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Masontown mayor takes road woes to Charleston

CHARLESTON — Masontown has a number of problems with its roads including a hole that could swallow a small car behind the post office. Mayor James Cottrell brought the issues to light and asked what the town had to do to work closer with the Division of Highways during a meeting with ...

Masontown road mess affects residents, drivers

MASONTOWN — Burke Road in Masontown was one of the roads recently reclaimed by the West Virginia Division of Highways. The road can be reached from W.Va. 7.  James Daft, who lives on the road, said it used to be paved but is now mainly dirt. He said when it rains, it raises the ...

Legislators finally fulfill campaign promise to fix roads

Every West Virginia politician runs on a platform of better roads, but on Monday, legislators finally put some money where their mouths are. During the special session, two bills passed that appropriated $150 million of surplus funds to the Division of Highways for road work. Monongalia ...

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 ...

Preston Commission revisits roads

KINGWOOD – Last week, Preston officials met with West Virginia Division of Highways engineers to discuss roads. At Tuesday's Preston County Commission meeting, one commissioner suggested that meeting become a regular occurrence. Commissioner Samantha Stone said the recent meeting with ...

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