PRT Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/prt/ Morgantown Area News Sat, 08 Nov 2025 12:07:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png PRT Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/prt/ 32 32 A PRT looks at 50: WVU’s ‘Ride of the Future’ still moving people https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/11/08/a-prt-looks-at-50-wvus-ride-of-the-future-still-moving-people/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 12:07:20 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=549709 MORGANTOWN – They would never admit it, but the folks responsible for keeping West Virginia University’s little blue Personal Rapid Transit cuboids (PRT) plugging along must certainly be embroiled in […]

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]]> Status of 2024 earmarks uncertain https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/03/22/status-of-2024-earmarks-uncertain/ Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:12:27 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=533646 MORGANTOWN — The continuing resolution signed into law this past week averted a government shutdown, but may have closed the door on a number of projects across West Virginia. As […]

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]]> Congressional funds help keep PRT going https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/07/02/congressional-funds-help-keep-prt-going/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=345813 We’re thrilled to hear that West Virginia University will receive $6.4 million in congressionally directed spending to refurbish the PRT guideway and stations. The PRT is as much a part […]

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]]> PRT open again after Saturday closure https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/11/14/prt-open-again-after-saturday-closure/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:51:17 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=310939 West Virginia University officials confirmed the PRT was closed Saturday, Nov. 11 because of a power rail failure at the Walnut Street station. Rumors of a fire on the tracks […]

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]]> Proposed changes to Route 29 Greyline https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/05/13/proposed-changes-to-route-29-greyline/ Sat, 13 May 2023 14:55:02 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=288416 Mountain Line Transit Authority is proposing changes to Route 29 Grey Line, which will provide three daily trips between Morgantown and Pittsburgh seven days a week beginning July 1. Proposed […]

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]]> Mountain Line Work https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/10/22/mountain-line-work/ Sat, 22 Oct 2022 14:14:52 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=247735 Anderson Excavating continues to work on a $1.2 million project to replace all the existing asphalt around the transit authority’s Westover hub, 691 Fairmont Road. Project Manager Bob Pingley previously […]

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]]> Requirements for masks on PRT, university buses eased https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/04/21/requirements-for-masks-on-prt-university-buses-eased/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:37:57 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=230830 As of Wednesday, passengers on WVU’s Public Rapid Transit (PRT) cars or buses no longer need to mask up to ride. This is pending any additional guidance after a federal […]

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]]> WVU settles Mon Boulevard rockslide lawsuits https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/08/16/wvu-settles-mon-boulevard-rockslide-lawsuits/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 01:24:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=204370 MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University Board of Governors has settled two lawsuits relating to injuries caused when boulders from a rockslide fell onto Monongahela Boulevard and the PRT track in […]

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]]> West Virginia University students respond to university’s preliminary fall semester plans https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/05/09/west-virginia-university-students-respond-to-universitys-preliminary-fall-semester-plans/ Sun, 09 May 2021 17:36:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=192922 West Virginia University students voiced their opinions and concerns regarding an article released by WVU Today earlier this week, which provided a preview of the university’s unfinalized plan for the […]

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