LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia officials are celebrating a project that addresses a longtime flooding problem in Logan County.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin attended a dedication ceremony on Monday for the Island Creek Flood Protection Project.
WCHS-TV reports (https://bit.ly/1itn062 ) that project includes widening the Island Creek channel to an 80-foot bottom width for a distance of 3,600 feet upstream of its meeting with the Guyandotte River.
The project also will include the removal of an existing sandbar and implementation of a flood warning system.
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Information from: WCHS-TV, https://www.wchstv.com
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