Gov. Justice awards $7.4 million in Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program grants across West Virginia

Statement

Today, Gov. Jim Justice and West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) Secretary Byrd White awarded 38 Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program grants, worth $7,414,975 in total, for projects in 27 West Virginia counties.

The West Virginia Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program is administered by the WVDOT and funded by the Federal Highway Administration. These grants help towns and cities build and improve sidewalks, lighting, and rail trails.

"This is more than $7 million that is going to go toward making it easier for people all over West Virginia to get around and will also go toward making our beautiful park trails even better," Gov. Justice said. "Even though we've been apart for awhile, we're doing everything in our power to make our state's transportation infrastructure better and better. And that's exactly what this funding is going to do."

"This funding is going to allow so many great projects to happen all over the state," Sec. White said. "We'll see a bunch of projects to make our sidewalks ADA-compliant so people of all abilities will be able to use our sidewalks, we are adding to our trail systems, it's really just good for us all the way around and I really want to thank Governor Justice for his leadership and his commitment to transportation in West Virginia that's making all of this possible.

"Today, West Virginia has a total of over $3 billion-worth of transportation contracts in progress," Sec. White continued. "Without Governor Justice, we wouldn't have anywhere near that and I just thank him over and over again for all he's done."

The projects awarded today include:

BARBOUR COUNTY
Audra State Park
$150,000
Alum Cave Trail Phase 3

Audra State Park
$15,000
Alum Cave Boardwalk

BOONE COUNTY
Town of Danville
$100,000
Park Avenue and Phipps Avenue Walking Improvements

City of Madison
$85,000
Madison Riverside Drive Sidewalks

BOONE, KANAWHA, LINCOLN, MCDOWELL, MERCER, MINGO, WAYNE & WYOMING COUNTIES
Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreational Authority
$100,000
Biological Assessment and Programmatic Agreement Development

CABELL COUNTY
Village of Barboursville
$625,000
Farmdale Road Sidewalk Safety

CLAY COUNTY
Regional Intergovernmental Council
$50,000
Clay Sidewalk Improvements Phase 1

FAYETTE COUNTY
Babcock State Park
$150,000
Narrow Gauge Recreational Trail Phase 2

City of Oak Hill
$200,000
Oak Hill Central Avenue and Main Street Connector Trail

HARRISON COUNTY
City of Salem
$250,000
Salem Main Street Sidewalk Replacement

JEFFERSON COUNTY
Town of Bolivar
$125,000
West Washington Street Pedestrian Project

City of Ranson
$625,000
5th Avenue Connector

Corporation of Shepherdstown
$500,000
Shepherdstown Path

KANAWHA COUNTY
City of Dunbar
$90,000
Grosscup Avenue ADA Sidewalk

City of Nitro
$487,500
Nitro Second Avenue Streetscape

LOGAN COUNTY
Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreational Authority
$75,000
Bearwallow Trail Maintenance Project

Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreational Authority
$150,000
Rockhouse Trail System Right-of-Way Acquisition

MCDOWELL COUNTY
Town of Bradshaw
$150,000
Bradshaw Sidewalks

Town of Iaeger
$130,000
Iaeger Sidewalk Repair and Rehabilitation

MERCER COUNTY
Mercer County Commission
$150,000
Bluestone River Trail

MONONGALIA COUNTY
Monongahela River Trails Conservancy
$100,000
Deckers Creek Trail Undercut Restoration

MORGAN COUNTY
Town of Bath
$100,000
Bath / Berkeley Springs State Park

Cacapon Resort State Park Foundation
$149,935
Cacapon State Park Mountain Bike Trails Phase 1

PLEASANTS COUNTY
City of St. Mary's
$187,500
St. Mary's Sidewalks Phase 2

POCAHONTAS COUNTY
Town of Marlinton
$55,000
Marlinton Overlook Trail

RITCHIE COUNTY
Town of Harrisville
$370,000
Harrisville Sidewalk Phase 3

ROANE COUNTY
Town of Reedy
$150,000
Reedy Sidewalks

TAYLOR COUNTY
City of Grafton
$310,000
Grafton Streetscape Phase 3

TUCKER COUNTY
City of Thomas
$490,000
Thomas Riverfront Connector Bridge

TYLER COUNTY
City of Sistersville
$250,000
Sistersville Downtown Streetscape Phase 2

UPSHUR COUNTY
City of Buckhannon
$50,000
Elizabeth J. Binky Poundstone Riverwalk Trail

WAYNE COUNTY
Beech Fork State Park
$95,040
Beech Fork State Park Trail System

Beech Fork State Park
$75,000
Beech Fork State Park Fitness Trail

Beech Fork State Park
$15,000
Beech Fork State Park Water Trail

WETZEL COUNTY
Hundred Area Pride
$60,000
East Wetzel Trail Resurfacing Project

WOOD COUNTY
City of Parkersburg
$400,000
Gihon Elementary School Phase 2

City of Parkersburg
$200,000
Rayon Drive Sidewalk Phase 2

Wood County Parks and Recreation Commission
$150,000
Mountwood Park ATV Trail

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