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West Virginia law enforcement authorities are preparing to do a blitz to crack down on distracted driving in the state. The push is aimed at curbing talking and texting on a mobile phone while driving.
Talking or texting on a cell phone while driving in West Virginia is a primary offense. Those drivers found in violation of the Hand Held Device Law are subject to a $100 fine for the first offense.
Law enforcement agencies all across the Mountain State will step up their enforcement in April, which is National Distracted Driving Enforcement Month. Most of the enforcement activity will be between April 10 and April 25, 2015.
Funding from the Governor’s Highway Safety Office will fund overtime and more patrols on the roads to combat the use of cell phones while driving.
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The posted speed limit is going to be 45 miles-per-hour through a busy stretch of Interstate 64 in Charleston beginning in the next few days through the end of October. The state DOH has hired a contractor to work on 19 interstate bridges.
Kokosing Construction Company will be paid $18.1 million to replace expansion joints, put down new concrete and strengthen existing bridge decks between the Brooks Street on-ramp and the Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge, part of the busiest stretch of interstate in the state.
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While there’s not “a major story” contained in the data compiled by Roadcheck 2014 – the annual 72-hour safety enforcement “blitz” conducted across North America and overseen by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in the U.S. – a few positive and worrying trends are popping up that CVSA Executive Director Steve Keppler thinks trucking should keep its eye upon over the next several years.
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We received a call last Tuesday morning from Greer Industries, Inc., a non-WVTA member, regarding a vote to be taken in Morgantown at City Council that evening regarding an ordinance that would regulate truck traffic in downtown Morgantown. The ordinance passed with a vote of 6 – 1. The call, of course, was too late for us to get involved in the vote on Tuesday. As a general rule we cannot watch every city council and we depend on members to notify us of actions in which we need to get involved.
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