West Virginia
WVa Turnpike Upgrade at Beckley Getting Finishing Touches
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The ending touches on a six-lane improve of the West Virginia Turnpike in Beckley are getting underway and anticipated to final about eight weeks.
The $140 million widening challenge on the eight-mile stretch was completed final fall, however closing paving and striping had been delayed to permit vacation visitors to have full entry on the closely traveled street.
Paving and striping will happen between 7 p.m. and seven a.m. to reduce influence on motorists, stated Jeff Miller, government director of the West Virginia Parkways Authority. Delays must be anticipated till the work is full.
The velocity restrict within the zone can be 55 mph, the state Division of Transportation stated. Miller stated it will likely be strictly enforced.
“It’s a really, very busy space, and we simply don’t need something unhealthy to occur to anyone,” he stated.
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