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Swank Construction has placed large orange signs along Wheeling Heritage Trail near Tunnel Green alerting the public to the Monday morning trail closure in that section of the city. The closure is scheduled to last nine months.
Walkers and bikers will find starting Monday that a popular path will have a big roadblock in the way.
A section of the Wheeling Heritage Trail near Rock Point Road to the Tunnel Green area will be closed to all pedestrians and bicyclists beginning Monday morning. The nine-month closure is due to the demolition and construction of the eastbound side of Fulton Bridge, part of the I-70 Bridges Project, according to city and West Virginia Department of Transportation officials.
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Beginning Monday, I-70 East will be closed from U.S. 250/W.Va. 2 South - 16th Street Exit (Exit 1B) to the Oglebay Park Exit (Exit 2A) in order for Swank Construction to begin phase two of the Fulton Bridge Replacement as part of the I-70 Bridges Project. (Photo by Scott McCloskey)
WHEELING Motorists from Ohio traveling across the Interstate 70 Fulton Bridge will have a tougher time getting through Wheeling and to places like Wheeling Hospital starting Monday.
Swank Construction crews return Monday from a month-long break to continue the $215 million project. That means I-70 eastbound will be closed from Exit 1B the U.S. 250/W.Va. Rt. 2-16th Street exit to Exit 2A the Oglebay Park exit. The U.S. 250 on-ramp to I-70 East also will be closed.
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Photo by Scott McCloskey
Crews from James White Construction continue to work on the Bedillion Lane Sewer Improvement Project, which is now proceeding along Elm Street in the Edgwood neighborhood of Wheeling.
WHEELING Winter is known as the season when work on construction projects typically slows down – but not in Wheeling, where city leaders are thanking residents for their continued patience while millions of dollars worth of infrastructure improvements dig onward.
Orange barrels and construction signs are expected to be a common sight in the Friendly City for the next couple of years. Major state highway projects and new phases of a long-term city sewer system improvement project continue to unfold.
January 7, 2021
On Thursday, December 24, 2020, at approximately 3:40 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on Maryland Route 257 (Rock Point Road) in the area of Pleasant View Place in Newburg, Maryland.
Due to the seriousness of the collision, the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack requested a Collision Reconstruction Specialist (CRS) to assume the investigation. Trooper First Class (TFC) B. White of the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded as requested.
A preliminary investigation conducted by Troopers indicates a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser operated by Scott Allan Daniel (52 yoa) of Sebring, Florida was traveling northbound on Maryland Route 257 in the area of Pleasant View Place. For reason unknown at this time, the Chrysler traveled off the roadway and struck a ditch/culvert. The Chrysler then became airborne and overturned.