West Virginia
Trucking Leaders Hail West Virginia Bill as Step Against 'Seat Belt Gag Rule'
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The West Virginia Legislature has passed a bill to allow use or nonuse of seat belts as admissible evidence in civil actions, a legislative step the trucking industry has applauded.
April 9, 2021Maine Earns C-, West Virginia Gets D on ASCE Infrastructure Report Cards
Left: An SUV on Cadillac Mountain Drive in Acadia National Park in Maine. (Tashka/Getty Images); Right: Sunset at the New River Bridge Gorge in West Virginia. (BackyardProduction/Getty Images)
The American Society of Civil Engineers on Dec. 2 released infrastructure report cards for Maine and West Virginia, both of which reflect challenges associated with aging infrastructure and financial needs.
December 2, 2020West Virginia Turnpike Tolls' Future Uncertain
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Although a bill to eliminate the West Virginia Parkways Authority failed to pass, the agency still faces uncertainty beyond 2019, the Parkways general manager said.
April 13, 2017West Virginia Contractors Group Encouraged by State's Infrastructure Proposals
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Gov. Jim Justice’s proposal to sell $1.4 billion or more in bonds to fund highways and infrastructure projects reached a receptive audience in West Virginia Contractors Association Executive Director Mike Clowser.
January 17, 2017Paul Mattox Leaving Post as West Virginia's Transportation Secretary
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Paul Mattox, who has served as West Virginia's transportation secretary since 2006, will return to the private sector as the governor-elect, Jim Justice, fills his cabinet with his own appointees, according to the West Virginia Metro News Network.
January 9, 2017DOT Gives West Virginia $5.7 Million for Emergency Road Repair After Floods
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Flood-ravaged West Virginia will receive $5.7 million in emergency relief funds for road repair from the Federal Highway Administration, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced June 30.
July 1, 2016Transportation Funding Hike All But Dead in West Virginia
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West Virginia bases its fuel taxes on the wholesale price, a policy that cost the state 2.6 cents per gallon of revenue during the past two years.
March 8, 2016West Virginia Senator Says It's Time to Address State’s Roads
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As the Senate Transportation Committee advanced a bill Feb. 9 to keep tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike, one senator said it's well past time for the state to have a plan for transportation funding.
February 10, 2016