A state senator wants the
legislature to make a commitment to the state’s highway system.
“If we don’t do something this
spring–to do a paving cycle of some sort–our roads are in the worse shape I’ve
seen in a while,” Sen. Bob Plymale, D-Wayne, told fellow senators last week.
The state Road Fund is doing a
little better this year with revenue collections but the fund has basically
been stagnant for the last several years.
Plymale said lawmakers need to
consider additional funding for paving even though it’s a tight budget year for
the state.
“I don’t how much it’s going to
cost. I would say it’s going to be between 20 and 25 million dollars to be able
to do the right and appropriate paving cycle,” Plymale said. “But we’ve got to
find something even if it is in the Rainy Day Fund.”
Plymale said it’s a rainy day for
the roads of West Virginia
“If they aren’t kept and maintained
we are going to run into problems moving forward,” he said.
