CDLLife reports, the upgraded facility includes 35 additional truck parking spaces, bringing the total to 165. It also features separate fueling for passenger vehicles and tractor-trailers, as well as electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and expanded restrooms. The $152 million project to replace both the Beckley and Bluestone plazas started in 2023. Bluestone is expected to reopen in mid-January.
MetroNews reports, the new service area opened last weekend but state officials held an opening ceremony on Monday. Governor Jim Justice (R), soon to be a member of the US Senate, was in attendance. He called the facility a much-needed “marketing tool” in which state residents can take pride.