From culverts, to bridge preservation, to mowing, to snow removal, much planning goes into operations with the West Virginia Division of Highways. Nathan Thomas, P.E., joins us this week on our WV on the DOT podcast to talk about his new role as Deputy State Highway Engineer of Operations.

Before orange cones and fresh asphalt comes project development. Ed Compton, P.E., recently retired from the Federal Highway Administration and joining West Virginia Department of Transportation as Deputy State Highway Engineer of Development, joins us on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk about project development, state and federal funding, and solving problems without creating them.

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With the new roundabout on Jefferson Road and the graceful Dr. George Keller Memorial Bridge swooping overhead, Perry Keller joins us on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk about planning the project and the legacy of his father, for whom the bridge is named.

You have a question on a specific road; you call 833-WVROADS. Jennifer Goodwin and Griffin Holstein join us as this week's guests on WV on the DOT to share the process of getting the answer to your question back to you in seven days or less.

What's it like to be a WVDOT Summer Co-Op? Summer Co-Ops are at work alongside permanent employees throughout the agency; they're on the road, they're learning about finance, they're studying bridge design, and our WV on the DOT podcast guest this week, Marshall University senior Tre Hyre, is working with our Human Resources recruiting team.

Even in this heat, West Virginia Department of Transportation workers are paving roads around the state, cleaning up from recent floods, rebuilding and maintaining the state's infrastructure. On this week's WV on the DOT podcast, Brent, Jennifer, Troy and Rusty share news from around the state and a shout out to everyone who is working together to keep West Virginia moving this summer.

As West Virginia's northern panhandle and north central regions clean up from the devastating flash flooding earlier this week, Earl Gaskins, District 4 Manager, Mike Daley, District 3 Manager and Brian Kucish, P.E., District 6 Engineer, join us on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk about the partnerships between agencies, first responders and communities that make clean up possible.

Training and staff development have an effect on every aspect of every employee's work. Building a capable workforce for an efficient Department of Transportation is no small feat and this week Monica Ashford and Jennifer Ballard join us on WV on the DOT to talk about how they meet this challenge.

In prioritizing what's next to maintain 7,000 bridges, there are many factors to consider. Gehan Elsayed, Ph.D., P.E., Chief Engineer of Planning and Program Implementation, joins us this week on WV on the DOT to talk about planning West Virginia's bridge program.