BRIDGEPORT – Broken roads. Broken bridges, Broken system. Broke. Gov. Patrick Morrisey traveled to the heart of road condition discontent on Monday to announce what he’s calling […]
Tag: West Virginia Division of Highways
After five-week delay, DOH says Walnut Street work ready to resume
MORGANTOWN — If you spend any amount of time downtown, you’re likely aware that one lane of upper Walnut Street, as well as the adjacent sidewalk, has […]
Holland Avenue work to stretch beyond June 22, city preps for paving
WESTOVER — The lead engineer on Westover’s Holland Avenue project told Westover City Council construction will stretch beyond the anticipated June 22 completion date. “We are not […]
MPO accepts Don Knotts pedestrian bridge feasibility study
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 […]
DOH begins lengthy right-of-way process for River Road project
MORGANTOWN — Typically, River Road news in April or May involves a timeline explaining when the West Virginia Division of Highways hopes to get the road reopened […]
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 […]
Bridge on winter ’26 timeline, Harmony Grove still under review
MORGANTOWN — A representative of the West Virginia Division of Highways said the state’s current expectation is the Morgantown Industrial Park access road and bridge project will […]
City, county respond to damning report on area road conditions
MORGANTOWN — It would have been easy to say, “We told you so.” Members of the Monongalia County Commission chose not to do so Wednesday when asked […]
City’s traffic commission to jump start truck discussion
MORGANTOWN — Whether it’s the city’s comprehensive plan or the local MPO’s metropolitan transportation plan, removing the never-ending procession of heavy trucks from downtown Morgantown has been […]
