PRUNTYTOWN, W.Va. — A historic preservation and tourism development project is on the books in Taylor County thanks to a federal grant earned by Backroads of Appalachia but a Taylor County lawmaker wants safety improvements at a dangerous intersection nearby before tourists flock to the area.

Backroads of Appalachia earned the $3.36 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to transform the historic Evans Family Farmhouse near Pruntytown into a regional hub for motorsports tourism and the Appalachian Overland Triangle project. The structure will go from a farmhouse to a visitor center for the proposed recreation area.

During a legislative interim committee meeting last week at the state capitol, Sen. Jay Taylor, R-Taylor, told state Transportation Secretary Todd Rumbaugh the

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