Bid awarded for Mileground Road update in Morgantown

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The state Department of Transportation announced Wednesday the awarding of a multi-million dollar contract to expand a busy Morgantown road to four lanes.

Kingwood-based Mountaineer Contractors will be paid more than $8.7 million to take the Mileground Road from two-lanes to four-lanes from the Route 705 intersection to Airport Road.

Wednesday’s announcement from Gov. Jim Justice’s office said the project is part of the governor’s Roads to Prosperity program and will be financed through General Obligation Bonds that were approved during a statewide vote last year.

According to the governor’s office, “Initial work will consist of utility relocation and continued acquisition of right-of-way and is scheduled to begin later this year. Major construction work is expected to start in the Spring, 2019.”

Mileground Road currently has two lanes and a middle turning lane. It’s a main route for Mountaineer football game day traffic.