A highway project planned since the 1960s is about to be built in West Virginia. Critics worry it will hurt the environment — and their revived economies.
DAVIS, W.Va. — West Virginia transportation officials plan to move quickly to extend a new bridge and highway over the north fork of the Blackwater River near this small Appalachian town, using a chunk of money provided by Congress’ recent infrastructure bill.
“The reasons why people like to come and live here, why people have chosen to stay here for generations and why people come to visit, is because of what this area offers: the wild beauty and the feeling of history and culture here,” said Linda Reeves, who owns the Studio Gallery in Thomas. “It’s just unfathomable. And it doesn’t have to be done that way.”
“Corridor H is probably the only hope that this town ever has of becoming anything again,” said Dave Stevens, who recently opened the Music Center store in Parsons, a hard-luck town in the valley just west of here. He said his hometown has yet to recover from, a situation worsened by the loss of coal mines, sawmills and factories.
Although the Division of Highways emphasizes that the road will not cut through Blackwater Falls Canyon, Ranalli said the road will run close to scenic areas nearby while crossing the North Fork of the Blackwater River.Wriston, the state’s
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