SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9
(By Senators McKenzie and Bowman)
Requesting the Department of Transportation construct a new bridge
across the Ohio River from Brooke County to Jefferson County,
Ohio.
Whereas, The Fort Steuben and Market Street bridges are in
constant need of repair; and
Whereas, The closing of either bridge, either temporarily or
permanently, would cause economic devastation to the entire
northern panhandle of West Virginia; and
Whereas, Transportation plans for the metropolitan area of
Brooke and Hancock counties and Jefferson County, Ohio, present the
need for a new bridge spanning the Ohio River in Brooke County; and
Whereas, The construction of a new Ohio River bridge in Brooke
County would promote residential and business growth as well as
provide new job markets for the area; and
Whereas, The Brooke County Commission, the city councils of
both Wellsburg and Follansbee the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson
Metropolitan Planning Commission support the construction of a new
Ohio River bridge in Brooke County; and
Whereas, The Department of Transportation and the Ohio
Department of Transportation have jointly recognized the need for a new bridge in this area and initiated a study to define the need;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Department of
Transportation construct a new bridge across the Ohio River in
Brooke County to Jefferson County, Ohio; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation.