Monongalia, Preston, Marion, Taylor, Doddridge and Harrison counties are served by District 4 Engineer, Mike Cronin, P.E. On this week's WV on the DOT podcast, Mike talks everything from paving with WVDOH's own crews and equipment to the I-79 widening project near Fairmont.

What's happening in Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and Morgan Counties? The 53's episode of WV on the DOT podcast features Lee Thorne, District 5 Engineer, and Travis Ray, District 5 Maintenance Engineer joining Randy and Jennifer to talk everything from the widening on I-81 to Berkeley Springs Bypass.

This week's episode of WV on the DOT marks one year for the podcast; with special guest Rob Pennington, District 2 Engineer, joining Randy and Jennifer to talk about the challenges of managing a district which extends from the busy interstate through Huntington to the steep mountains of Logan County. District 2, which includes Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and Wayne counties, is still recovering from ice storms and flooding this winter, but moving forward full speed ahead on projects of all sizes.

Keeping. People. Alive. That's the goal! From motorcycles to school buses to automobiles, Aimee Cantrell, with the Governor's Highway Safety Program, and Mary Jarrell, Motorcycle Safety Training Coordinator for the Division of Motor Vehicles, share tips on the most basic thing that we all need to do (helping each other survive) on this week's WV on the DOT podcast.

Our guest for the 50th Episode of our WV on the DOT podcast is Cindy Cramer, P.E., Director of the West Virginia Division of Highways Traffic Division. While a podcast needs lots of words to be effective, a road sign must communicate clearly in just a few. Have you ever wondered how signs and signals keep the public safe, or how they're designed to help us find our way?

Sean Hill, Director of the Aeronautics Commission, is this week’s special guest on our WV on the DOT podcast, with a big announcement for West Virginia’s airports

Interested in working for West Virginia Division of Highways? This week’s episode of WV on the DOT podcast features Natasha White, Acting Director of the Human Resources Division talking about the streamlined hiring process, training and the new direction of WVDOH’s Human Resource Division.

Alan Reed, P.E., took the reins as State Highway Engineer in March of 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was slowing the economy and state DOT’s across the country were laying off workers; yet West Virginia Division of Highways was able to keep employees working and continued to gain ground on catching up long underfunded work. On this week’s WV on the DOT podcast, Alan talks about the direction of the DOH and building connections between employees and management to keep moving forward.

For a law or policy to be effective, it has to fit with the times and the situations people encounter. From getting to know the people on-the-ground to crafting legislation for the WVDOT, Rita Pauley, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, knows how streamlined processes make the work of improving West Virginia’s infrastructure move faster. To Rita, it’s not words on a page; it’s real and it makes a difference.

From crowded streets (like MacCorkle Avenue and Jefferson Road) to countryside that cuts across mountains, right-of-way acquisition is a step in the road building process that looks like nothing’s happening. Listen as Chad Toney, P.E., Director of the Right-of-Way Division, joins Randy and Jennifer on this week’s WV on the DOT podcast to explain the balance of safe roadway expansion and protecting citizen rights.