WV on the DOT

In the midst of summer paving, ditching, slip repair and mowing, WVDOH District 2 is already planning its routes for the kickoff of tree canopy clearing season in November. How does looking ahead and making data driven decisions pay off? District 2 Engineer, Rob Pennington, P.E., joins Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to shed some light on managing Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mi...

In 2020, Governor Justice, West Virginia Division of Highways and local leaders celebrated the opening of the first ever stretch of 4-lane road in Wyoming County, a new section of Coalfields Expressway, and the expansion of economic opportunities for the region. On Monday, August 1, 2022, they gathered again to break ground on another section of the much awaited roadway. This week, Alan Reed, P.E....

From getting in the mud with slip and slide repairs, to an update on West Virginia's famous floating bridge, from the Wheeling Streetscape project to the I-70 bridges --- District 6 Engineer, Tony Clark, P.E., joins Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk progress on northern panhandle projects.

In just 36 hours, State of West Virginia agencies working together cleaned up a major chemical spill, re-paved a badly damaged stretch of interstate, and re-opened the roadway at the I-64/77 split in Charleston. How is that possible? With the same proactive approach WVDOH is using to pave more rural roads this year than ever before. It's all about planning your work, implementing your plan, and wo...

With a job fair scheduled on July 27 in Preston County, a recent vote of confidence from Marshall University students, a bustling Summer Co-Op program, and available jobs in all parts of the state; West Virginia Department of Transportation has your highway (train, bus or airplane) to a successful career. Leslie Adkins, Job Recruiter for WVDOT, is the special guest on this week's WV on the DOT pod...

On the 100th Episode of WV on the DOT podcast, Secretary of Transportation joins Randy and Jennifer to talk Corridor H, Coalfields Expressway, Roads to Prosperity progress and the One DOT vision.

WV on the DOT's 99th podcast episode features the first ever Commissioner of WVDOT's newest agency, the Division Multimodal Transportation Facilities, Cindy Butler to talk about promoting all modes of transportation in West Virginia. It's all about connections, and opportunities for our state. And, join Randy and Jennifer next week for the 100th episode featuring a very special guest!

West Virginian's working together for all of West Virginia made the new Bluefield Area Transit transfer station possible. Public Transit Director, Bill Robinson, joins us to talk about the new transfer station, as well as to the joining of four WVDOT agencies into the new Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities. It's all about working together to serve our state.

West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles has worked to become more flexible in the way it provides service to the public. This week's WV on the DOT podcast features Natalie Holcomb, with an update on what's in store for DMV in the coming weeks.

The newly awarded Culloden Interchange on I-64. RHL Boulevard. Jefferson Road. Coalfields Expressway. Wellsburg Bridge. Berkeley Springs Bypass. Corridor H. Deputy State Highway Engineer, Todd Rumbaugh, P.E., joins Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to provide an update on major projects in all parts of the state.

Paving the Beckley Widening Project! Painting the Chuck Yeager Bridge! Glass houses? What's happening with the West Virginia Turnpike? Jeff Miller, Director of the West Virginia Parkways Authority, joins Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to share an update.

Paving the Beckley Widening Project! Painting the Chuck Yeager Bridge! Glass houses? What's happening with the West Virginia Turnpike? Jeff Miller, Director of the West Virginia Parkways Authority, joins Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to share an update.

Love motorcycles? Curvy roads? Seneca Skyway, a 300 mile loop of some of the prettiest countryside in West Virginia is the first Mountain Rides route announced by Governor Jim Justice. It's a perfect example of West Virginia agencies working together; a partnership between Tourism and WVDOH to show the world what West Virginia has to offer. What's the ride like? State Highway Engineer Alan Reed is...

West Virginian's love our curvy roads, and we also love our clear mountain streams. Douglas Kirk, P.E., C.F.M., joins Secretary Wriston on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk roadbuilding in an environmentally responsible way.

Lieutenant Chris Zerkle, with the West Virginia State Police, joins Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk about speed enforcement in work zones on I-64 and around the state. WVDOT appreciates our partners in law enforcement who are not only stopping drivers in work zones this summer, but ticketing them.

WV on the DOT podcast's 91st episode comes live from the Operations Conference, where impromptu guests talk about law enforcement in work zones, WVDOH's strategy for making bridges better, all manner of topics related to road maintenance.

This week's special WV on the DOT podcast features all things planning! Recorded live at the Planning Conference impromptu guests join Randy and Jennifer as they "get this show on the road!"

This week's WV on the DOT podcast is a special double feature. With exciting developments in bus service around the mountain state, Bill Robinson, Director of the West Virginia Division of Public Transit, and Sean Hill, Director fot he Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority, join Randy and Jennifer to tell WV on the DOT just where the wheels on the bus are going! And with Administrative...

With law enforcement across the state energized in a collective effort to stop speeders in work zones this year, what happens to your license when you get a ticket? Everett Frazier, Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, and Natalie Holcomb, Public Information Specialist, join Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to explain.

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Asphalt is definitely all the same, right? It's gray and flat. People drive on it. Perry Keller, Assistant Director of the Planning Division, joins Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk about asphalt, grants, bridges and all things planning.

This week's WV on the DOT podcast was recorded live at the 2022 WV Construction and Design Expo. Randy and Jennifer check in with attendees about Governor Justice's Jobs and Hope program, WVDOH projects and initiatives, making connections, forming partnerships and expanding opportunities in all directions for West Virginia.

What's happening with WVDOT this spring? Secretary of Transportation Jimmy Wriston, P.E., joins Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk proper pothole milling and filling, repairing slips and slides, and projects of all sizes.

As time elapses since the days of major expansion, aging infrastructure is leading to a decline in bridges all across the nation. But in West Virginia, the bridges will be better - not worse - ten years "down the road." Why? Gehan Elsayed, Ph. D., P.E., joins Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk about the benefits of a data driven decision making in planning the work of...

Tree canopy clearing. Ditching. Culvert repair. These are maintenance activities but they're also a defense against one of the greatest enemies our roadways face --- Water. Chris Collins, P.E., Deputy District 2 Engineer, joins Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to explain how the mudslides of spring, the canopy clearing season we're just ending, and the pothole milling and fi...