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Staff Writer Photo by Scott McCloskey Traffic pattern changes are expected to take place in several areas throughout the I-70 Bridges Project in the coming week, including the shifting of the single I-70 eastbound lane above the back channel bridges over to the westbound side of the interstate. Motorists on Interstate 70, already dealing with traffic pattern changes with the I-70 Bridges Project, can expect some more in several areas along that interstate. West Virginia Division of Highways of...

Staff Writer Photo by Scott McCloskey Motorists can expect to see lane shifts on I-70 between the Fort Henry Bridge and the West Virginia-Ohio state line over the next week. WHEELING — Those traveling on Interstate 70 between Wheeling Tunnel and the West Virginia-Ohio state line could see lane shifts as early as today and over the coming week. West Virginia Division of Highways Area Engineer Mike Witherow said that, as part of the I-70 Bridges project, motorists can expect to see the single...

Staff Writer Photo by Scott McCloskey Traffic continues to be narrowed to one lane in both directions on a section of Interstate 70 Friday near the West Virginia Welcome Center in Ohio County as a longwall mining operation passes deep below the surface. Motorists now driving through one-lane sections of Interstate 70 near the West Virginia Welcome Center in Ohio County won’t have much longer to deal with that. Road resurfacing repairs due to longwall mining in the area should be finished by ...

WHEELING — Beginning Monday, a single left lane restriction will be implemented for about five months on a small section of Interstate 70 west in the Fulton B

SCOTT McCLOSKEY Staff Writer Photo by Scott McCloskey Motorists encounter brief delays this week on the McColloch Street/Peninsula off-ramp from W.Va. 2 North as Swank Construction removes concrete deck from I-70 East near the Wheeling Tunnel. WHEELING — Motorists traveling the McColloch Street/Peninsula off-ramp from W.Va. 2 North may have experienced slight delays over the past couple of days as Swank Construction crews continue removing sections of concrete deck above the roadway as part...

Staff Writer A vehicle exits Interstate 70 east at downtown Wheeling. Beginning Monday, eastbound drivers will have to exit downtown to get around work on the Fulton Bridges. However, this detour will change again this summer. (Photo by Scott McCloskey) WHEELING — Drivers heading east on Interstate 70 near the Fulton Bridges will, starting Monday, take Exit 1A into downtown Wheeling to use the local detour. Once the summer hits, those directions will change. West Virginia Department of Highwa...

smccloskey@theintelligencer.net Beginning Monday, I-70 eastbound will be closed from U.S. 250/W.Va. 2 south — 16th Street exit (Exit 1B) to the Oglebay Park exit (Exit 2A) in order for Swank Construction to begin phase two of the Fulton Bridge Replacement as part of the I-70 Bridges Project. Photo by Scott McCloskey WHEELING — Motorists from Ohio traveling east on Interstate 70 will have a tougher time getting through Wheeling — and to places like Wheeling Hospital — starting M...

Staff Writer Beginning Monday, I-70 East will be closed from U.S. 250/W.Va. 2 South - 16th Street Exit (Exit 1B) to the Oglebay Park Exit (Exit 2A) in order for Swank Construction to begin phase two of the Fulton Bridge Replacement as part of the I-70 Bridges Project. (Photo by Scott McCloskey) WHEELING — Motorists from Ohio traveling across the Interstate 70 Fulton Bridge will have a tougher time getting through Wheeling — and to places like Wheeling Hospital — starting Monday. Swank Con...

smccloskey@theintelligencer.net Photo by Scott McCloskey – Motorists travel on I-70 East near the Wheeling Tunnel Friday. Swank Construction is expected to close this section of the highway in early February as work resumes on the east side of the Fulton Bridges. WHEELING — Motorists should expect to see Swank Construction crews out working once again on the $215 million I-70 Bridges Project in Ohio County by the end of January, according to West Virginia Division of Highways Area Engine...

smccloskey@theintelligencer.net Photo by Scott McCloskey – Motorists are detoured off Exit 2A at Mount de Chantal Road in Wheeling as the section of I-70 West at the Fulton Bridges was closed for nearly nine months as part of the I-70 Bridges Project. That section of the interstate was reopened in October ahead of schedule. WHEELING — Whether it was the ongoing construction of the $215 million Interstate 70 Bridges Project or traffic delays brought on by a longwall mining project near th...