In the last 25 years I am guesing said they have paved that stretch of road 18 times. Maybe 20.
How many times can you pave one stretch of road?
Ridiculous
How many times can you pave one stretch of road?
Ridiculous
I64 West Teays Valley to Milton
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Dtard lives along that stretch, and he has the politicians in his back pocket, so that's why it gets paved annually.
You’re exaggerating but point well taken. The current work is a complete rebuild of the road bed not a patch and resurface job.
Yeah and it's causing horrific traffic too. There have already been 4-5 deadly accidents since the work began. What they really need to get started on is widening the area around the Nitro bridge to 3 lanes so traffic won't bottleneck there. I would say 90% of the wrecks that happen on 64 happen right around that bridge. I've never seen anything like it.
It was an exaggeration to make a point
You are correct
But they have resurfaced it many times
That's going to be a helluva job when they finally do it, but I agree, it has needed to be widened for at least two decades now. Ridiculous
Hard to imagine that the entire I -64 corridor has not been widened from Huntington to Charleston. I would bet that about 1/3 of the state lives between the two cities and their respective MSA's. While I am at it I would say they need to widen Rt 2. Most of the commerce is along the Ohio River. You can take 2 from Wheeling to Huntington. It couldn't hurt to have all 3 big transportation means all working together, rail. river and road.
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Considering one third the entire state population is less than Columbus metro or Austin metro or a growing area with a greater GDP the federal funds are more appropriately used other areas.
The point is that infrastructure helps spur growth. The area we are discussing has blossomed over the past 25 years. I am well aware of the distinction you make. I would suggest that ignoring areas like West Virginia is not a wise choice for our nation. Your view reminds me of Frontier Communication who wants to cherry pick and provide quality service to established areas while ignoring the rural areas. I would think as a dyed in the wool liberal you would support "shovel ready" jobs.I would think that you would support helping the down and out. West Virginia and the people who live there are truly a untapped resource IMO.
How about commerce and traffic going to Columbus from 64 and all points west? Tearing up the roads in WV.
Route 2 holds a lot of promise but don’t bet on major changes. Charleston and Kanawha County have every major road pointed at the Kanawha Valley. The 35 upgrade is pushing most local commerce and shopping to Kanawha County, 119 has taken all the business that traveled to Htgn from Logan/ Williamson area. Add in the three Interstates and they have it covered.
Very, very little of that touches I-64 anywhere in WV.
WV long ago should have expanded 64 to 3 lanes from the WV-KY border to Charleston. Instead WV built some Corrider highways in the middle of nowhere.
I-64 isn't a big commerce roadway, except for some of it in Virginia. I travel 64 a lot between St Louis and WV, and outside of the metro areas there is little traffic on it. Louisville to Lexington is the busiest. I don't think the Feds are going to do shit now for it in WV, especially since earmarks ended.
No not at all and I’m not liberal. I would spend money on productive areas all day long over i64 between Huntington and Charleston. That would be no where near the top.
Adding a second bridge at Nitro and a third lane is part of the Bond that was just passed. The work being done Milton east was approved before the bond passed, thus started earlier than the bond work.
That area is the oldest part of I-64.
Bond work will include ( I think) 3 lanes from 29th St to Mall.
Area around Mall increased to 4 lanes.
New interchange to Culloden.
Also new section of I-73/74 (US 52) from Kenova exit to Pritchard.
That area is the oldest part of I-64.
Bond work will include ( I think) 3 lanes from 29th St to Mall.
Area around Mall increased to 4 lanes.
New interchange to Culloden.
Also new section of I-73/74 (US 52) from Kenova exit to Pritchard.
I drive from the Hurricane exit to the Milton exit almost daily during the rush hour. It’s not so bad to get on when it’s already knocked down to one lane. But even then there’s a bunch of stop and go driving which is frustrating considered there’s no obstructions 90% of the time. Why people can’t maintain 55 mph in an unobstructed single lane is beyond me. I think the gawkers are the one that mess the whole thing up. They slow down for the thrill of watching asphalt being poured and that starts a chain reaction of brake hitting that puts cars at a standstill 1/4 of a mile back. Just drive already.
On another note, I was reading about one of the people that died. I kept wondering how you get killed in stop and go traffic from being rear ended. Then I read he was driving a Neon. It wasn’t even a semi that rear ended him. It was a Toyota 4 Runner. I just can’t imagine how vulnerable you are driving a car that small.
On another note, I was reading about one of the people that died. I kept wondering how you get killed in stop and go traffic from being rear ended. Then I read he was driving a Neon. It wasn’t even a semi that rear ended him. It was a Toyota 4 Runner. I just can’t imagine how vulnerable you are driving a car that small.
It's not so much a small car as it is that technology and crash standards have changed a lot since the Neon was designed. Chrysler began design work on the Neon in 1990...now I feel really old.
The last girl was in a Cavalier.
I'd imagine being rear ended into another car doesn't help either . The car doesn't get to spin around or coast off To dissipate any energy.
I-77 should have gone down the river from Parkersburg to Huntington to Bluefield (U.S. 52 corridor) instead of the way it goes, as should have 79 followed U.S. 19 South to Beckley. Build spur Interstates to Charleston.
But the history of infrastructure in West Virginia is one asinine decision after another for rail, air, car, horse and buggy, etc...
But the history of infrastructure in West Virginia is one asinine decision after another for rail, air, car, horse and buggy, etc...
Exactly and they can't build a road in a quality and expeditious manner.
