Transportation (Transportation Funding)

HB 5018 would stop the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) from maintaining certain low-traffic roads, including lanes, cul-de-sacs, dead ends, city streets, and non-through routes with fewer than 10 average daily vehicles per 0.1 mile. The bill specifies these roads would no longer receive physical maintenance (like repairs or snow removal), though legal rights-of-way would remain documented on paper. Crucially, the bill ensures county budgets allocated for road maintenance would not be reduced as a result of this change. This policy directly affects rural and residential roads with minimal traffic, shifting maintenance responsibility away from the state highway system.

HB 4430 would eliminate the West Virginia Parkways Authority's power to issue new parkway revenue bonds, parkway revenue refunding bonds, or special obligation bonds after July 1, 2026. This means the Authority cannot raise additional funds for future parkway projects through these bonds after that date. The bill does not affect existing bonds or projects already funded prior to July 1, 2026. It amends specific sections of West Virginia law to set this expiration date for new bond issuances.