Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 06, 2020
Brayman Battles Tight Project Turnaround
A major project to replace bridge decks began in early October in Charleston, W. Va. The West Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Division of Highways is replacing the decks on the I-64 Danner Road overpass bridge, which is between the Oakwood Road (exit 58A) and Montrose Drive (exit 56) exits....
WVDOT - Thu November 07, 2019
WVDOT Unveils Interactive Online Map of All Road Projects
Leaders with the West Virginia Department of Transportation unveiled an all-new, interactive, web-based map that shows every road project going on across the entire state. The map also provides real-time statistics on how much road work has been completed across a variety of categories, including Gov....
Office of Gov. Jim Justice - Mon May 13, 2019
West Virginia Celebrates Start of King Coal Highway Addition
Gov. Jim Justice held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 1, with leaders from the West Virginia Department of Transportation, to commemorate the beginning of roadwork on an addition to the King Coal Highway (U.S....
Associated Press - Thu February 28, 2019
Transportation Officials Reviewing Gov's Proposal to Fund Road Repairs in W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. (AP) West Virginia Department of Transportation Secretary Tom Smith said officials are reviewing a proposal by Gov. Jim Justice to take road bond money meant for major projects and use it to repair secondary roads....
Office of Gov. Jim Justice - Thu December 20, 2018
Gov. Justice Announces $40M in Grant Funding for Road Work
Gov. Jim Justice announced Dec. 6 that West Virginia will receive $40 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grants. These grants are designated by the Federal Government for use by the West Virginia Department of Transportation on two major projects: a bypass around Berkeley Springs in Morgan County, and construction of approximately 10 miles of Corridor H, a four-lane expressway in Tucker County that is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System....
Office of Governor Justice - Mon October 15, 2018
WVDOT Rejects Bids for Bridge, Road Work in Ohio County
Gov. Jim Justice announced that the West Virginia Department of Transportation has rejected bids received for the I-70 bridges and paving project in Wheeling and has begun a review and evaluation to change the scope of the project so that it may be re-bid....
Office of the Governor of West Virginia - Mon October 15, 2018
Gov. Justice OKs Contracts for Roads to Prosperity Projects
The West Virginia Department of Transportation, with approval from Gov. Jim Justice, announces that it has awarded contracts as part of the Roads to Prosperity Program, financed with General Obligation bonds....
Tue September 05, 2017
AASHTO Taps WVDOT'S Gillispie to Chair NTPEP Committee
David Bernhardt, Association president, appointed Aaron Gillispie of the West Virginia Department of Transportation to chair the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program Oversight Committee. That program is a public-private partnership that provides single-source testing of common products used by state DOTs and manufactured to AASHTO standards....
Mon August 21, 2017
West Virginia DOT: Road Damage From Recent Storms at $7M So Far
The West Virginia Department of Transportation's Division of Highways estimated that as of Aug. 1 the state had absorbed about $7 million in flood damages to roughly 200 roads in 11 counties, after heavy rains created sudden flooding July 28 and 29....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed April 19, 2017
Maryland SHA, W.Va. DOT Project Widens Interstate 81
The Maryland State Highway Administration is in the early stages of widening I-81 (Maryland Veterans Memorial Highway) and rehabilitating several bridges in the Williamsport area of Washington County. The project is Phase I of a four-phase project....
