Senator Rockefeller Meets with Southern West Virginia Transportation Coalition Members

Senator Rockefeller is joined by members of the King Coal Authority (l-r) David Akers, President, Charlie Justice, Treasurer, Junior Kennedy, Member and Mike Mitchem, Executive Director.

Members of the Southern West Virginia Transportation Coalition played host to Senator John D. Rockefeller at a luncheon in Gilbert on Friday, October 26.

Held at the Harless Center, the event drew members from the Coalfields Expressway Authority, King Coal Authority, Shawnee Parkway, Route 10 and the New River Parkway. These organizations gave short presentations concerning their current status.

Senator Rockefeller then took over the podium to reassure people that, even though funds would be short in the next few years, he was determined to see the roads through completion. He cautioned that public interest was focused on the aftermath of September 11 and noted he and others would be hard-pressed to find the amount of money that Senator Robert C. Byrd has been earmarking for these roads.