Highway construction is happening all over North Central West Virginia. In Mononogalia County, the staff at the Day Project Center which helps on-violent offenders serve their time likes the idea of inmates working on road projects.

"I think over all any project that gets people out into the community and allows them to interact with all different type of people," says Assistant Director Lee Shackleford, " whether it be through work or anything they do is positive effect across the board."

With so many projects underway like the Mon- Fayette Expressway, stalled half-way through the plan is also getting support from the Division of Highway say that they could use an extra hand with some of their outdoor projects.

The DOH says it's non-violent inmates in the past for things like litter pickup and other maintence work.

This new idea could help to build roads faster and cheaper. No word yet how soon this plan could be put into action. It could take hundreds of years to complete all of the road projects on its list.