Operation R.I.P. Potholes update: What roads are next?

Since Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) announced Operation R.I.P. Potholes on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, WVDOH road crews have patched 18,071 potholes along 3,519 miles of road.

Justice and the WVDOH have been taking advantage of unseasonably warm weather to get a head start on the spring pothole patching season.

Asphalt plants in Poca, Princeton, and Morgantown remain open the week of Monday, February 19, 2024, allowing the WVDOH to make permanent pothole repairs with hot asphalt.

Roads scheduled to be milled and filled on Thursday, February 22, 2024, include:

WV 85 and Riverside Road, Boone County.
WV 4, Clay County.
US 119, WV 817, WV 622, WV 62, WV 61, Indian Creek Road, and Rutledge Road, Kanawha County.
Jerry’s Run Road and Poindexter Road, Mason County.
WV 817 and WV 62, Putnam County.
Interstate 64, US 60, and Holiday Park Drive, Cabell County.
Interstate 79, WV 131, and Marshville/Rock Camp Road, Harrison County.
WV 218, Little Fall Mill Road, and Paw Paw Creek Road, Marion County.
US 119 and WV 7, Monongalia County.
WV 72 and WV 7, Preston County.
Berry Run and Buck Run Road, Taylor County.
WV 16, Fayette County.
WV12, Greenbrier County.
WV 122 and WV 12, Monroe County.
WV 20, Summers County.
WV 83, McDowell County.
Red Sulphur Turnpike, Mercer County.
Sweeneysburg Road, Raleigh County.

As Operation R.I.P Potholes continues, the DOT will keep the public informed through regular press announcements.

Operation R.I.P. Potholes update: What roads are next?

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