Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Problem potholes once again returned on Tuesday to the Fort Hill bridge in Charleston.
In the wake of the rough roads, West Virginia Department of Transportation spokesperson Rusty Marks said the department is looking at the possibility of more work on the bridge, before the $74 million project that’s expected to start in the fall kicks off.
"There's a possibility, there's discussion of whether we're going to have to do some more work out there before the big work starts later on this fall," Marks said. "That hasn't been completely worked out and decided yet, but yet there's a possibility we may have to put another layer of pavement down there before we start the big one."
The bridge, being the most traveled in the state, is no stranger to problems with lane closures plaguing drivers from time to time, backing up traffic for miles.
Marks said Mother Nature plays a major role in some of the issues, especially the potholes that were patched Tuesday evening.
"Water is our enemy and if it rains and if it rains heavy, we're going to get potholes in places where we've gotten potholes before," Marks said. "We're probably going to get potholes again, and all we can do is fix them when they pop up."
While the details haven’t been determined on what work lies ahead for the bridge in the time before the project starts, Marks said they’ll tackle issues as they arise.
"We always hate to close down lanes, but if the potholes are in the middle lane or the middle of the bridge, we've got to shut down the middle lane so we can patch them," Marks said. "We've been keeping an eye on them all spring and all summer. When there's a pothole, we patch it. If there's another one, we patch it too."
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Problem potholes once again returned on Tuesday to the Fort Hill bridge in Charleston.
In the wake of the rough roads, West Virginia Department of Transportation spokesperson Rusty Marks said the department is looking at the possibility of more work on the bridge, before the $74 million project that’s expected to start in the fall kicks off.
"There's a possibility, there's discussion of whether we're going to have to do some more work out there before the big work starts later on this fall," Marks said. "That hasn't been completely worked out and decided yet, but yet there's a possibility we may have to put another layer of pavement down there before we start the big one."
The bridge, being the most traveled in the state, is no stranger to problems with lane closures plaguing drivers from time to time, backing up traffic for miles.
Marks said Mother Nature plays a major role in some of the issues, especially the potholes that were patched Tuesday evening.
"Water is our enemy and if it rains and if it rains heavy, we're going to get potholes in places where we've gotten potholes before," Marks said. "We're probably going to get potholes again, and all we can do is fix them when they pop up."
While the details haven’t been determined on what work lies ahead for the bridge in the time before the project starts, Marks said they’ll tackle issues as they arise.
"We always hate to close down lanes, but if the potholes are in the middle lane or the middle of the bridge, we've got to shut down the middle lane so we can patch them," Marks said. "We've been keeping an eye on them all spring and all summer. When there's a pothole, we patch it. If there's another one, we patch it too."
FULL STORY: wchstv.com/news/local/fort-hill-bridge-potholes-patched-as-wvdot-weighs-more-work-before-fall-overhaul
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