Event also doubles as Veterans Day ceremony
WV News
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “What you see here today is a tremendous achievement,” West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday, standing on U.S. 35 in Putnam County.
That area was part of the final 14.6-mile leg of the roadway, a project five decades in the making, according to a release from the governor’s office.
With the final piece now completed, Gov. Justice, other state officials, members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation and others attended a grand opening ceremony for the highway Thursday.
“I thank everybody that put into licks to make this a reality; to make all this goodness happen,” Justice said.
Completion of the project will now allow travelers to utilize a safe highway to accommodate increased traffic demands in the area, according to the release…
