Constructing Modern Highways
The West Virginia Legislature created the West Virginia Route 2 / I-68 Authority, a non-profit, organized for the purposes set forth in West Virginia Legislative House Bill 2539, dated April 12, 1997.
The Authority has two mandates as its “mission statement”:
(1) Advocate the widening of WV Route 2 to four lanes from Parkersburg, WV to Chester, WV.
(2) Advocate extending the I-68 ENERGY CORRIDOR from I-79 near Morgantown, WV in North Central West Virginia, westward to WV Route 2 along the Ohio River Valley.
The objective of the Authority is to promote, plan, and assist advancing the construction of the expansions of WV Route 2 and the I-68 ENERGY CORRIDOR, for the purpose of encouraging new economic and community development.
The Authority Board of Directors is comprised of two representatives from each of the following West Virginia counties being Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler, Pleasants, Wood, Monongalia, and Marion:
Hancock: WV Delegate Mark Zatezalo
Hancock: Tommy Ogden
Brook: Duane Heck .. Secretary
Brook: vacant
Ohio: Gabe Rohmann, PA-C .. appointment pending
Ohio: Matthew G. Chapman
Marshall: Fred Brunner.. Chairman
Marshall: Bob Miller, Jr, .. Executive Director
Wetzel: Dave Pethel
Wetzel: WV Senator Charles Clements
Tyler: Eric Peters .. Treasurer
Tyler: WV Delegate David Kelly
Pleasants: Carl Mace .. Vice Chairman
Pleasants: WV Delegate Trent Barnhart
Wood: Willis (Bill) J. Perry
Wood: Rob Cornelius
Monongalia: Dr. John Deskins Ph.D.
Monongalia: WV Delegate Joe Statler
Marion: David Kennedy
Marion: Guy Ward
The next WV Route 2 / I-68 Authority meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held 6:00 p.m., Monday, October 21, 2024, at Quinet’s Court Restaurant, New Martinsville, WV.. and offered virtually via Zoom.
