Staff Writer
The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley
Randolph County Commission President Mark Scott holds up a list of the first 149 street signs that will be put up as part of the 911 Road Sign Project. The Commission approved quotes for both the signs and posts at its latest meeting.
ELKINS With a contractor already in place to install new street signs throughout the county, Randolph County Commissioners made a pair of moves during their most recent meeting that put the final pieces in place for the 911 Road Sign Project to begin.
The commission unanimously approved two quotes at its regular meeting at the James Cain Courthouse Annex. The first was for the making of the signs that will be created by the Mount Olive Correctional Complex. The second quote approval was for the sign poles, which will be made by the West Virginia Department of Highways.
CHARLESTON â Donât be surprised to see more paper temporary tags than usual on cars navigating West Virginiaâs roads.
Production is down as the prison system has scaled back operations because of confirmed COVID-19 cases and inmates being quarantined, according to state officials. West Virginia Correctional Industries at Mount Olive Correctional Complex cranked out 469,373 license plates in 2020, said Lawrence Messina of the state Department of Homeland Security. The usual output is about 500,000 plates crafted by the plantâs 17-inmate crew. Those plates are then ordered months in advance by the state and stored in a warehouse for distribution.
âThere have been some distribution delays to motorists, especially for specialty plates,â said Natalie Holcomb, spokeswoman for the state Division of Motor Vehicles.