West Run Expressway

The West Run Expressway is a proposed four-lane expressway that would bypass Morgantown, West Virginia to the northeast, connecting Interstate 68 east of the city at milepost 7 to Interstate 79 north of the city. The western terminus would be somewhere between Exit 155 and the West Virginia Welcome Center at milepost 160 along Interstate 79. It would relieve congestion along U.S. Highway 119 and WV 705 "Route." West Run Expressway. West Virginia Department of Transportation. 6 Aug. 2006 [http://www.wvwestrun.com/route/index.htm] .] , the latter of which might be relieved with the "705 Connector" West Virginia. Department of Transportation. 705 Connector DRAFT Design Study Report. 6 Aug. 2006 [http://www.plantogether.org/documents/ consultants/705_Connector_Design_Study.pdf] .] .

The West Run Expressway was referred to as Interstate 268 according to a "Dominion Post" article in December 2002 "2010 Transportation Plan." Dominion Post [Morgantown] 16 Nov. 2002.] Spencer, Don. "Open Letter to Department of Transportation." Don Spencer for Council Campaign. 16 Nov. 2002. Dominion Post. 7 Aug. 2006 [http://www.takesurvey.com/yourinc/don/openletter.htm] .] , however, the accuracy of that may be in doubt. The bypass is being designed not as a limited-access freeway, but as a limited-access expressway, therefore not up to Interstate Highway standards.

According to the unfunded project index from the West Virginia Department of Transportation, the West Run Expressway was to have preliminary engineering completed in 2007, with right-of-way purchased in 2008 [West Virginia. Department of Transportation. Six year highway improvement program - unfunded. 22 June 2005. 7 Aug. 2006 [http://www.wvdot.com/6-year-plan/Content%20Files/UNFUNDED%20PROJECT%20INDEX.pdf] .] .

ee also

*Interstate Highways in West Virginia

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