The Oakwood Road Intersection Improvement project is scheduled for completion by August of this year. Ryan Canfield and Travis Knighton join Randy and Jennifer on WV on the DOT podcast to provide information and insight about the progress of this exciting project, which will reduce congestion and accidents on Corridor G.

What do we want to see beside West Virginia's beautiful roadways? Not your old socks! Kim Smith, from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection joins Randy and Jennifer on the 39th episode of WV on the DOT to talk about the Adopt-a-Highway program and Operation Wildflowers. How can you get involved?

Our guest on the 38th episode of our WV on the DOT podcast is Chad Robinson, of the WVDOH Operations Division. Have you ever wondered what bridge inspectors do when it rains? When it snows? Up high? Down low? They inspect bridges from the highest point, to beneath the surface of the water; and they do so all year, in all weather, to meet an aggressive schedule and keep the public safe. What else do you want to know about West Virginia's bridge safety inspectors?

The 37th Episode of our WV on the DOT podcast features Randall Reid-Smith, Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, and Joe Geiger, Director of Archives and History, with a preview of some of the historical markers you can read about in the new book "Signs of the Times." West Virginia's Highway Historical Marker Program tells complex stories in only 11 lines of type; you see the signs on roadsides, courthouse lawns, or any place someone cared enough to memorialize a moment of West Virginia's history. Just like so many of the things West Virginia is doing now to move itself forward, teamwork between state agencies makes this program go and the Department of Transportation couldn't be prouder of our fellow agency for their work on this new book.

WV on the DOT's 36th podcast show features Travis Long, Director of WVDOH's new Technical Support Division, along with a few special words from District 8's Todd Schoonover on dedicating the Trout Run Bridge to Glenn Lough; who worked on the project in its early stages.

This week's guest on our WV on the DOT podcast is Tressie Lopez. Listen for an update on the Federal Highway Administrations recent approval of WVDOT's plan for our state mandated Enterprise Resource Planning system.

Transportation touches everything in West Virginia; from the way new pavement enlivens a small town to the possibility of a new job because a bus is there to make the commute, but before the pavement or the bus comes the finance. Carla Rotsch, WVDOT Business Manager, knows about everything from how to buy a drill (to fix a mudslide) to how manage funding for a major bridge.

How much guardrail does WVDOT have? What's happening with the WV Route 10 Operational Improvement Project? Where is the best place to use the new drills, the pavers, the Gradalls, the trucks, the mowers? With the 6th largest highway system in the country to maintain, keeping track of data is pivotal to the collective goal of gaining ground on long underfunded work. Hussein Elkhansa, M.S.E., G.I.S.P., Chief Data Officer for WVDOT, talks data, data and more data, and the reason he comes to work with a smile on even the toughest day.

This week's WV on the DOT podcast features District 10 Engineer, Joe Pack talking about smooth roads and major projects from the slip on Route 19 in Spanishburg, to the King Coal Highway, to the Grant Street Bridge.

West Virginia Division of Highways Operations Division supports workers on the ground across the state; shaping the direction and building efficiency into the way WVDOH manages its workload. On this week's episode of our WV on the DOT podcast, Jimmy Wriston, Deputy Secretary of Transportation and Jake Bumgarner, Director of the Operations Division talk all things maintenance as WVDOH kicks off an aggressive pothole patching season.