WHEELING — A final decision about the future use of the renovated Wheeling Suspension Bridge is still up in the air, according to the West Virginia Division of Highways.

Despite the appearance of new bollards — or poles that serve as vehicular barriers — at each entrance of the span, officials this week indicated that the recent work around the structure should not be fuel for speculation that a long-awaited decision has been made about whether or not motor vehicles will ever be permitted on the bridge in the future.

The recent addition of the new bollards led some to assume that the bridge will apparently remain closed to vehicles and be open only to pedestrians.

Brian Kucish, District 6 engineer for the WVDOH, this week explained that the addition of the bollards were simply a wrap-up

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