A family cemetery along the Raleigh-Wyoming county line is being moved to make way for a section of the Coalfields Expressway.

West Virginia Division of Highways Cemetery Coordinator Ivan Kapp says the project is scheduled to begin Monday but weather could delay it.

The DOH has contracted with Chafin Funeral Home of Delbarton to relocate the remains.

Moving the cemetery is needed to make way for construction of the highway's Sophia-to-Mullens section.

Kapp says the DOH plans to move the remains to a new site it will build called Allen Creek Cemetery. He says all families have been contacted and the agency is waiting for a judge to approve the plan.

©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.