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After Corridor-H, what’s the next big road project in W.Va. – WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The long standing Corridor-H highway project is relatively near an end and the West Virginia Department of Transportation is starting to look at what should be the next priority project in the Mountain State.
During a presentation to the House Finance Committee Tuesday, State Transportation Secretary Steven Todd Rumbaugh told lawmakers he’s instructed his staff to begin to review and prioritize each road construction plan in the Mountain State.
“Corridor H is our number one priority at this time. The question is as we are beginning to see the end of Corridor H and its completion, where do we go next. Do we go to the Coalfields Expressway, do we go to the King Coal, do we go to Route 2? Do we try to finish I-68 across the state? What should be our next priority,” he said.
Suggesting Corridor-H was nearing completion would be a long view. Rumbaugh told the committee plans are to open the Kerens to Parsons section this summer and they’re ready to move forward with bids on the Wardensville to the Virginia border stretch in four separate projects later this year. The Secretary had no information about when or if Virginia had any desire to build their section of the highway to connect to I-81. Until that happens, the road is a four-lane which will turn into a country road in the Virginia countryside. He added, there’s still no known timeline on the most sensitive part of the highway from Parsons to Thomas and Davis. Rumbaugh told lawmakers the environmental study on that controversial stretch should be done by next year and the project ready to go to bid.
But the entire explanation came after questions from Berkeley County Delegate Michael Hite. Hite raised questions about why Berkeley County, with all of the extreme growth in the Eastern Panhandle, would not be considered the top priority immediately.
“Where on that priority list would be the highest growth area in West Virginia which is Berkeley County? Tell me about Route 9 West,” said Hite.
Rumbaugh assured him Route 9 was on the list to be reviewed.
“Are you talking about the 15 round-abouts you’re putting on Route 9 west. Is that the solution,” Hite shot back.
He furthered bristled when Rumbaugh suggested the Route 9 Bypass was one of the projects under consideration.
“Well it’s been on the books for 40 years. When are you going to make a decision?” the Berkeley County delegate sniped.
Hite’s frustration not withstanding, Rumbaugh said his staff is working on the list to set priorities, costs, population dynamics, public opinion, and the potential return on investment for every project on the books. He added focus on a single project is the better way to go because spreading them out hasn’t worked for progress.
“There’s a whole list of projects around the entire state we need to get a handle on and get some kind of logical order in which to do these. Because sitting and doing a little bit on each one never completes anything, it takes forever,” he said.
For the first time since the 2015-16 season, the West Virginia Mountaineers women’s basketball roster will feature a West Virginia native.
Wheeling product Alexis Bordas transfers in after having a tremendous freshman season up the road at Duquesne, where she averaged 15.5 points (ranked fifth in the A-10) and 3.1 rebounds per game while shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc. At season’s end, she was named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team.
Morgantown’s Olivia Seggie was the last West Virginia-born player on the women’s hoops roster.
Of course, WVU was Bordas’ dream school. Pretty much her entire family went to school here and grew up coming to Mountaineer games, so Mark Kellogg probably didn’t have to do much convincing once he made it known that they wanted her.
“Chase Harler’s from Wheeling, so I came to a lot of his games. Jevon Carter, my brother, loved him. We watched a lot more of the men back then, but Kysre Gondrezick, she was someone that I always watched.”
When asked what it’s like to finally be in a Mountaineer uniform and practicing with the group, she responded, “Yeah, it’s great to finally be here and get to meet all my teammates and become such good friends with them already. It’s been super fun, and just seeing the difference from day one to now, and how much we’ve progressed already, it’s super exciting to see.
“All the fan support last night, we had an event, and just seeing all the fans and how it’s June, and everyone’s already so excited and rallies around this team,” she added. “I know it’s extra special being from West Virginia, and I’m sure lots of little girls will look up to me and hope to be playing here one day, so it’s great to be a role model for them, too.”
Nine times last season, Bordas registered 20+ points, and of course, as a true West Virginian would, she had her best performance against the Pitt Panthers, dropping 38 on them in an 84-69 win. She went 11/22 from the field in that one, including a 10/18 day from three-point range.
Bordas is a high-volume shooter from range, as 58.8% of her attempts came from downtown last season. When you shoot 34% from there and can maybe hit the high 30s, no one will care about the shot diet being so reliant on the three-ball.
Under the new rules, Bordas will have four years of eligibility remaining.
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CLENDENIN, W.Va . (WSAZ) – Gov. Patrick Morrisey visited Clendenin West Virginia Saturday during Summerfest.
10 years ago a devastating flood swept through the community.
The governor announced $450,000 of funding for a Streetscape project during a commemoration for the June 2016 flood. The funding will go toward Clendenin’s main street – improving sidewalks, landscaping, and other pedestrian amenities.
Funding for the project comes from the Transportation Alternatives Program – a federal initiative to fund smaller scale transportation projects.
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It was a phenomenal year for the West Virginia Mountaineers on the diamond, and even with the season having been over for over a week now, the honors continue to roll in.
On Friday, second baseman/catcher Gavin Kelly and left-handed starting pitcher Maxx Yehl were both named First-Team All-Americans by D1Baseball.com. It is the first time in program history that two Mountaineers have been recognized as First-Team All-Americans in the same season.
Gavin Kelly
Kelly was essentially everyone’s pick to have a breakout season for the Mountaineers in 2026, but I’m not sure anyone expected him to do it the way he did. He hit nearly .400 all year and went on a power surge out of nowhere toward the end of the season, becoming one of the top home run hitters in the country over the last month or so of the year.
Kelly was named a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, the MVP of the Morgantown Regional, and is currently participating in the Team USA Collegiate National Team training camp in Cary, North Carolina. For the year, he hit .382 with 19 home runs and 63 RBI, cementing himself as a top draft prospect in 2027.
Maxx Yehl
Maxx Yehl was one of the best stories in all of college baseball that didn’t get talked about nearly enough. He was forced to sit out the 2025 season as he was recovering from Tommy John surgery, and prior to this season, Yehl worked exclusively out of the bullpen. The plan all along was to eventually stretch him out into a starter, and in his first year in the role, he was one of the best in the entire country.
Steve Sabins and Co. did a good job of playing it safe with him early, letting him only go two and four innings in his first two starts before turning him loose. There were a couple of moments where Mountaineer fans had to take a deep breath after he was removed from two starts, one of which was in the Morgantown Regional against Kentucky. He bounced back strong and two days later, pitched a gem against the Wildcats, helping the team advance to the super regionals for the third straight season.
Yehl finished the season with a 9-3 record, an ERA of 2.13, and 112 strikeouts to just 26 walks. He was also the first WVU hurler to win Big 12 Pitcher of the Year since Alek Manoah, who did it in 2019.
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