Operation R.I.P. Potholes update: WVDOH patches more than 5,500 miles of road
3/28/2024
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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 66,455 potholes along 5,536 miles of road. WVDOH road crews continue to take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather during an early patching blitz. 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 now opening in other parts of the state, allowing hot patching to occur in almost every one of the Mountain State’s 55 counties. Roads scheduled to be milled and filled on Thursday, March 28, 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, Hillcrest Drive, Wills Creek Road, and Sunset Drive, Kanawha County.
- WV 2, Leon Baden 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 3, Buffalo Creek, and Limestone Branch Road, Lincoln County.
- WV 10, Buffalo Creek Road, Smokehouse-Crawley Creek Road, and West Fork-Stricker Fork Road, Logan County.
- WV 49 and R.A. West Highway, Mingo County.
- US 52, WV 152, Docks Creek Road, and Cabwaylingo State Forest Road, Wayne County.
- US 33, WV 16, and Beech Road, Calhoun County.
- US 33, Highlawn Farms Road, Brush Run Road, and Gay Road, Jackson County.
- WV 16, Ritchie County.
- US 33, WV 36, and Cotton Tree Road, Roane County.
- Fish Hatchery Road, Wirt County.
- Turie Lane, Snowbird Lane, and Virgil Street, Harrison County.
- Miracle Run Road, Baker Sawmill Road, and Whetstone Road, Marion County.
- National Church Hollow, Monongalia County.
- Cornwell Road, Glade Farm Hazelton, and Hudson Road, Preston County.
- Old US 119 and Wall Street, Taylor County.
- Boggs Run Road, Marshall County.
- WV 2 and Sample Road, Ohio County.
- US 250, Wetzel County.
- WV 20, Barbour County.
- US 19 and WV 4, Braxton County.
- Trolley Street and Mayre Street, Lewis County.
- WV 20 and Glassworks Road, Upshur County.
- WV 20 and McAvoy Road, Webster County.
- WV 28, Pendleton County.
- US 219, Tucker 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.
- Dry Fork Road, Rift-Berwind Road, Davy Roderfield Road, and Welch-Davy Road, McDowell County.
- Tommy Ridge/Egeria Road, Mercer County.
- Coal City 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.
Contact:
WVDOTCommunications@wv.gov