Utah Department of Transportation

Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)
Agency overview
Jurisdiction State of Utah
Headquarters Taylorsville, Utah
Employees 1,800[1]
Agency executives
  • Carlos Braceras[2] [1], Executive Director
  • Shane Marshall [2], Deputy Director
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]

 Utah Department of Transportation Regions
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]

History

Originally, the State Road Commission of Utah, created on 23 March 1909, was responsible for maintenance, but these duties were rolled into the new Department of Transportation in 1975.[12]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Director and Deputy Director webpage" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Dec 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "UDOT Mission, Objectives, and Funding". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Transportation Commission". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Utah Department of Transportation Office of Executive Director Organizational Chart" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Dec 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ "UDOT Strategic Direction Document" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Jan 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ State of Utah Utah Department of Transportation Maintenance Regions (PDF) (Map). Utah Department of Transportation. Jul 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to Region 1". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ "UDOT Region 2". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Region 3". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Welcome to Region 4". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Utah State Archives Catalog". Retrieved 29 Jul 2008.
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