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Commissioner Kelly: $31.79M Harrell Drive project seeks $25M federal grant, would add emergency route

Berkeley County Commission · March 19, 2026
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Commissioner Kelly told the Berkeley County Commission that a $31.79 million Harrell Drive project would complete a missing frontage-road link, could reduce interstate ramp conflicts and add an alternate emergency route; the county is seeking about $25 million in federal grant funds and a state match of roughly $6 million, with an award decision expected in late June.

Commissioner Kelly said the county has applied for a $25 million federal grant to fund most of a $31,791,000 Harrell Drive project that would complete a missing frontage-road link and add a continuous north–south access route.

Kelly said the West Virginia Department of Highways would provide the approximate $6 million match and that officials expect a funding decision in late June. "By completing the…

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