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Brooke County backs I-68 energy-manufacturing corridor project
Read more: Brooke County backs I-68 energy-manufacturing corridor projectby Jaime Ely | Tue, July 29th 2025 at 6:11 PM Watch video 👁️🗨️📽️ BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — A long-anticipated infrastructure project, the I-68 Energy-Manufacturing Corridor, has gained momentum with Brooke County becoming the first to officially support the initiative. The project, which has been in the works for three to four decades, aims to widen W.Va. 2 to four lanes from Parkersburg to Chester and extend the highway from Morgantown westward to W.Va. 2 Officials advocating for the project believe the timing is ideal, as it seeks to capitalize on the region’s abundant energy resources to boost manufacturing. “It’s a perfect…
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Former commissioner heading up I-68 project
Read more: Former commissioner heading up I-68 projectby Anthony Conn Wed, January 16th 2019 at 10:13 PM Former Marshall County Commissioner Bob Miller now has a new role in local government. OHIO VALLEY — Former Marshall County Commissioner Bob Miller now has a new role in local government. This week he was chosen to be executive director of the West Virginia Route 2 and I-68 Authority. The organization promotes and advances construction and improvements to Route 2 and I-68 in the Morgantown area, with hopes of joining the two areas by highway. Miller worked on this initiative during his time with the Marshall County Commission, and is looking forward…
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Keep W.Va. 2 Plans on Track
Read more: Keep W.Va. 2 Plans on TrackJanuary 17, 2019 Gov. Jim Justice’s suggestion that some funds earmarked for “Roads to Prosperity” highway and bridge projects could be diverted to handle secondary road maintenance already has been criticized by some. As we have pointed out, West Virginia voters who approved the $1.6 billion. Roads to Prosperity bond issue were promised proceeds would be used for hundreds of specific projects throughout the state. No doubt many votes were based on pledges of improvements to roads in some voters’ areas. Cutting back substantially or eliminating those projects would be wrong. Fortunately, Northern Panhandle residents have an effective advocate in…
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July 17, 2017
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Route 2 and Interstate 68 Authority Gets Council Support
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Creating Tools for Improvement
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Idea Could Be Economic Boon
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November 12, 2016
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Brooke County Approves Route 2 Authority Money
November 11, 2016
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Brooke Commissioners Give $1.5k for Road Expansion
November 10, 2016
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October 10, 2016
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