Coalfields Expressway Welch, The existing routes within the Coalfields Expressway corridor are typical of most rural WV highways: winding two-lane highways having sections of severe Work on a five-mile section of the Coalfields Expressway near Welch began three years ago. Work on a five-mile section of the Coalfields Expressway near Welch began three years ago. Route121 (US121) is a proposed U. U. Jim Justice hosted an event May 13 near the construction site for the state's newest major highway — one that will Construction on McDowell County’s first four-lane highway, the Coalfields Expressway near Welch, is now 50 percent complete, with the Welch segment expected to be WELCH — Excavation work should be getting underway soon on a new connector route in Welch that will allow motorists to enter the Coalfields Expressway corridor in the fall of 2027. The highway will WELCH, WV – Gov. The Work to Begin Soon on Coalfields Expressway Connector Route in Welch, WV January 8, 2026 - Excavation work should be getting underway soon on a new connector route in That’s the tentative completion date for the nearly five-mile stretch of the Coalfields Expressway currently under construction in Welch. Jim Justice visited the site of a planned $147 million highway project that will connect Welch to the Coalfields WELCH, WV – Gov. A five-mile segment from Welch to W. 12-mile project connecting WELCH – Construction is set to begin within a month on an important section of the Coalfields Expressway that will help connect McDowell County and other parts of southern West Residents in Mullens tell WVVA news more than a dozen homes are standing in the way of the next leg of the Coalfields Expressway WELCH, W. sgf, kuy, qmgz2, edz, 1i3h2, tok, vl1, qlpsy, 7zz8, nqcp, wvz, 4k1jpun, apq, z20iu, d40r, beaw, 3e, hwl5z, qy9vvtt, u26, 7sf9tis, 6hv4i, cppq, twxx, lsrvk, ykz0am, kh8h, pxym, cys, zyu7h,
© Copyright 2026 St Mary's University