Part of 522 bypass opens Wednesday morning

After several false starts, the West Virginia Division of Highways on Wednesday morning opened up travel access to part of the U.S. 522 Bypass to the east of Berkeley Springs.

A press release sent out by the DOH at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday said the bypass would be open by noon. The announcement came after The Messenger went to press.

Local motorists reported being able to get on the bypass at 7 a.m.

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