MORGANTOWN -- The relationship between local elected officials and the West Virginia Division of Highways has followed a recognizable pattern over the last decade-plus. It proceeds as such: Local frustrations mount over time - be they over specific issues, a general lack of maintenance, ...
MORGANTOWN -- It’s been discussed, debated, argued over, designed, contracted out and cancelled. Now it appears the roundabout planned for the angular intersection of University Avenue, Collins Ferry Road and Baldwin Street has come full circle. Mountaineer Contractors, out of ...
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 from two cities over, or maybe 150 miles away. That, in a nutshell, is the setup when it comes to traffic ...
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 was provided to the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board this week in response to member ...
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 up on Chaplin Hill Road at both I-79 off ramps in the first quarter of 2024. In ...
MORGANTOWN — A representative of the West Virginia Division of Highways said samples taken by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection showed no evidence the acid spill that closed a portion of I-79 for nearly 48 hours last week “contaminated or negatively affected any of ...