In this week’s edition of WVDOT In Motion, we take a look at some secondary road work happening in District 1 and talk about the importance of work zone safety as construction season continues.
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West Virginia DOT in Motion: District 1 Update
Tuesday, July 9th, 2019Public Ownership of West Virginia Water
Thursday, January 14th, 2016BOSTON ACTION RESEARCH
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The problem comes down to this: Private water utilities are competing with publicly owned and operated water utilities for public dollars because public financing is cheaper than private financing. Moreover, the evidence clearly shows that private water companies are no more efficient and, at times, less efficient than public companies in delivering water services. The end result is that the promised advantages of privatization (access to new financing and better service) have not materialized. The bottom line is that there is no advantage to having a private water company over a public water company in terms of service delivery. And public water companies have a big advantage in terms of cost. Private companies have a fiduciary responsibility to stockholders to pay dividends, which ultimately results in higher water bills for customers; public water companies pay no dividends.
West Virginia DOT: How the Salt Shortage Affects Your Commute
Monday, November 10th, 2014Jim Moore, District 9 Maintenance Engineer, explains how the WVDOH plans to cope with the hike in salt prices.
View this complete post...West Virginia DOT: Removing Rocks Using Inflatable Airbags
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014The WVDOH hired GeoStabilization International to remove rocks along WV 99 where a rock slide occurred in Raleigh County. Airbags are wedged into cracks then inflated, which loosens the rock.
View this complete post...West Virginia DOT: The Pothole Patching Process
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014Jackie Blankenship, US 119 DOH Supervisor, explains the pothole patching process.
View this complete post...Raleigh County, WV: What Caused the Rockfall on Route 3?
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014Jimmy Wriston, DOT Engineering Adviser, explains what caused the massive rockfall along WV 3 in Raleigh County and what the WVDOH is doing to clean it up.
View this complete post...Greenbrier County, WV: Plowing US 219
Tuesday, January 28th, 2014A view from inside the cab of a WVDOH plow as it cleared snow and spread salt along US 219 in Greenbrier County on January 21, 2014.
View this complete post...Huntington, WV: Learn From the Past – Build Up, Not Out
Tuesday, January 21st, 2014Common perceptions about growth and development in Huntington, WV, are harming the city’s long term finances and limiting future opportunities for its residents. The city’s traditional downtown and surrounding core neighborhoods are solid assets that can, once again, be the strength of a prosperous Huntington.
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Raleigh County, WV: Blasting Boulders on WV 3
Tuesday, January 7th, 2014Three large boulders and debris fell onto WV 3 near Sundial in Raleigh County on Friday, December 27, 2013. This cellphone video of explosives being used to break up the rocks was taken by a WVDOH Engineer.
View this complete post...Exaggerating the Employment Impacts of Shale Drilling: How and Why
Friday, November 29th, 2013MULTI-STATE SHALE RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
Over the last five years, firms with an economic interest in the expansion of drilling in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations — and their allies, supporters, and trade associations — have used a variety of tools and techniques to exaggerate the employment impacts of shale drilling. These strategies have ranged from the use of inappropriate measures, such as data on new hires, to represent job growth to the misleading attribution of all jobs in “ancillary” industries to the shale industry.
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