BLUEFIELD (AP) — Congress has approved nearly $4 million for the King Coal Highway and the Coalfields Expressway in southern West Virginia.

U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd says the funding is included in an appropriations bill that’s awaiting President Barack Obama’s signature.

The bill allocates $1.98 million for the King Coal Highway and $1.98 million for the Coalfields Expressway.

When completed, the 65-mile Coalfields Expressway will run from Raleigh County to Buchanan County, Virginia.

The 95-mile King Coal Highway will run from Bluefield to Williamson, where it will join the Tolsia Highway. The two highways will be part of Interstate 73/74.