By Charles Boothe | Bluefield Daily Telegraph Jul 30, 2021 1 hr ago Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key negotiator in the infrastructure talks, is surrounded by reporters as walks through the Capitol in Washington on July 13. PHOTO BY J. Scott Applewhite WASHINGTON â With funding coming for the King Coal Highway and Coalfields Expressway from the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said a process must be in place to target projects on those two highways that are ready to go. The bill, which includes $550 billion in new spending, is setting aside $110 billion for roads, bridges and major projects around the country.