Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization

08/31/2026

08/26/2026

Traffic Alert: The I-79 South ramp to I-68 East will be shutdown overnight Wednesday, August 25 into Thursday, August 27.

Motorist can use alternate route is continuing on to the Goshen Road exit at mile marker 146 and getting back onto I-79 North.

Work will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday and end by 6 a.m. Thursday.

08/25/2026

Summer 2026 Newsletter!

08/14/2026

Heads up, drivers!

If you travel I-79 between Big Chimney and Elkview, you'll want to plan ahead for some overnight lane closures early next week. Crews will be doing a deck overlay project on the Guy R. Hively Memorial Bridges. But don't worry...there's an easy detour, and it is being done while most folks are winding down or sleeping!

Here is what you need to know to get around:

Monday, August 17 (8 p.m. to 5 a.m.): Southbound lanes will be closed.

Detour: Get off at the Elkview exit (Exit 9), take Frame Road to US 119 South, connect to WV 114 at Big Chimney, and hop back on I-79 at the Big Chimney exit (Exit 5).

Tuesday, August 18 (8 p.m. to 5 a.m.): Northbound lanes will be closed.

Detour: You'll do the exact reverse! Get off at the Big Chimney exit (Exit 5), take WV 114 to US 119 North, follow it to Frame Road, and get back on I-79 at the Elkview exit (Exit 9).

Give yourself a little extra time on Monday or Tuesday night, and please drive safe!

08/14/2026

07/30/2026

We were contacted and asked to share the areas that these contractors will be mowing in hopes to help the community plan their travel. He plans on letting us know daily as long as they are mowing.

The message received:

We plan to head down to Chapel Brown Area and work back from the County Line on Rt 119. 961,962,963, 119/13, 901/59, 83/3

We are contractors for the WV DOH, we will have traffic signs out on the roads we are mowing. We will be mowing in the DOH Right Of Way, we will be video taping the routes before and after each road to ensure good service quality to the DOH and Community. The WV DOH expects my team to cut any grass, brush or small tree’s and or limbs that cause danger to the commuting traffic. We have instructed our team to be courteous to the community. We apologize for any delays this may causes and we ask for everyone to try a stay 200 ft back from the mowers so that they are not hit with flying debris.