State Sen. Mike Oliverio’s office announced the Division of Highways would be getting help from private contractors to help take care of ditching so DOH workers could […]
Tag: potholes
Hubcaps on a pole: Spring is coming to Morgantown
They call it “The Rim Reaper.” That would have been a perfect opening for this story — an ominous nickname for the wooden pole that stands waiting, […]
Goodbye potholes and one-way streets? Maybe
R.I.P Potholes Gov. Jim Justice proudly announced operation “R.I.P Potholes” — an unusual off-season hot-asphalt pothole patching effort. As much as we criticize the West Virginia Division […]
Asphalt plants get early start with new pothole patching operation
BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — Operation R.I.P. Potholes will commence this month. Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) said crews will be […]
Aug. 6 letters to the editor
City prepared to help WVU through changes Recently I was honored to have been invited to a meeting held by West Virginia Campus Workers, a group of […]
#FTDR: Fix the (blank) roads!
Part of my daily commute includes about a half-mile portion of W.Va. 7 that is in terrible shape. The pavement is so twisted and misshapen that even […]
April 30 letters to the editor
Survey response: Council-manager best I prefer a council-manager system. The councilors in Morgantown are voted upon city-wide, and they reflect the will of the people who vote […]
March 26 letters to the editor
Public forum with council candidates Local elections matter! On April 6, at 6 p.m. at the Hotel Morgan, there will be a second opportunity for the public […]
State announces pothole repair blitz
Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston says West Virginia is already on a spring pothole repair blitz. “We already have crews out there,” Wriston said during a briefing with […]
W.Va.’s other state flower
It’s officially spring! You can tell because West Virginia’s state flower is blooming all along West Virginia’s roadways. Not the rhododendron — the orange construction cone. We […]
