Wvdot Division Of Highways

Wvdot Division Of Highways, a U.S. state government entity operating as a division within the West Virginia Department of Transportation, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for highway infrastructure, bridge rehabilitation, pavement resurfacing, and disaster recovery work across West Virginia.

The Division of Highways is a government agency, not a private contractor, and competes for no set-asides — it receives federal transportation funding through formula grant programs administered by FHWA rather than through competitive procurement. Its operational footprint centers on highway preservation, bridge replacement and rehabilitation, pavement resurfacing, sidewalk and pedestrian infrastructure, traffic safety improvements, and state planning and research activities on West Virginia's state highway network. Representative work includes a $840,000 cooperative agreement from FHWA on August 31, 2026, to develop and implement Hyland OnBase, a statewide centralized document repository and enterprise document management system under the State Planning and Research Program (CFDA 20.258), running through August 1, 2033; a $1.456 million Surface Transportation Block Grant (CFDA 20.287) for resurfacing West Virginia State Route 37 near Fort Gay and Crabtree Branch, completed by December 28, 2028; a $4.999 million grant for bridge replacement on the Allen Junction Arch Bridge in Guyandotte River under STBG (CFDA 20.287), due by April 28, 2030; and a $7.093 million Highway Safety Improvement Program (CFDA 20.272) award for Sleepy Hollow Road widening and sidewalk additions, completed by January 28, 2030. The Division also receives sub-awards from the West Virginia Division of Emergency Management for disaster-related bridge repairs, roadway restoration, and disaster damage recovery projects dating July 30, 2026, through June 12, 2026.

Customer concentration reflects the Division's mandate as the state highway implementing agency. The Federal Highway Administration accounts for 18,326 awards (100% of the funding portfolio's combined potential value of $18.19 billion obligated). FEMA's division accounts for 186 awards, with the Federal Transit Administration, the Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary, and the Federal Railroad Administration representing 16, 11, and 4 awards respectively in a distant second tier. Award volume has fluctuated year over year — 932 awards in 2022 to 1,677 in 2023, declining to 553 by 2026 — but the annual figures reflect the cumulative stack of active formula grants and sub-recipient pass-throughs, not individual task orders. Approximately 1,003 awards are scheduled for ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, representing recompete or renewal opportunity as grants cycle. The Division receives all work through FHWA's statutory formula distribution mechanisms — the State Planning and Research Program (CFDA 20.258), Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (CFDA 20.287), Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205), Bridge Formula Program (CFDA 20.263), Highway Safety Improvement Program (CFDA 20.272), Federal Lands Access Program (CFDA 20.224), Carbon Reduction Program (CFDA 20.265), and the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program (CFDA 20.284) — with no competitive component. Performance is geographically bounded to West Virginia, with place of performance across the state's highway network and administrative oversight at its Charleston headquarters.