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‘Roads to Prosperity’ marks 5 years, more than 1,200 projects

11/1/2022

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Roads to Prosperity highway and bridge construction and maintenance program and the anniversary is being observed at the state Culture Center in Charleston. Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) rolled out the $2.8 billion plan for a statewide on October 2017. It represented the largest infrastructure investment in the history of the Mountain State.

The Culture Center exhibit, announced Monday, highlights the 1,263 projects completed through the program.

“The exhibit shows the extent of the work, in depth,” said Randall Reid-Smith, Commissioner of Arts, Culture and History said in a Monday news release. “I especially love the panel that shows the photos of the equipment, and the way Division of Highways employees have the equipment they need now to do the work.”

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