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Scott Miller Hill Bypass to open Thursday, July 18, 2024

7/16/2024


 A major construction project that was decades in the making will end Thursday, July 18, 2024, when the Scott Miller Hill Bypass on US 33 near Spencer opens to traffic.
 
Two months ahead of schedule.
 
“This one’s been a long time coming,” said Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, P.E. “This one’s really close to the hearts of a lot of people in West Virginia.”
MEDIA: For drone footage of Scott Miller Hill Bypass, CLICK HERE.
MEDIA: For an interview with Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, CLICK HERE.

The 4.3-mile bypass runs from Tuckers Run to Middle Fork on US 33, and will allow trucks and other vehicles to avoid several bad curves on US 33.
 
“Once again, another project that lingered and lingered for decades and decades, with he advent of the governor’s big, bold vision and Roads to Prosperity program, here we are completing another massive project that will have a major impact on the citizens in the region,” Wriston said.
 
“Scott Miller Hill always had a lot of accidents because of the steepness of the grade. Most of our goods and services are brought here by truck,” said Spencer Mayor Terry Williams.

Williams, who has been mayor for more than four decades, said the Scott Miller Hill project has been in discussion as long as he can remember.
 
In 2020, Kanawha Stone, of Poca, was awarded a contract for $40.4 million to build the bypass.
 
"Work on this project will be a real upgrade for the safety of our motorists," Gov. Jim Justice said at the time. "Basically, a big bend in the road going over a mountain that leads into the town of Spencer is going to be removed.


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