HEADLONG INTO THE TEETH OF TRAFFIC
As mentioned by the WV Division of Highways (DOH) on WAJR last week, Mon Schools and the DOH recently negotiated Eastwood Elementary access/egress to WV 705 until the 705/119 mileground roundabout (and ultimate school access/egress) is completed in May, 2013, approximately. This runs contrary to the assertion made months ago by Mon Schools that DOH would not tolerate access/egress to WV 705. However, the DOH spokesman stated on WAJR last week that the construction bids for the roundabout have been delayed recently so that an Eastwood access/egress to WV 705 could be determined.
Today the Dominion Post reports that Mon Schools plans for a February 15, 2013 move-in date to Eastwood Elementary. (Welcome to “8 miles per hour.”) No word on whether or not cars and buses would be able or allowed to make a left-hand turn back toward the mileground and toward Woodburn/Jerome Park/etc from that school egress on WV 705. If not, if left-hand turns are denied or are impossible, all vehicles exiting the school would need to head down to the Stewartstown road stoplight and figure out how to get back from there. Will the DOH install a temporary traffic light at the school drive? Or will Mon Schools provide personnel to direct traffic in the midst of construction on a four lane thruway? What a mess.
All that is publicly known in this regard amounts to information dating back well over a year: Read the rest of this entry »
New Woodburn Community School 