Development of Corridor H in West Virginia has drawn mounting concerns over feared environmental impacts from the project despite assurances those impacts won t happen from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the West Virginia Department of Transportation s Division of Highways. The unfinished Parsons-to-Davis and Wardensville-to-Virginia state line segments of the project have drawn scrutiny.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has faced criticism for its regulation under the water pollution permit for Corridor H. The DEP plans no significant changes to the water pollution control permit from when it was last approved in 2019.
The state Department of Transportation has said exploratory core borings are needed to confirm the feasibility of construction at proposed locations, proceed with further slope designs and understand geology beneath the future roadway. The DOT has suggested core borings on property within and adjacent to its preferred route for the Parsons-to-Davis section would minimize impacts. But that path has drawn heavy opposition from environmental groups and many local business owners and residents who want officials to route the corridor north of Parsons.
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