MORGANTOWN — Kingwood-based Mountaineer Contractors seems to have cornered the market on Morgantown’s controversial roundabout projects. The same firm that was awarded a $2,091,104 contract in September […]
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Study to decide fate of coveted pedestrian connection
MORGANTOWN – A pedestrian bridge spanning Don Knotts Boulevard would create a safe, direct connection between a significant portion of the city’s population and both the riverfront […]
University Avenue roundabout construction planned for March
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 […]
MPO to explore local control of traffic lights
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 […]
Lights coming to Exit 155, Caperton Trail in summer 2025
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 […]
Exit 155 traffic light update has policy board members seeing red
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 […]
MPO to study Don Knotts pedestrian bridge
Is it feasible and where should it go? The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board on Thursday approved the scope of work for a study to […]
Exit 155 work now $110 million, Chaplin Hill improvements not included
MORGANTOWN — In 2019, the state of West Virginia said it was committing $66 million to reconfigure I-79 Exit 155. Working with the county and developer WestRidge, […]
MPO Policy Board says it needs more information on Exit 155
MORGANTOWN — Area policy makers on Thursday tabled a request from the West Virginia Department of Transportation regarding I-79 Exit 155 citing a need for additional information. […]
State making pedestrian-involved accidents a top priority
MORGANTOWN — On average, there are 66 accidents annually causing death or serious injury to vulnerable road users (non-motorists) in West Virginia. Of that number, more than […]
