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The West Virginia Department of Health Facilities (DHF) has unveiled a comprehensive initiative aimed at bolstering the quality of care for seniors across West Virginia through a strategic capital investment plan for the state’s four long-term care facilities – Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley, John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center in Fairmont, Hopemont Hospital in Read More…
A West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) employee and a motorist were life-flighted to the hospital after a pickup truck struck a WVDOH mower on Interstate 79 near the Stonewood and Nutter Fort exit. A pickup truck was heading north on I-79 at about 8:30 a.m. when it collided with a WVDOH mower. Both the driver Read More…
NEWS PROVIDED BY West Virginia Department of Transportation The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) has more than $191 million in federally funded paving projects scheduled for fiscal year 2024. The total includes $76.7 million for projects on state interstates, $40 million for projects on US highways, and $74,387,500 for other state and US Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV – West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) road crews have laid down nearly 700 tons of asphalt and milled and filled potholes along more than 1,000 miles of roadway in Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, and Wayne counties since an asphalt plant in Poca opened on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Gov. Jim Read More…
West Virginia Department of Transportation There will be substantial delays on Calhoun County Route 20, Beech Road, beginning at milepost 5.56, to milepost 10.38, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., beginning on Thursday, November 16, 2023, through Friday, December 15, 2023, for several culvert replacements. Motorists are asked to plan accordingly. Inclement weather or Read More…
There will be substantial delays on Calhoun County Route 20, Beech Road, beginning from milepost 0.00, to milepost 10.38, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., beginning on Tuesday, November 07, 2023, through Friday, November 17, 2023, for a culvert replacement. Substantial delays are to be expected. Flagging personnel will be present to maintain Read More…
NEWS PROVIDED BY West Virginia Department of Transportation October 25, 2023 There will be delays on Wirt County Route 1, Tuckers Creek Road, from milepost 2.20, to milepost 5.80, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., beginning on Monday, October 30, 2023, through Sunday, March 31, 2024, for a waterline installation. Delays of up Read More…
On Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, Gov. Jim Justice called a special session of the West Virginia Legislature to request $150 million in supplemental funding for the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH). Anticipating the Legislature would approve the budget request, the WVDOH has used a portion of the funding to pay for nearly $60 million Read More…
