When the WVDOH announced in July of 2024 that federal money was available to widen Teays Valley Road, most everyone assumed that road widening meant making the section of Teays Valley between Great Teays Boulevard and Apple Lane look like the section of Teays Valley Road between Mountain View Elementary and State Route 19 in Hurricane.

Wrong assumption. Money was never available for that purpose. The money which was available was from the Congestion Mitigation…