Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
Agency overview
Formed 1967
Preceding agencies Wisconsin Highway Commission
Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission
Wisconsin State Patrol
Jurisdiction Wisconsin
Headquarters Madison, Wisconsin
Agency executive Mark Gottlieb, P.E.[1], Secretary of Transportation
Parent agency State of Wisconsin
Website
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation, abbreviated as WisDOT, is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for planning, building and maintaining the state's highways.[2] It is also responsible for planning trasportation in the state relating to rail, including passenger rail, public transit, freight water transport and air transport, however it devotes very little of its resources to these modes. [3]

The Wisconsin DOT is made up of three executive offices and five divisions organized according to transportation function. WisDOT's main office is located in Madison, and maintains regional offices throughout the state.

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History

The department was founded in 1967 with the merger of the Wisconsin Highway Commission, Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission and Wisconsin State Patrol.[4]

Wisconsin DOT Divisions[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/about/structure/secretary.htm
  2. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (September 16, 2010). "Department overview". http://www.dot.state.wi.us/about/overview/index.htm. 
  3. ^ http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/state/connections2030.htm
  4. ^ http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/about/overview/index.htm Department overview accessed 3 April 2009
  5. ^ http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/about/structure/index.htm Organizational structure accessed 3 April 2009

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