By Mallory Panuska
Times West Virginian
FAIRMONT —
Motorists driving on Fairmont’s East Side next Tuesday will be running into some delays while state road crews prepare a portion of Haymond Street for a fresh coat of asphalt in about six months.
This project is part of the developing Gateway Connector Highway, the 1.5-mile, four-lane roadway set to connect downtown Fairmont to Interstate 79, which is set for completion at the end of this year.
Danny Donlin, West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) District 4 construction engineer, said crews will begin working around 7 a.m. next Tuesday and spend the day tearing up the asphalt on Haymond Street between Morgantown Avenue and State Street and replacing it with micro-grooved pavement.
Donlin explained that this new surface, called milling, will remain on this area of the road until crews are ready to put down a new coat of asphalt at the completion of the construction contracts.
