The future King Coal Highway project will provide many benefits to the region, including a modern interstate corridor system for Mercer, McDowell, Mingo, Wayne and Wyoming counties. But the new
Area residents interested in learning more about a new highway coming through Mercer County and other southern West Virginia counties are being encouraged to attend a Feb. 20 public meeting.
The West Virginia Senate passed a bill, Senate Bill 571, aimed at fostering economic and energy growth in the Corridor H area. But the roadway is unfinished, and the Federal Highway Administration published a notice of intent for a supplemental environmental impact statement for an unfinished portion of the project.
The West Virginia Senate Economic Development Committee approved Senate Bill 571, which would create a board to facilitate economic development in the Corridor H area. The board would include representatives of economic development agencies in Lewis, Upshur, Barbour, Rsndolph, Tucker, Grant and Hardy counties.
I sometimes think about the days when my family made weekend trips to visit my grandparents down in Fayette County. I say down because we were living in Kanawha County