By Jared Hunt
Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia should spend an additional $1.1 billion each year to preserve and expand its highway system, according to the preliminary recommendations from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Blue Ribbon Commission on Highways.
The commission's infrastructure committee approved its preliminary recommendations for how much the state should spend each year to provide residents with an effective highway system Wednesday evening.
Committee Chairman Joe Deneault detailed the recommendations during a meeting of the commission's Finance Committee Thursday morning at the state Capitol.
"The vision is pretty bold," Deneault said.
The numbers are eye-popping ...
Read more Roads need $1 billion per year, group says by Jared Hunt for The Charleston Daily Mail.
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