WVDOH representatives conduct three-day media tour in eastern panhandle

The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) started the tour by holding a press conference Monday, June 26 at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Martinsburg to announce research results on the Route 9, Route 522 and Route 340 projects.

Deneault and Epperly then met with community leaders in Morgan County at 3 p.m. to answer questions regarding Route 9, Route 522 and all other proposed or current construction in the eastern panhandle. They later attended a County Commission public meeting in Morgan County at the Berkeley Springs High School at 7 p.m. to hear concerns from citizens about the Rt. 522 project.

The pictures below illustrate Monday's activities:

State Highway Engineer Joe Deneault talks with the media, local elected officials and community leaders at the press conference held at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Martinsburg.		Deneault announces public opinion research results on the Route 9, Route 522 and Route 340 projects.
Deputy State Highway Engineer Randy Epperly explains research results to the crowd, what they mean to the citizens of the eastern panhandle and how they will affect the current and proposed highway projects in the area.		Local legislators listen as Deneault and Epperly provide highway project updates regarding the eastern panhandle.
Deneault explains the research results to community leaders in Morgan County.		Local officials review the research results at the meeting in Morgan County.
Citizens, local elected officials and community leaders gather in the Berkeley Springs High School Auditorium for the Morgan County Commission meeting where Deneault and Epperly addressed questions and concerns.

Day two of the tour began at WEPN in Martinsburg where Deneault and Epperly were the featured guests, along with representatives from the Berkeley County Citizens Coalition and the Morgan County Citizens Coalition for the station's Tuesday morning talk show.

At 11 a.m. they attended a Martinsburg/Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce meeting, sponsored by the Transportation Committee, in the City Council's Chambers in Martinsburg, to share updated information and research results about projects in the area. Community leaders and local elected officials were in attendance.

Deneault and Epperly also spoke at a meeting sponsored by the Jefferson County Development Authority that was held at the Planning Commission Public Meeting Room in Charles Town at 2 p.m., to discuss the status of road projects in Charles Town and others throughout the eastern panhandle.

The pictures below illustrate Tuesday's activities:

Local elected officials and community leaders listen as Deneault and Epperly explain research results regarding area road projects at the Martinsburg/Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce meeting.		Local elected officials and community leaders engage in conversation after the meeting.
Local elected officials and community leaders listen as Deneault and Epperly speak at the Jefferson County Development Authority meeting.		Deneault and Epperly address a citizen's questions one-on-one.

At the request of the Route 9 Means Lives Committee, Deneault and Epperly were guest speakers at a meeting Wednesday at 9 a.m. in Charles Town. The committee invited Deneault and Epperly to provide updates of the eastern panhandle highway projects and to allow the opportunity for the Route 9 Means Lives committee to pledge their support to the Division of Highways to build Route 9.


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