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Transportation
Ideals Identified:

• Bypass
• Sidewalks on the west side
• Sidewalks snow plowed
• Road system upgraded
• Three-lane road up Broaddus Hill - no wrecked cars in the ditch
• No parking on Main Street
• Two or three stop lights
• Sidewalks from bridge to Mansfield
• Parking garage in downtown
• New bridge
• Truck route to industrial park
• Maple Street opened and paved
• Safety gates at railroad crossings
• Connecting highway from Fairmont to Elkins via Philippi
• Better parking for existing businesses

Priorities: Projects: Time frames:

Priority #1 Three-lane or divided road through Philippi each side of river - better access through Philippi - connecting corridor H to 1-79 Long
Priority #2 Bypass, bypass bridge for trucks Long
Priority #3 Private enterprise cab or bus for city/county Short
Priority #4 Parking Long
Priority #5 Improve the airport Long

Who: What:
WVDOH Engineering, design, funding, maintenance
City government Same as above
County government Same as above
Businesses Sidewalks
Property owners Sidewalks
Civic groups Suggest priorities
Volunteers Clean sidewalks
Federal government (bypass) Funding
Regional council (bypass) Funding

 

The West Virginia Department of Transportation is presently undertaking design and environmental studies for a much needed bypass of Philippi. As the specific purpose of the project is divert through traffic, particularly truck, from the covered bridge and the Walnut Street Bridge, the proposed bypass does not bypass the City of Philippi in its entirety. The study area is bounded by Cross Street to the north and Wabash Street to the south and crosses the Tygart Valley River and the CSX tracks from US 119 to US 250, South Main Street. Four build and one no-build alternatives are being considered. The most southern alternative utilizes part of Wabash Avenue. Two alternatives are located north of Wilson Street and south of Cross Street. The fourth alternative is south of Wilson Street behind Baughman Towers, and as there is a no-build alternative. Each build alternative impacts residences. Preliminary estimated costs range from $5.4 to $7.5 million.

Community concern has arisen over the need for a caution light at the intersection of Cherry Hill Road and Route II 9, the entrance to Mansfield. As the latter is a state controlled highway, the AN Division of Highways is responsible for any planning and installation. As this intersection is the primary ingress and egress to a large residential area including the elementary and middle school, City Council should petition the state for a light. Additionally, due to the narrowness of Cherry Hill Road, there is also concern regarding the capability of school buses passing in opposite directions. Widening the road or alternative approaches to the school should be considered.