Gov. Justice announces Statewide Paving Program

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – Gov. Jim Justice joined leaders and employees with the WVDOT to rejoice the beginning of spring paving season and to announce plans for probably the most formidable years of roadwork in state historical past.

“It’s off the chart what’s happening with our roads in West Virginia,” Gov. Justice mentioned. “West Virginia is the place to be. We’re the vacation spot in all of the journey guides. However all this goodness wouldn’t be doable with out how we proceed to enhance our roads.”

The occasion was held alongside Harner Run Highway in Morgantown, which is ready to be resurfaced with state-owned paving gear and state crews.

It’s among the many first of 266 roads throughout the state that may obtain contemporary pavement as a part of this 12 months’s program.

The Governor and WVDOT Secretary Jimmy Wriston P.E. introduced that over 800 miles-worth of roadways might be resurfaced this 12 months, with initiatives going down in all 55 counties throughout the state.

The initiatives alone will add as much as $208 million-worth of enhancements to West Virginia’s roads.

“These numbers are only for initiatives which are purely resurfacing initiatives,” Gov. Justice mentioned. “That doesn’t even embody all the extra {dollars} for paving work that might be going into a number of different main initiatives by means of the Roads To Prosperity program.”

Extra paving initiatives could also be added to this system over the course of the 12 months as funding turns into out there.

“We’ve received one of the best coach within the Governor, we’ve received one of the best gamers, we’ve received one of the best instruments, we’ve received one of the best individuals,” Secretary Wriston mentioned. “The revitalized West Virginia Division of Transportation is one of the best DOT within the nation, and we show it each day.”

Gov. Justice and Secretary Wriston additionally unveiled the WVDOT’s 2022 Statewide Interactive Roadwork Map, marking the fourth 12 months that West Virginians will be capable of entry this on-line instrument and see what roads close to them are scheduled to be improved this 12 months.

Click here to view the Interactive Roadwork Map.

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