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It will probably read "To PA Turnpike 43 North - Uniontown, Pittsburgh". I wonder what route number WV will assign for that little 4 or 5 mile stretch to the border.
I hope the economies of north central WV and southwestern PA will improve once better roads are built to connect the areas. Northern WV is tied to the Pittsburgh region.
Something I don't get is that on I-79 in WV, Pittsburgh isn't even listed as a city on the interstate signs until you pass the Star City exit. Washington is of course, but not Pittsburgh. (I'm surprised they don't put the "PA" at the of Washington on the I-79 portion on all of the signs in WV like they do in PA. Some less geographically inclined people may confuse it with DC.) Pittsburgh is still a major city (well in northern Appalachia it is) and is linked with the region. Going the opposite way, mileage for Charleston and Beckley is listed.
Pennsylvania is supposed to be invisible to us...but to my knowledge, Sarris Chocolate is being smuggled south and found profusely in many of our stores...
Someone will eventually pick up the trail north and see that it leads to riverboats, pirates, steelers and penguins, museums, planetariums,and conservatories,stores and some of the best regional eateries in the country...
I think the secret is out...shhh.
The West Virginia section of the expressway will be signed as WV 43 to match the designation on the PA side. I did hear that there will be signs saying TO PA Turnpike 43 in the northbound lanes and TO I-68 in the southbound lanes in conjunction with the WV 43 designation.
Last edited by jimsmith022968; 07-12-2009 at 09:36 PM..
I predict the town of Smithfield and the Southern part of Uniontown will begin having their property values increase around 2012 or so. A 15 minute drive to I-68 and like 30 or so to Morgantown proper? And how depressed real estate there is right now, to boot? That won't stay a secret for long. Especially since Uniontown has decent (for its size) shopping. A big Giant Eagle, a Target, and a mall...that's all you need 10 minutes from your house...
Is there any opposition to this highway in West Virginia? I've heard a few rumors over the years that West Virginia really does not want this highway to be built because they're afraid of lower sales tax revenues and jobs moving out of Morgantown and northern WV...
A serious problem exists for our neighbors to the north that has the potential to stifle their growth. (Greene, Fayette, Washington counties.)
A water flow problem has put a moratorium on further development for them.
So many flood control projects have been built to tame our waters that pollutants cannot be swept away with natural flow, and lay building up in the stream beds.
Reverse Osmosis filtration plants ($57 Mill for Fairmont) are being built as we speak. (Morgantown proposed at $58 Mill) These water plants remove drugs and any industral chemicals...and discharge the waste to be re-collected downstream by others.
Having Water is the key to all development...utilitarian use, drinking and for flushing away waste.
An incredible future lies in point of use containment, re-use for fuel or re-cycling of sewage but city revenue's would suffer as waste treatment would be done by the consumer on site and not the cities, as it is done now.
The best waste handlers in the world are the Japanese, everything is re-cycled, burned to generate power and then used to increase the land mass of the islands...
Hawaii did the same thing for years...the airport is built on squares of compressed garbage...got that idea from Japan.
Big money/ jobs in the solutions for these issues...but they are invisible too.
Last edited by David Kennedy; 07-13-2009 at 03:36 AM..
It's definitely needed and will do a lot for the region, but of more pressing concern (the greatest need in the whole state in my opinion) is more state funding for road construction in the Morgantown proper area. State numbered highways in Morgantown are woefully inadequate to keep pace with the rapidly growing demand and the Manchin administration has totally dropped the ball.
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