2006 BHJ TRAFFIC COUNTS NOW AVAILABLE

The 2006 Brooke, Hancock, Jefferson county traffic counts are now available online. Click here to view them.

BROOKE COUNTY OHIO RIVER BRIDGE TASK FORCE

The Ohio River Bridge Task Force created a 15 minute video that was put together to explain why a new river crossing is need. If you want to get involved, you can start by visiting the Take Action page to learn how you can help in the process of getting support and allocating funding for the bridge. To learn more about our cause, watch the new video, download a Full Report of the BHJ Regional Bridge System Study and visit the Meetings page to read the latest minutes and learn about what's being done right now to move the bridge project forward. You can contact the Ohio River Bridge Task Force @ http://ohioriverbridgetaskforce.org

VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE LIGHTING PROJECT

The Community Foundation of Jefferson County and Brooke County commissioners, have applied annually for five years for a federal highways grant for the project, which finally was awarded earlier this year.

The project, which is expected to cost about $600,000, is being funded through the $240,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant through West Virginia, and a match of $106,000 from the Charles M. and Thelma M. Pugliese Trust. Efforts are being made to secure another $240,000 from Ohio. For more information  you can read the rest of the article here.

BROOKE-HANCOCK-JEFFERSON TRANSPORTATION STUDY
FY 2007 Second Half Progress Report

Summary of Annual Planning Activities As evidenced throughout this report, the Transportation Study continues to implement the transportation goals and strategies adopted by the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Organization (BHJMPO) Policy Committee and the metropolitan planning factors established by Public Law. Listed herein, this Annual Report is a summary of transportation planning activities accomplished or undertaken by the BHJMPO in Fiscal Year 2007 (2007) beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2007.
THE ATTACHED PAGES SUMMARIZE PROGRESS BY WORK ELEMENTS AND BY SUBCATEGORIES.

Jefferson County Coordinated Transit Transportation Plan

To improve interagency cooperation among transit providers, BHJ in cooperation with Wilbur Smith Associates in March 2007 initiated a coordination plan. The prominent highway transportation funding bill called SAFETEA-LU requires all public, non-profit, and private transportation stakeholders, as well as members of the general public to develop a coordination plan.

The March kick-off meeting was held at the BHJ office. Study participants will receive first-hand knowledge of how each respective transportation provider operates and understand common barriers and successes. Participants may discover alternative methods for sharing capital or financial resources.

Transit Service Coordination
and Expansion Study