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Monongalia County, state and developer approve $135 million collaboration to rebuild Exit 155 interchange
Summary
The Monongalia County Commission on July 9 approved a three‑party collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Highways and Westridge Inc. to advance a roughly $135 million reconstruction of the Exit 155 interchange on I‑79, backed by a $54.3 million federal MEGA grant, state funds and local contributions.
Monongalia County commissioners voted July 9 to approve a three‑party collaboration agreement with the West Virginia Department of Highways and Westridge Inc. to advance reconstruction of the Exit 155 interchange on I‑79.
The agreement sets a project budget of about $135 million and combines funding from the West Virginia Department of Highways (about $67.2 million), a U.S. Department of Transportation MEGA grant of about $54.3 million that the county will assign to the state for administration, and local contributions that together equal roughly 10 percent of the budget. The county and developer will continue paying design and permitting costs and will provide a cash local contribution spread over five years beginning in the fiscal year ending June 2028.
Ryan Lynch, a developer at Westridge Inc., said the agreement is “an important milestone” after years of work and described the project as the gateway to Morgantown and the region. He…
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