Utah Department of Transportation
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | State of Utah |
| Headquarters | Taylorsville, Utah |
| Employees | 1,800[1] |
| Agency executives | |
| Parent agency | State of Utah |
| Website | http://udot.utah.gov |
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is an agency of the state government of Utah, United States; it is usually referred to by its initials UDOT (pronounced "you-dot"). UDOT is charged with maintaining the more than 6,000 miles (9,700 km) of roadway that constitute the network of state highways in Utah. The agency is headquartered in the Calvin L. Rampton state office complex in Taylorsville, Utah.[3]
The Executive Director is Carlos Braceras [2] [1] and the Deputy Director is Shane Marshall. [2] Project priorities are set forth by the independent Utah Transportation Commission,[4] which coordinates directly with the UDOT's executive director.[5]
Structure
UDOT maintains over 6,000 miles (9,700 km) of highways.[3] The department strategic goals include preserve infrastructure, optimize mobility, zero fatalities and strengthen the economy.[6] While the agency has maintenance stations throughout the state, for organizational purposes they are grouped into four regions.[7]
| Region | Headquarters | Area | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ogden | Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, and Weber counties | [8] |
| 2 | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties | [9] |
| 3 | Orem | Daggett, Duchesne, Juab, Uintah, Utah (except for a portion of the US‑6 and SR-96 corridors), and Wasatch counties |
[10] |
| 4 | Richfield | Beaver, Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Kane, Millard, Piute, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington, and Wayne counties, as well as a portion of Utah County |
[11] |
References
- 1 2 3 Lee, Jasen (May 6, 2013). "Deputy director promoted to new UDOT chief". Deseret News (Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media). Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Director and Deputy Director webpage" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Dec 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- 1 2 "UDOT Mission, Objectives, and Funding". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Transportation Commission". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Utah Department of Transportation Office of Executive Director Organizational Chart" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Dec 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ↑ "UDOT Strategic Direction Document" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Jan 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ↑ State of Utah Utah Department of Transportation Maintenance Regions (PDF) (Map). Utah Department of Transportation. Jul 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Welcome to Region 1". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ↑ "UDOT Region 2". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Region 3". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Welcome to Region 4". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.