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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill Eliminates Low-Traffic Roads from State Maintenance
Last action · February 2, 2026: To House Energy and Public WorksSponsor: Chuck Sheedy
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 5018 eliminates state road maintenance for certain low-traffic routes with an average daily traffic of fewer than 10 vehicles per tenth of a mile, while requiring rights-of-way to be maintained on paper without reducing county budgets.
Residents living on affected low-traffic roads may see state maintenance discontinued for their routes, while county road budgets remain unchanged.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
West Virginia Division of Highways
The agency is relieved of maintenance responsibilities for specific low-traffic roadways.
Residents on low-traffic roads
State maintenance services for their specific lanes, cul-de-sacs, or dead-end roads are eliminated.
County governments
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Energy and Public Works
- Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Energy and Public Works
- Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
Version history
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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