At the Monongalia County Commission meeting late last week, parents of Ridgedale Elementary School students raised concerns about the intersection of Grafton and Goshen Roads. The matter […]
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MPO Policy Board asks state to consider pedestrian crossing of Earl L. Core Road
MORGANTOWN — Local officials are hoping the West Virginia Department of Highways will give pedestrians some assistance in navigating the confluence of Earl L. Core Road (W.Va. 7), Mineral […]
Van Voorhis project plans raise questions about bank location, eminent domain
MORGANTOWN — The BB&T bank located at the corner of W.Va. 705 (Chestnut Ridge Road) and Van Voorhis Road is partially built on a 2,214 square-foot strip […]
‘Northern bypass’ used to push Roads to Prosperity vote no longer a state priority
MORGANTOWN — The crown jewel of the Roads to Prosperity sales pitch in Monongalia County is all but off the table as far as the state is […]
MPO Policy Board holds the line on Dents Run intersection project, will study UTC
MORGANTOWN — Sending a message. That’s how Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board Chairman Tom Bloom explained Thursday’s policy board decision to reject a West Virginia […]
To prevent floods, need less concrete and more ‘sponges’
When MPO Executive Director Bill Austin met with The Dominion Post Editorial Board, he talked about building resiliency into the Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Resiliency is creating infrastructure […]
Our transportation future starts now
The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking input for its Metropolitan Transportation Plan, which will detail how the MPO’s urbanized area transportation system will evolve from […]
MPO seeks input for major transportation plan update
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Director Bill Austin is gearing up for a major update to the MPO’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Or, as he […]