CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Starting on Jan. 1, 2025, drivers will have to pay a little extra at toll booths on the West Virginia Turnpike. The West Virginia Parkways Authority said in August 2024 ...

In this image provided by Nicky Walters, traffic is shown at a standstill Friday, June 27, 2025, along the West Virginia Turnpike south of Sharon, W.Va. (Nicky Walters via AP) Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

Stick with 59News for updates . GREENS BRANCH, KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WVNS) – The West Virginia Turnpike currently has a closure affecting both Northbound lanes, leaving a wake of stalled traffic.

West Virginia Turnpike users will soon have the option to use credit cards to pay tolls, which are scheduled to increase by 5% next year.

According to a release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT), a West Virginia Turnpike employee doing asphalt work was struck by a tractor-trailer at around 11 a.m. near the ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — UPDATED, 8:30 p.m. 8/25/22 State transportation officials report all lanes of the W.Va. Turnpike affected by a tractor trailer crash reopened Thursday evening.

West Virginia is demolishing two travel plazas along its turnpike to create modern ones, adding a total of 45 new truck parking places, announced Gov. Jim Justice. Located between Princeton and ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - All lanes of the West Virginia Turnpike re-opened early Friday morning, more than 17 hours after a semi carrying ammonium nitrate crashed and overturned.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Traffic on the West Virginia Turnpike was heavier than expected during the first two days of the Thanksgiving travel week, state officials said. More than 721,000 ...

On Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 150,000 transactions are expected to take place on the West Virginia Turnpike, with 160,000 transactions expected on Sunday, December 1, 2024.

Overall, traffic during Thanksgiving week on the Turnpike was down 1.58% from 2021 and 2.03% from 2019, said Jeff Miller, executive director of the West Virginia Parkways Authority.