Approved Detour Routes

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Detour A (I‐77 Exit 59 to Exit 48) 

If I‐77 southbound is closed between exits 85 and 48, traffic will be notified of the closure and ifrequired, detoured at Charleston onto I‐79 traveling northbound.  Detoured drivers will proceed north on I‐79 to exit 57 and will then be directed to US‐19 where they will travel south to Beckley.  From there, drivers can take the exit 48 entrance ramp to I‐77 and proceed south.

Motorists traveling east on I‐64 will take exit 59 onto I‐77 north and will be directed onto I‐79north at exit 104 (I‐77) interchange.  From here, drivers should proceed with the detour outlined above. If the northbound lanes of I‐77 are closed between exits 85 and 44, drivers will be directed to take exit 48 and continue north on US‐19 to the exit 57, I‐77/US‐19 interchange. From there, drivers will proceed south on I‐79 to the exit 104 interchange. Drivers will then have the option to proceed north or south on I‐77.

Detour B (I‐77 Exit 96 to Exit 85)

US‐60 will serve as the detour route to bypass I‐77 between Marmet and Chelyan.  In the case of a south bound incident, motorists will be detoured off I‐77 at exit 96 and proceed on US‐60 to Chelyan. Drivers will then be directed across the Chelyan Bridge and onto the I‐77 entrance ramp at exit 85 (if the incident is in the northbound lanes, drivers will follow the reverse of the route).

Detour C (I‐77 Exit 48 to Exit 40)

In the event of a road closure between exits 48 and 40, traffic will be detoured to US‐19 and I‐64to bypass the closure.  For a southbound closure, I‐77 motorists will be directed to take the North Beckley Exit, and proceed north on US‐19 to the intersection with WV‐16/US‐19.  Traffic will proceed south on US‐19, which is named Robert C Byrd Drive but changes to Eisenhower Drive, to the interchange with I‐ 64.  Motorists will then be directed to proceed west on I‐64 until they are reconnected with I‐77. (If the incident is in the northbound lanes, drivers will follow the reverse of the route). 

Detour D (I‐77 Exit 40 to Exit 28)

In the event of a road closure between exits 40 and 28, traffic will be detoured along US‐19 andI‐64 to bypass the closure. For a southbound closure, I‐77 motorists will be directed to take Exit 40 which is the I‐64 eastbound exit. Drivers will proceed east on I‐64 to exit 125A and then proceed south on WV‐307 named Airport Road to the intersection with US‐19.  Drivers will then follow US‐19 south to the I‐77 intersection at Ghent.  (If the incident is in the northbound lanes, drivers will follow the reverse of the route).

Detour E (I‐77 Exit 40 to Exit 9)​

In the event of a road closure between exits 28 and 9, traffic will be detoured along I‐64, US‐219, and US‐460 to bypass the closure.  For a southbound closure, I‐77 motorists will be directed to take Exit 40 which is the I‐64 east bound exit.  Drivers will proceed east on I‐64 to exit 169 and then proceed south on US‐219 approximately 46 miles to the intersection with US-460.  Motorists will be directed west on US-460 and will continue on US-460 to the intersection with I-77.  (If the incident is in the northbound lanes, drivers will follow the reverse of the route).