MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) A statewide lobbying group is warning the state is coming up dangerously short on funding for roads and bridges.
West Virginians for Better Transportation plans to hold a public forum Monday in Morgantown to discuss possible solutions to what the Department of Transportation estimates is a $350 million annual shortfall.
Joseph Daneault, chairman of the group, doesn't have any specific fixes in mind for the funding problem. He wants his group to serve as a way to bring lawmakers, business leaders and community groups together.
Maintenance costs are higher in West Virginia, one of only four states along with Virginia, Delaware and North Carolina that pays for upkeep of state and county roads.