Re: Upshur County/Buckhannon, WV and Corridor H

On Nov 13, 5:34 am, Honorable Mention <garoadwarrio...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think the main reason it does not have one number is that WVDOT
and VDOT apparently stay pissed at each other, thus WV refused
the US 48 designation.

If what I saw over the Potomac at Moorefield is any indication, WV did
not "refuse the US 48 designation". They simply haven't signed it
yet. AASHTO would not have approved US 48 if WVDOT did not submit a
request (see the recent US 15 PA/NY refusal for a more recent
example...NYSDOT did not submit a request).

However, I think this area would actually sprawl into DC metro in
a robust economy if this road was completed...I think that is what
VA fears, which is why they refuse to upgrade their side of Rt. 55.

I doubt it. Unless people are willing to brave 1-hour commutes just
to Manassas (let alone closer in), they're not going to build west of
Strasburg. And if the Front Royal-Strasburg area is any indication
(areas which already have good road access to DC), they won't.

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