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A Better Route for Corridor H
By Hugh Rogers Our story so far, Parsons to Davis chapter: The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) has been sued before over its Original Preferred Alignment (OPA). A settlement […]
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Corridor H: Whose Highway?
By Hugh Rogers An elected official in Tucker County asked me where I was from. “Randolph County,” I said. “Kerens.” “Off the mountain,” she said. I nodded. Then she told […]
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Corridor H’s Construction Company Facing Fines
By John McFerrin From the project’s beginning the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has opposed Corridor H. Even when it was only an idea–with nothing on the ground—we thought it was a […]
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A Better Direction for Corridor H
By Hugh Rogers Word came in early August that the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) was “re-starting” the disputed Parsons-to-Davis section of Corridor H. Questions would be answered at […]
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Corridor H: Cease and Desist!
By Hugh Rogers The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a cease-and-desist order to Kokosing Company, which is building a 7.5-mile section of Corridor H in Tucker County. […]
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Corridor H: Must a Bad Project Be Badly Done?
By Hugh Rogers One day last September, I drove over to the Cherry Fork end of South Haddix Trail in northern Randolph County. Our friend Barbara Weaner, who lives at […]
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Putting the Brakes on Corridor H: A Brief History
By Hugh Rogers In early July, I got a call from a free-lance writer in Michigan. She was doing a piece on Corridor H for a magazine called Construction. Part […]
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Corridor H Highway
Corridor H Highway: The Billion Dollar Boondoggle Saving pristine areas from highway construction was one of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s organizing principles. As the major four-lane highway project known […]
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Thoughts from our President
Old Man Winter is giving us a run for our money this year. Snow and ice blanket Canaan Valley and we have recorded the lowest temperatures in the contiguous 48 […]
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Thoughts from our President
The snow is falling and the temperatures are plummeting, so we can safely say winter has arrived in the Highlands. The ski slopes are opening: White Grass has welcomed its […]
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