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W.Va. and Va. Complete U.S. 219 Bridge Replacement Project

West Virginia and Virginia have completed a bridge replacement project on U.S. 219.The new $1.7 million bridge spanning Rich Creek connects Monroe County…

  West Virginia and Virginia have completed a bridge replacement project on U.S. 219.

The new $1.7 million bridge spanning Rich Creek connects Monroe County in West Virginia and Giles County in Virginia.

The bridge was funded by both states and the federal government.

The Virginia Department of Transportation developed the construction plan and acquired the right-of-way. The project was overseen by the West Virginia Department of Transportation.

West Virginia artist and Peterstown resident Pete Ballard tells the Bluefield Daily Telegraph  that he hopes the bridge will be named for his ancestor, Christian Peters.

Peterstown is named for Christian Peters, who settled in the community in 1784.

Crackdown Coming in Charleston Work Zone Speeding

State police may soon crack down on reckless drivers going past Charleston work zones.Department of Transportation spokesman Brent Walker tells the…

State police may soon crack down on reckless drivers going past Charleston work zones.

Department of Transportation spokesman Brent Walker tells the Charleston Daily Mail that reckless driving and excessive speeding through interstates have become a growing problem. Although no timetable exists yet for the increased enforcement, Walker says State Police will be addressing the issue soon.

Walker said speeding is worst in a work zone along Interstate 64 near the Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge, also known as the Fort Hill Bridge.

Department of Transportation officials have ordered monitoring by camera in that area because the confusing interchange and diverted traffic lane has increased the likelihood of crashes.

The speed limit in work zones is 50 miles per hour.

Corridor H Project Yields Water Pollution Fines

The Corridor H highway project has yielded $74,000 in state environmental fines for water pollution violations.

In a consent order signed Wednesday by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, the state Department of Environmental Protection levied fines for pollution in Beaver Creek. The order says the violations stemmed from sections of the Corridor H project near Davis.

The order says the project exceeded its limits on releasing iron into waterways 30 times from mid-2013 through 2014.

In April 2014, a DEP investigation found that a sediment basin on the project had failed and released muddy water and sediment into the creek. DEP noted several instances of sediment and discolored water because of the project.

DEP says it issued a similar order in January 2014.

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