Tell Governor Morrisey to Go North
Photo Credit Kent Mason
New Go North Video!
Check out this new video summarizing the issues with the WVDOH’s design, dubbed ROPA, and how a Northern Route avoids many of them!
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Negative Impacts of the WVDOH’s Preferred Route
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![Scenic view from Lindy Point with dense forested hills and a prominent rock formation in the foreground under a partly cloudy sky.]()
Blackwater Falls State Park
Highway noise and structures would degrade peaceful character of WV’s most visited park
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![Virginia Long-eared Bat with large ears clinging to a tree trunk]()
Virginia Big-Eared Bat
Endangered species roosting along proposed route
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![A Cheat Mountain Salamander on bright green moss.]()
Cheat Mountain Salamander
Threatened species possibly residing along proposed route
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![Mountain biker riding through a forest trail.]()
Blackwater Loop Trail
Highway bridge noise and structure would degrade integrity of peaceful, remote, backcountry trail
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![Street view of Davis, WV with a row of historic buildings, including a cafe and an inn, cars parked along the street, and a clear blue sky.]()
Town of Davis, WV
Proposed route would separate the two economically co-dependent “sister towns” of Thomas & Davis
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![Scenic waterfall cascading over rocks surrounded by lush green forest.]()
Douglas Falls
Highway construction will block access to the Falls & Blackwater Loop Trail
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![Several trucks and cars on a busy highway, what Corridor will look like]()
Highway Bridge
Traffic and noise, especially from heavy-duty trucks on overhead highway bridge would degrade recreation
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![Aerial view of a rural landscape with autumn foliage, a road, a few buildings, and surrounding hills.]()
Douglas, WV
Overhead highway bridge would degrade community’s peaceful character
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![Waterfall full of Acid Mine Drainage]()
North Fork of the Blackwater River
Construction blasting would likely add acid mine drainage pollution to the river
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![Snow-covered outdoor informational plaques and coke ovens in a park setting with a bench in the foreground.]()
Blackwater Industrial Complex Historic Area
Negatively impacted by construction of overhead highway bridge
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![Corridor H's bridge being currently built over Holly Meadows, WV near Parsons.]()
Highway Construction
Blasting and construction in the North Fork of the Blackwater Canyon will change it forever
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![Street view of Thomas, WV with brick buildings and parked cars on a sunny day.]()
Town of Thomas, WV
Proposed route would separate the two economically co-dependent “sister towns” of Thomas & Davis
