The Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission (BHJ MPC) is an Interstate Planning Commission that undertakes both the metropolitan transportation planning needs for the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Urbanized Area, and the regional planning and development activities for West Virginia Region 11. Designated as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Area, the BHJ MPO Planning Area encompasses a bi-state Appalachian area situated in the uppermost region of the Ohio River Valley. The area is comprised of Brooke and Hancock counties found in the uppermost part of West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle and Jefferson County located in eastern Ohio. As such, the BHJ MPO strives to fulfill the federal metropolitan transportation planning requirements of the most current authorized surface transportation legislation, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 2015 (FAST Act).
