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Government Curtis Tate, Nov. 04, 2024

King Coal, Corridor H Highway Projects Win Millions In Contracts

Two major highway projects are about to get a significant amount of funding toward their completion, Gov. Jim Justice announced in Bluefield on Monday.

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Government Emily Rice, Oct. 07, 2024

More Than 1,300 Roads To Prosperity Projects Underway Or Done

To celebrate the 1,320 Roads to Prosperity projects completed, or at least begun, Gov. Jim Justice posed on the state Capitol steps with 1,320 state highway workers. ...

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Government Briana Heaney, Dec. 14, 2023

No Longer ‘The Bridge to Nowhere’: Ribbon Cutting Opens New Section Of King Coal Highway

Gov. Jim Justice held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the previously constructed Christine Elmore West Bridge, located near Bluefield. The bridge was commonly called ‘the bridge to nowhere’, because the road ended with the bridge. Now as part of a $2.8 billion Roads to Prosperity program, the King Coal Highway extends past the bridge for three miles. The new completed stretch of highway connects Airport Road to John Nash Boulevard near Bluefield.

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WVPB News Jessica Lilly, May. 22, 2014

Will Heritage Help Turn Matewan Around?

As part of the West Virginia Focus Magazine project called Turn This Town Around, experts with the West Virginia Community Development HUB are helping…

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