Construction on a project to renew downtown Wheeling’s streets and sidewalks continues.
The West Virginia Department of Transportation is installing drainage structures along Main and Market streets in Wheeling.
The construction requires pedestrian and traffic detours but with access to all businesses.
Crews still need to install sidewalks and trees and shrubs. They will replace traffic lights and eventually mill and pave the affected streets.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured the Wheeling Streetscape project in July. It received a $16 million grant from a federal discretionary infrastructure spending program called RAISE, or Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure With Sustainability and Equity.
The $32 million project broke ground last year and is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2025.