PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP
BLUEFIELD SAFE STREETS
AND ROADS FOR ALL
STATE PROJECT: U328 BLUES 26 00
FEDERAL AWARD NUMBER: 693JJ32640201
MERCER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
The City of Bluefield, WV, in partnership with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways (WVDOH) is seeking input on their project converting four (4) key intersections into roundabouts and safety improvements to three (3) corridors in Bluefield, West Virginia. An informational public meeting will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at the Bluefield Arts Center, located at 500 Bland Street, Bluefield, WV, 24701. This meeting complies with the public involvement requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966.
NO FORMAL PRESENTATION WILL BE MADE
The public meeting will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. and the public will be afforded the opportunity to ask questions and give written comments on the project throughout the meeting. A handout with project details will be available at the meeting and on the project websites.
Visit the City of Bluefield website at
https://www.bluefieldwv.gov/engineering for project information.
Comments are due by Monday, August 3, 2026.
You may submit your comments by email to:
Felicia Holcomb
[email protected]
Those wishing to file written comments may send them to:
Cecil Marson
City Manager
The City of Bluefield, WV
200 Rogers St,
Bluefield, WV, 24701
Project Description
The project consists of implementing safety projects and strategies, to include converting four (4) key intersections into roundabouts, carving shared use accommodations through a strategic mountaintop gap (Cherry Street 'gap'), and making general safety improvements (e.g., sidewalks, crosswalks, streetlighting, traffic calming, etc.) to three (3) priority corridors.
The project will work to enhance safety along the identified corridors by improving intersections and traffic patterns through the implementation of roundabouts and increase pedestrian safety by improving sidewalks, crosswalks, streetlighting, traffic calming, etc. The beginning of the project is along US 52, just north of the entrance to Bluefield State University, south along US 52 to Cherry Street, onto Maryland Avenue to College Avenue, then east along College Avenue to Bland Street and west to the Virginia State line. Also, improvements will be designed along the Stadium Drive Corridor from Maryland Avenue. to the Virginia State line. These improvements are being undertaken at:
-1215 Hill Ave, Bluefield, WV 24701 to Maryland Avenue /
College Avenue, Bluefield, WV 24701
-Maryland Avenue / College Avenue, Bluefield, WV 24701 to
1810 Bland St, Bluefield, WV 24701 and to the Virginia State line.
-1051 Stadium Drive, Bluefield, WV 24701 to 2003 Stadium Drive, Bluefield, WV 24701
The City of Bluefield will, upon request, provide reasonable accommodations including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in our services, programs and activities. Please contact us at (304) 327-2401. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.