Traffic Safety

Safety Improvements Planned For Crash-Prone Charles Town Intersection

Efforts to reduce vehicular accidents at a troubled Charles Town intersection will soon bring new construction. But first, representatives for the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) say they want to learn more about the needs, concerns and opinion...

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State Calls For ‘Return On Investment’ Regarding Highway Maintenance At $4 Billion Steel Plant

A study of West Virginia's deadliest roadways, released by the Barber Law Firm, analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from 2018 to 2022 and found Route 2 atop the list with an average of seven fatalities per year.

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Federal Funds Help Support Safer Streets

Three communities in the northern part of the state are getting some help to improve road safety.  Martinsburg, Wheeling and Star City will share close to $1 million from the U.S. Department of Tra...

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Bill That Would Strike Down ‘Rolling Coal’ Sparks Senate Committee Debate

A bill that would restrict "rolling coal" — a form of protest in which drivers release thick clouds of smog from there vehicles — advanced in the West Virginia Senate on Monday, but not without pushback from some lawmakers.

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