Two Brooke County Roads Receive Appropriation for Repaving

Funding for two road projects in Brooke County was included in a $150 million supplemental budget appropriation approved by the legislature in a special session in May.
The allocation for local projects totaled $1,071,000.
The projects, the distance they cover and expected costs are:
•WV 88 Ohio County line to Bethany Resurfacing, $607,500.
•WV 67 Hukill Road to Bethany Resurfacing, $463,500.
On Thursday, May 30, Gov. Jim Justice signed Senate Bill 1002, surrounded by Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston and Division of Highways workers, giving the DOH the funding to move forward with another round of paving projects all across the state.
“The DOH is excited for the opportunity to provide resurfacing of the roadways selected as part of the program,” said Joe Pack, chief engineer of operations. “Our crews are able and willing to step in and perform the resurfacing in conjunction with the paving industry.”
Sixty-six paving projects are covered with the surplus funding in the western and northern portion of the state including Brooke, Ritchie, Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Roane, Wirt, Wood, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler and Wetzel counties.
Larkmead Road in Wood County is currently being paved and Jones Ridge in Roane County and Left Fork Rock Run Road in Pleasants County paving projects are completed.