Gov. Jim Justice was part of a recent groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of work on the southern leg of the Beckley Z-Way project near Beckley. The governor says on his website that the project is designed to alleviate congestion on US 19 through the communities of Beaver, Shady Spring, and into Beckley. Projects are funded through Turnpike bonds as part of Gov. Justice’s $2.8 billion Roads to Prosperity program. Existing US 19 will remain open to traffic while the section from Shady Spring to Beaver is widened. The section from Beaver to South Eisenhower Drive will be an all-new roadway along an all-new route.