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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 Don Knotts Boulevard. After all, the connection has been identified as a Tier 1 ...

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 following the latest slide. That was certainly the case last spring, when a section of hillside broke loose following heavy ...

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 finds itself parked in court. West Virginia Division of Highways District 4 Manager Earl Gaskins explained as much during a recent ...

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 Division of Highways District 4 Manager Earl Gaskins concluded the latest stop on his mending fences tour. Speaking before the ...