WHEELING - The West Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking $4.3 million in federal money to improve the section of W.Va. 2 known as the Glen Dale Narrows.
The project is among those the West Virginia Department of Transportation has asked the Belomar Regional Council to add to the its fiscal years 2008-2011 Transportation Improvement Program. Such projects much be included in the state and local TIP to be eligible for federal funding.
Robert Muransky, transportation director for Belomar, said Belomar's board is expected to have a special meeting at noon today at the Belomar offices at 105 Bridge Street Plaza in Wheeling - largely for the purpose of approving the addition of the Glen Dale Narrows project to the 2008 fiscal year transportation plan.
"Once the paperwork is done, the state can request federal authorization," he said. "These request are routine, and there should not be much discussion from the board.
"All of the projects have been programmed by the state. They shouldn't be asking us to put them in without expectation that funding is there. If they felt the funding was not available for these projects, they wouldn't be processing them."
The West Virginia DOT has proposed that pilings be installed on W.Va. 2 along the Glen Dale Narrows to correct rock slide problems there. The estimated cost to do the work is $3.2 million.
The state agency also has requested that a project to install a concrete wall along the same roadway be included in the program at an additional $1.1 million.
Also in Marshall County, the West Virginia DOT wants to add a right-of-way phase to the Woodland Bridge superstructure replacement project on W.Va. 2, and this project comes with a $50,000 pricetag.
The Ohio Department of Transportation also has asked that some projects be added to the Belmont County TIP: