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Publication: The Register Herald
Release Date: 05/18/2010
BECKLEY — With potholes abounding, the state Division of Highways says it is doing everything within its power to fill the nuisances. Dale Hughart, the Raleigh County road supervisor, said Monday, “It’s going good.” Yet, potholes remain from one end of Raleigh County to the next.
“We’re working six days a week on pothole patching, milling out and putting in new asphalt,” Hughart said. “It’s a slow go, but it’ll be done right.
The potholes can’t be patched when it’s raining or wet outside, he said. Several locations around the county, including U.S. 19/W.Va. 3 in Glen Morgan through Daniels, sections of Robert C. Byrd Drive and W.Va. 3 near Sundial, were suppose to be patched on Monday. But rains and flooding in Beaver and Glen Morgan put a damper on the plans, causing the asphalt plant to close on Monday and crews to focus attention on the flooded areas.
The highway department in Charleston recently funded $1.2 million to Raleigh, Mercer, McDowell and Wyoming counties for road repairs, Hughart said. Each county will receive around $300,000.
Hughart asks for patience and understanding from motorists. “Once the plants open and the sun comes out we’ll be hitting (the roads),” he said. “We’ll be working all through the summer.”
In addition, the local DOH district is advertising for a private contractor to fix a section of W.Va. 3 near Sundial that’s had one lane closed for several months, Hughart said.
They plan to take out the bank of the road and set it back, thus widening the road, he said. Plans are also in the works to completely remove a rock cropping looming above the portion of the road. Hughart said he hopes this will be finished “sometime over the summer.”
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