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King Coal, Corridor H Highway Projects Win Millions In Contracts

A group of state leaders throw shovels full of dirt in a symbolic groundbreaking for a highway project.
Gov. Jim Justice, Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston and other state officials break ground on a new section of Corridor H.
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Two major highway projects are about to get a significant amount of funding toward their completion, Gov. Jim Justice announced in Bluefield on Monday.

“The most important highway to West Virginia is the completion of Corridor H. It is. It truly is. But then the next most important are the Coalfields Expressway and the King Coal Highway. Because it brings the southern part of West Virginia back into reality with everybody else.”

That’s how Justice framed his visit to southern West Virginia Monday to announce contracts for both Corridor H and the King Coal Highway.

He said $57 million would go toward completing two and a half miles of the King Coal Highway, while $77 million would go toward the Kerens to Parsons section of Corridor H.

Both roads have been in the works for years – decades, even. Justice credited the Roads to Prosperity program for the state’s progress on the projects.