More than 900 West Virginia highway and bridge projects are in line to receive funding from a $1.6 billion bond proposal that goes before the state’s voters on Oct. 7. The bonds are part of a $2.8 billion transportation funding initiative proposed earlier this year by Gov. Jim Justice (R).
Topping the list, released by the West Virginia Dept. of Transportation on Aug. 28, is major rehabilitation and replacement of the I-70 Ohio River Bridge at Wheeling, a project estimated to cost $172.5 million. A new I-79 connection for Morgantown, at a location yet to be determined, would receive $100 million.