West Virginians for Better Transportation (WVBT) is a statewide coalition dedicated to promoting a safe, reliable, and sustainable transportation system throughout West Virginia. Through education, advocacy, and public awareness, WVBT works to advance infrastructure investments that strengthen our economy, improve safety, and connect communities across the Mountain State.
Transportation is the backbone of West Virginia's economy. Reliable roads, bridges, highways, rail, waterways, and airports support businesses, create jobs, improve public safety, and connect people to opportunities. Investing in transportation means investing in our state's future.
You can help keep West Virginia moving. Stay informed, learn about transportation issues, share the facts, and encourage leaders to prioritize investments that improve mobility, safety, and economic opportunity for every West Virginian.
Browse the latest news, reports, fact sheets, videos, and campaign resources highlighting transportation issues and infrastructure investments across West Virginia.
5/29/26
Jason Pizatella: Building trust that endures on WV highways (Opinion)
West Virginia’s transportation system is funded not only by tax dollars, but by trust. Every mile of paved roadway, every bridge rehabilitated, every slip or slide repaired and every safety improvement delivered is made possible because taxpayers believe those investments will be used wisely, efficiently and transparently. For those of us in the construction industry, that trust is not assumed — it is earned on every project. That responsibility has taken on even greater importance as conversations around future transportation funding continue. With discussions already beginning about what comes after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act expires on Sept. 30, policymakers and the public alike are asking important questions: Are we getting value for the money invested? Are projects being delivered on time and on budget? Are safety and quality still top priorities?
4/15/26
Pizatella says gas tax trade-off isn’t worth potential impact on roads
With gas prices on the rise due to the war in Iran and lawmakers calling for a holiday on the state gas tax, the leader of the Contractors Association of West Virginia says legislators cannot sacrifice infrastructure for a political win. Contractors Association of West Virginia CEO Jason Pizatella published an op-ed this week explaining his belief that West Virginians would suffer long-term effects in exchange for short-term relief. “All of our road initiatives, whether it’s roads, bridges, slips, slides, road plowing, things of that nature, grass cutting, canopy clearing–all of that–is paid for by the road fund and without the motor fuel excise tax, or the gas tax for short, we don’t have a road fund,” he said Tuesday on MetroNews Talkline.
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