With 7,200 bridges, how do you improve the whole bridge system in West Virginia? Secretary Jimmy Wriston and Gehan Elsayed, Chief Engineer of Planning and Program Implementation, join us this week on WV on the DOT to talk about WVDOT's bridge plan.

Students, teachers, college professors, highway engineers; all are guests on this week's WV on the DOT podcast. Working together, the West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest bridges the gap between middle and high school, college, and careers in West Virginia. It's a proud WVDOT tradition, and something to be proud of.

To inspire nearly 6,000 employees working to catch up the long underfunded maintenance on the sixth largest highway system in the country requires team building. This week's WV on the DOT podcast takes you behind the scenes at the Operations, Equipment and Environmental Conference where messages are being shared for what to tackle next.

The Governor's Highway Safety Program works to ensure safety for motorists around the state with campaigns including motorcycle safety, seatbelt use, and avoiding distracted driving. This week, Jack McNeely, Director of the Governor's Highway Safety Program, and Amy Boggs, DMV Highway Safety Division Director, join us on WV on the DOT to talk about the human element behind the campaigns.

WV on the DOT podcast is on the road this week at the West Virginia Construction and Design Expo, talking with guests who stopped by the WVDOT Work Zone Safety Awareness table. Special thanks to extra special guest host, Carrie Hodousek, Metronews, who stopped by.

In 2021, West Virginia had 2,300 road slips and slides in need of repair; today that number is 506. When a mountain crumbles, the road crumbles too. How are we gaining ground (literally) and fixing broken mountains? Scott Eplin joins us on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to explain.

The Auditing Division serves a crucial function for keeping West Virginia Department of Transportation running efficiently. Dawna Skaggs and her management team join us on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk about the internal auditing process.

Secretary Randall Reid-Smith and the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History have a vital role in the development of projects by West Virginia Department of Transportation. On this week's WV on the DOT podcast, Secretary Reid-Smith and Secretary Wriston describe the cooperation between the two agencies.

With an increase in road projects all over West Virginia, it's easier than ever to get a job with WVDOT. Natasha White and Natalie Holcomb join our WV on the DOT podcast this week to talk about job fairs around the state, and the streamlined hiring process so you can start your new career fast! If you're considering working with WVDOT, there are more job types available than you might think -- visit the transportation.wv.gov website to find out more.

When we talk of Corridor H we talk about building it, but how will everything from tourism to traffic flow benefit when it's done? Robbie Morris, Corridor H Highway Authority, joins Randy and Jennifer on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk about the future --- once Corridor H is built.