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Corridor H: More miles opened, more reasons for concern
By Hugh Rogers and Barbara Weaner, Go North Alliance On June 22, the Governor, with federal, state, and local officials, highway workers, contractors, consultants, and citizens including a sign-carrying Go […]
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VDOT study finds Virginia does not need Corridor H and can handle projected traffic through 2102
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy As West Virginia prepares to spend $542 million building Corridor H to the state line, blasting through the George Washington National Forest, Virginia’s […]
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Citizen groups in Virginia and West Virginia sue to stop Corridor H
By Stewards of the Potomac Highlands and Virginia Wilderness Committee Citizen groups in Virginia and West Virginia filed suit in federal court on April 30, 2026 to stop construction of a seven-mile section […]
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Corridor H to the state line: When the road ahead goes nowhere at all
By C.A. Holmes, Wardensville Resident and Planning Commissioner I live in a town defined by its geography. In Wardensville, every conversation about someone’s day is spoken in relation to the […]
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Reroute Corridor H – Protect Blackwater Canyon
For nearly 60 years, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has worked to protect the natural beauty, rural character, and close-knit communities of the Highlands. As plans move forward for the […]
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Corridor H – Wardensville
Appalachian Corridor H is a planned four-lane highway originally commissioned in 1965 as part of the Appalachian Development Highway System to connect I-81 in Strasburg, VA to I-79 In Weston, […]
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Corridor H in Wardensville moves forward despite unresolved environmental and safety concerns
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The long-planned highway expansion through the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest is once again moving forward, but without the level of environmental […]
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Virginians, West Virginians protest Highway Agencies’ Finding of No Significant Impact on Corridor H around Wardensville
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 19, 2025 CONTACT Jordan Howes, Communications Coordinator, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, (304) 282-8448, jordan.howes@wvhighlands.org WARDENSVILLE, W.Va — Corridor H opponents in Hardy County and neighboring Virginia […]
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Blasting, a ruptured coal seam, and no cleanup: One family’s Corridor H aftermath
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy When Linda Durrett talks about the Barbour County farm her family has held since 1848, her voice carries generations of memories. The land […]
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Priorities, promises, and Corridor H
By Hugh Rogers Elections have consequences. We have been brutally reminded of that. But what difference will the new administration in Charleston make in what government builds? In a speech […]
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