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3 Lessons From the West Virginia DOT on Developing a Drone Program

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3 Lessons From the West Virginia DOT on Developing a Drone Program. State departments of transportation (DOTs) are responsible for building and maintaining critical infrastructure across the country and finding new and innovative ways to address the demands of future growth on the nation’s roads and bridges. Elizabeth Manning.

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West Virginia Wild: Crews Carve Out Corridor H Through the Appalachian Mountains

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began a $209-million design-build contract—the largest of its kind in West Virginia—in 2015, they first had to build roads in order to build the actual road called Corridor H. When crews with Kokosing Construction Co.

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TRIP: West Virginia Drivers Lose $1.6 Billion a Year

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Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested, or lack some desirable safety features cost West Virginia motorists a total of $1.6 billion statewide annually–as much as $1,421 per driver in some urban areas–due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes, and congestion-related delays.…

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U.S. DOT Announces $5.7M for West Virginia Emergency Road Repairs

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million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help repair roads damaged by heavy rains and subsequent flooding, mudslides, rockslides and property damage throughout West Virginia. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Thursday the immediate availability of $5.7

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Shortening the Long Road for West Virginia Bridge Replacements

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The West Virginia Parkway Authority’s bold 30-year accelerated bridge program is replacing 116 structures along the state’s 88-mile parkway.

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West Virginia Great Barrel Company Expanding In The Mountain State

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The West Virginia Great Barrel Company has announced it will build a 90,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Greenbrier County, WV. Photo: West Virginia Department of Commerce. “We The people from West Virginia Great Barrel Company are here to do something unique in West Virginia.”.

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West Virginia to Act Quickly on Funding Road and Bridge Projects

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billion road bond referendum, West Virginia transportation officials are now strategizing how those funds, along with other recently approved revenue sources, will be put to work. Fresh off a resounding endorsement of a $1.6