Second Interchange News Today

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $18,880,000 for eight West Virginia highway pro

On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced close to $19 million will be going towards eight West Virginia highway projects. One project that is receiving significant funding is the I-79 exit near Star City, which looks to reconfigure exit 155.

Locally, the Coalfield Expressway will be receiving $1,500,000, and the King Coal Highway will be receiving $5,000,000.

Almost half of a more than $18.8 million investment will go toward projects in our area.