Area Rail-Trail Updates
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ERT - Mike Breiding
Apr 19, 2025, 7:35:58 AM4/19/25
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Trail Updates
West Fork River Trail near Shinnston:
There has been massive trail damage due to a mine pool. This has the trail closed in that area, for likely a year or more.
The Town of Shinnston, DEP, and Harrison County have plans and are moving on a fix but this will take some time. This is very close to the Shinnston end of the rail-trail near the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
In the mean time they may be trying to detour trail users from the Waste Treatment Plant to Shinnston via Mahlon and Pike Streets
Here is a news article with several photos.
The West Fork River Trail near Monongah is also closed in one spot due to a landslide. MCPARC has plans to clear it and hopefully reopen the trail in a few weeks. Stay tuned.
Mon River Rail-Trail:
Tree cutting for Industrial Park Bridge near mile marker 13.
The contractor for the access bridge to the Morgantown Industrial Park has cut trees both near their access road and at the site of the bridge. This work is finished.
I will try to make sure to email you all when work may start again and get the word out on our social media.
Cheat River Rail-Trail!
Hopefully the Friends of the Cheat will be making a happy announcement soon about a rail-trail opening. Yippee!
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Trail Updates
West Fork River Trail near Shinnston:
There has been massive trail damage due to a mine pool. This has the trail closed in that area, for likely a year or more.
The Town of Shinnston, DEP, and Harrison County have plans and are moving on a fix but this will take some time. This is very close to the Shinnston end of the rail-trail near the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
In the mean time they may be trying to detour trail users from the Waste Treatment Plant to Shinnston via Mahlon and Pike Streets
Here is a news article with several photos.
The West Fork River Trail near Monongah is also closed in one spot due to a landslide. MCPARC has plans to clear it and hopefully reopen the trail in a few weeks. Stay tuned.
Mon River Rail-Trail:
Tree cutting for Industrial Park Bridge near mile marker 13.
The contractor for the access bridge to the Morgantown Industrial Park has cut trees both near their access road and at the site of the bridge. This work is finished.
I will try to make sure to email you all when work may start again and get the word out on our social media.
Cheat River Rail-Trail!
Hopefully the Friends of the Cheat will be making a happy announcement soon about a rail-trail opening. Yippee!
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