Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-10
GOOD ROADS COMMISSION
STATES IT'S PROGRAM
Gives General Outline of the
Work To Be Done To Connect
Up Many Important Routes

CHARLESTON, w. Va JAN 9th
That road construction in 1924, along
the state routes of West Virginia,
will depend almost entirely upon the
sale of the remaining $8,000,000 of
second bond issue of $15,000,000 au-
thorized by the last legislature, is
pointed out by the State Road Com
mission. In December, it viii be re-
called, the Road Commission was
compelled to reject all bids onproiects
that had been advertised, owing to
The fact that the sale of bonds, which
had been confidently anticipated, did
not take place.
Since finances are uncertain, it is
impossible for the Commission to
predict with any degree of accuracy
ghat work can be done during the
coming construction season. Assum-
ing, however, that all of the bonds
will be sold in time, the mileage that
can be improved this year by the
state will total approximately $50.
Included in the hard surfacing, in
sase the money is available will be
The uncompleted part of the Midland
Trail, which consists of three small
gaps two in Fayette and one in Green
brier county. This will make a con-
tinuous hard surfaced road entirely
across state from west to east, con-
Meeting Kenova, Ceredo, Huntington,
Charleston, Lewisburg and White
Sulphur Springs, besides affording an
outlet into Ohio and Virginia for
very large section of the state.
Hard surfacing on the Northwest
ern Turnpike, which is the other
great east and west trunk line, will
be completed, provided the bonds are
sold, to a point near Thornton, east
9f Grafton. Parts of this route not
get improved, including gaps in Tay-
Tor, Preston, Grant, and Hampshire
counties, will be graded, thus COM
pleting the grading of the North
western to the Virginia line.
Included, also, is the completion of
contracts that have been let along
ehe route from Parkersburg to Char
lesion, which will connect all the
northwestern Turnpike territory with
the capitol. Over this route, motor
lists from the northern Panhandle will
also be able to reach Charleston by
way of Cambridge, Caldwell, and
Marietta, Ohio, or by way of Wash
ington and Uniontown, Pa, Morgan
town, Fairmont, Clarksburg and the
Northwestern Turnpike to Parkers-
burg, and thence south.
Besides the work on these impor-
tant Translate routes, much is sche-
duled for the various counties which
still have balances due from the state
bond issues and Federal aid.
In addition to this contingent state
program, considerable road work will
be done by counties which voted bond
issues in 1928. These conclude Fay
cite, Kanawha, Logan, Marion, Mar
shall, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne, Wood
and Wyoming. A number of other
counties still have balances from bond
issues voted prior to 1928. Part of the
work financed by the various coun-
ties will be along state routes.
All of the state work will be great
" facilitated if the bonds can be sold
at an early date, as otherwise it will
be impossibel to take full advantage
Of the construction season. For grad
ing, the construction season begins in
March, and for paving, in April or
May, depending somewhat upon the
weather.
Maintenance of roads that have
been taken over by the state, will be
< carried on throughout the year.
This work will be of great CONNER
eial Importance to virtually all of the
larger cities of West Virginia.
Completion of hard surfacing on
IN Northwestern Turnpike from Par
kersburg- to point east of Grafton,
for instance, will complete a hard
surfaced Circle. Starting at Wheel
ing this circle will extend east thru
Washington and Tniontown, Pa,
southwest through Morgintown,
Fairmont, and CLAIR burg, cast to
Grafton, back over tie Northwestern
Turnpike through Taylor, Harrison,
Doddridge, Richie and Wood coun-
ties to Parkerburg, north to Williams
town, across the Obi to Marietta,
north by way of Caldwell to Cam
bridge, Ohio, and east again over the
/ National Road to Wheeling.
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