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.

In the spring of 2019, Governor Justice demanded that WVDOT return to its roots and focus on improving secondary maintenance. Pavers, drills, and tractor mowers later, Rusty Roten and Arlie Matney join us as guests on this week's WV on the DOT podcast to talk about their roles in the Governor's Secondary Roads Initiative and what's next.

Potholes form in winter when asphalt plants are closed, but this winter Governor Justice and WVDOT are fighting back, with Operation R.I.P. Potholes. Working in partnership with asphalt plants around the state, some plants have reopened to make hot asphalt available for more lasting repairs. We share some details on this week's WV on the DOT podcast.