The traffic cones along State Routes 19 and 34 in Hurricane signal the beginning of road construction which will relieve evening rush hour traffic.

Mountaineer Contractors of Kingwood, West Virginia, submitted a low bid of $1,448,588.06 to construct an additional lane between the intersection of State Route 19 with 34 and Lynn Street in Hurricane a long time ago. Mountaineer’s bid was accepted by the West Virginia Department of Highways in November, 2019 (before Covid-19…