Operation R.I.P. Potholes update: WVDOH closing in on 65,000 potholes patched

West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) road crews continue to take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather during an early patching blitz.

Since Gov. Jim Justice and the WVDOH announced Operation R.I.P. Potholes on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, WVDOH road crews have patched 64,821 potholes along 5,484 miles of road.

Pothole patching typically doesn’t begin until the first week of April, but WVDOH officials worked with asphalt plant owners in St. Albans, Morgantown, and Princeton to open early this season, allowing road crews to make permanent pothole repairs with hot asphalt. As crews are out patching, they are finding that some stretches of road may have numerous potholes to patch, while some stretches may have none.

Asphalt plants are beginning to open in other parts of the state now, with the rest expected to open the first week of April.

Roads scheduled to be milled and filled on Wedneday, March 27, 2024 include:

WV 94, WV 85, and Spruce Laural Road, Boone County.
Ossia Road and Ovapa Road, Clay county.
US 60, WV 214, WV 61, Kellys Creek Road, Frogs Creek Road, Sissonville Drive, Mile Fork Drive, Kanawha Two Mile Road, Keystone Drive, Barlow Drive, and Wills Creek Drive, Kanawha County.
WV 2, Glenville Ridge Road, and Boggs Road, Mason County.
WV 34 and Custer Ridge Road, Putnam County.
US 60, Virginia-Benedict Road, and Hash Ridge Road, Cabell County.
WV 10, WV 3, and Buffalo Creek Road, Lincoln County.
WV 10, Buffalo Creek Road, Smokehouse-Crawley Creek Road, and West Fork-Striker Fork Road, Logan County.
WV 49 and R.A. West Highway, Mingo County.
US 52, WV 152, Ducks Creek Road, and Cabwaylingo State Forest Road, Wayne County.
US 33, WV 16, and Beech Road, Calhoun County.
US 33, Highland Farms Road, Brush Run Road, Gay Road, and Lockhart Fork Road, Jackson County.
WV 16, Ritchie County.
US 33 and WV 36, Roane County.
Lynn Camp Road, Wirt County.
Society Hill Road, Wood County.
US 50, Snowbird Lane, and Tiffany Terrace, Harrison County.
Miracle Run Road, Baker Sawmill Road, and Whetstone Road, Marion County.
Wisman Road, Monongalia County.
Glade Farms Hazelton and Stevenburg Road, Preston County.
Old US 119 and Bridge Street, Taylor County.
US 340, Jefferson County.
WV 2 and Sample Road, Ohio County.
WV 2, Tyler County.
US 19 and WV 4, Braxton County.
Marion Street Road, Upshur County.
WV 20, Webster County.
US 33, Pendleton County.
US 60, Rocklick Road, and Needleseye Road, Fayette County.
WV 12, Greenbrier County.
Hillsdale Road and Blue Lick Road, Monroe County.
WV 55 and WV 39, Nicholas County.
WV 16, Dry Fork Road, and Rift-Berwind Road, McDowell County.
Tommy Ridge/Egeria Road, Mercer County.
Blue Jay Six Road, Mt. Tabor Road, White Oak Creek Road, Tilden Road, Dry Hill Road, Maxwell Hill Road, and South Sandbranch Road, Raleigh County.
WV 97, Wyoming County.

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

Operation R.I.P. Potholes update: WVDOH closing in on 65,000 potholes patched

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