FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 04, 2026
Time Requested: 05:00 PM |
| Agency: |
Highways, Division of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 3291 |
Introduced |
HB5191 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Roads and Transportation |
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FUND(S):
State Road Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Increases Existing Expenses
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
This note was compiled based on the following:
-Cost of “rumble strip” = $7,920 per mile or $1.50 per foot
-Qualifying “double-yellow” roadways = 8,630 miles
Total cost = $68,349,600
*This cost was calculated using paved road mileage in 2025. In 2025, the DOH paved 602.5 miles of “double-yellow” roadways. If the DOH added rumble strips to planned paving projects, it would take 22 years at a cost of approximately $3.1M per year.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2026
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2027
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
4,771,800 |
68,352,942 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
This note was compiled based on the following:
-Cost of “rumble strip” = $7,920 per mile or $1.50 per foot
-Qualifying “double-yellow” roadways = 8,630 miles
Total cost = $68,349,600
*This cost was calculated using paved road mileage in 2025. In 2025, the DOH paved 602.5 miles of “double-yellow” roadways. If the DOH added rumble strips to planned paving projects, it would take 22 years at a cost of approximately $3.1M per year.
Memorandum
Additional analysis will need to be completed with local entities. DOH avoids placing rumble strips within 500-feet of residential housing because of the noise associated with the strips.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Jonathan W Schaffer
Email Address: jonathan.w.schaffer@wv.gov