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Berkeley County officials urge state to prioritize roads, not a new Exit 8 welcome center
Summary
Following a West Virginia Department of Highways public hearing, Berkeley County commissioners and residents urged redirecting federal truck‑parking grant money to upgrade existing welcome centers and local road projects rather than building a new welcome center at Exit 8 on I‑81. The public comment period runs through March 10.
Several speakers at the Berkeley County Commission meeting pressed the county to oppose building a new West Virginia Department of Highways (DOH) welcome center at Exit 8 on Interstate 81 and to instead direct federal and state funds to road improvements and expansion of existing welcome centers.
Corey Rodriguez, of Martinsburg, who attended the DOH public hearing, said local people emphasized the need…
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