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Press Releases
October 23, 2001
WVDOH CONDUCTS PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON PARSONS TO DAVIS SECTION OF CORRIDOR H
Tucker County, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) today hosted an informational public workshop to address additional avoidance alternatives and historic district issues for the Parsons to Davis section of the Corridor H project.
The meeting took place in the Pine Room of Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center in Canaan Valley State Park from 4 to 7 p.m.
Representatives from both the WVDOH and Michael Baker, Jr., Inc., the environmental consulting firm for Corridor H, were available to address the proposed alternatives to avoid habitat of endangered species and address questions and comments from local residents.
State Highway Engineer Joe Deneault said, "In accordance with the 1999 Corridor H Settlement Agreement, we are developing the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for this section of the project. While we were completing the studies for the SDEIS, we found evidence of an endangered species, the West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel. As a result, we have added a new alignment study area to avoid and minimize impacts on the endangered species."
According to Deneault, the WVDOH recently received a determination from the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places declaring the Coketon Study Area and Blackwater Industrial Complex eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Therefore, the WVDOH is also studying the potential impacts of the project to the Historic Coketon area.
"This finding could result in additional coordination with cultural resource agencies to determine the effect the project could have on the historic properties close to the project," Deneault said "We were here tonight to allow for public comment on the new alternatives, endangered species and historic district issues."
For more information, look to the WVDOH's web site dedicated to Corridor H at www.wvcorridorh.com.
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