20-year history, the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board voted Thursday to alter its membership. In a unanimous vote, the policy […]
Mileground project now expected to stretch into late 2023
MORGANTOWN — Construction on the Mileground widening project is now expected to stretch through the majority of 2023. West Virginia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Jennifer Dooley confirmed Friday the work […]
