WVDOH paves over 100 miles of roads in Kanawha Valley area using money from supplemental budget appropriation

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Contractors for the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) have completed more than 100 paving projects and paved more than 100 miles of road in and around the Kanawha Valley using funds from a $150 million supplemental budget appropriation requested by Gov. Jim Justice and approved by the West Virginia Legislature.   “The WVDOH is pleased to be able to resurface additional roadways related to the General Revenue Surplus funding provided,” said Joe Pack, P.E., WVDOH Chief Engineer of Operations and District 1 Engineer, which comprises Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Mason, and Putnam counties. “This funding allows for the advancement of up to five years of projects and is much needed for continual maintenance of our roadways.”   Gov. Justice signed the bill providing the extra highway funding on Thursday, May 30, 2024. The WVDOH is using the money to pave roads all over the state, in addition to paving provided to the WVDOH through $190 million in federal highway funds.   In all, the $150 million budget supplement is paying for 406 different paving projects in every county in West Virginia, with 135 of those projects already complete.

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In the eastern Kanawha Valley and neighboring counties of Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Mason, and Putnam counties in District 1, 20 of 55 scheduled paving projects are already complete. Major project already finished include an approximately $1.5 million project to pave more than 7 miles of Leon Baden Road in Mason County, over $780,000 to pave nearly 6 miles Manilla Ridge Road in Putnam County, $264,000 to pave a little over 3 miles of Grassy Fork Road in Clay County, and $253,000 to pave about 2 miles of Springfork Drive in Kanawha County.   In the western Kanawha Valley and neighboring counties of Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, and Wayne counties in District 2, 31 of 43 paving projects are already complete. Finished projects include a $418,000 to pave nearly 3 miles of East Mud River Road in Cabell County, $517,000 to pave over 5 miles of Frances Creek in Lincoln County, almost $307,000 to pave 3 miles of Harts Creek Road in Logan County, $510,000 to pave over 3 miles of R A West Highway and $508,000 to pave WV 65 from Delbarton to Elk Creek in Mingo County, and $621,000 to pave WV 152 from Camp Creek to Lavalette in Wayne County.   “The General Fund Surplus Program complements other investments being made in our paving program and has allowed us to continue addressing decades of deferred maintenance,” said District 2 Engineer Rob Pennington, P.E. “This program will reduce future maintenance costs and allow these savings to be cycled through other roads in the future, thus improving the overall condition of the road network.”