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The Department of Transportation (DOT) is the most common name for a government agency
Government agency

A government agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency....
 in North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
 devoted to transportation. The largest is the United States Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation

The United States Department of Transportation is a federal United States Cabinet department of the United States government of the United States concerned with transportation....
, which oversees interstate travel. All U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
s, Canadian provinces, and many local agencies also have similar organizations.








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The Department of Transportation (DOT) is the most common name for a government agency
Government agency

A government agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency....
 in North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
 devoted to transportation. The largest is the United States Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation

The United States Department of Transportation is a federal United States Cabinet department of the United States government of the United States concerned with transportation....
, which oversees interstate travel. All U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
s, Canadian provinces, and many local agencies also have similar organizations.

List of U.S. state Departments of Transportation

  • Alabama Department of Transportation
    Alabama Department of Transportation

    The Alabama Department of Transportation is the government agency responsible for transportation infrastructure in Alabama. The department is divided into nine geographical divisions, with a central office located in Montgomery, Alabama....
     (ALDOT)
  • Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF)
  • Arizona Department of Transportation
    Arizona Department of Transportation

    The Arizona Department of Transportation is an Arizona state government agency charged with facilitating mobility within the state. In addition to managing the state's state highways, the agency is also involved with public transportation and airport....
     (ADOT)
  • Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
    Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department

    The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, and aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sound intermodal transportation system for the user....
     (AHTD)
  • California Department of Transportation
    California Department of Transportation

    The California Department of Transportation is a government department in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state....
     (Caltrans)
  • Colorado Department of Transportation
    Colorado Department of Transportation

    The Colorado Department of Transportation is the agency of state government responsible for transportation in the State of Colorado of the United States....
     (CDOT)
  • Connecticut Department of Transportation
    Connecticut Department of Transportation

    The Connecticut Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, Rail transport, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S....
     (ConnDOT)
  • Delaware Department of Transportation
    Delaware Department of Transportation

    The Delaware Department of Transportation is an agency of the U.S. state of Delaware. The current Secretary of Transportation is Carolann Wicks....
     (DELDOT)
  • Florida Department of Transportation
    Florida Department of Transportation

    The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida....
     (FDOT)
  • Georgia Department of Transportation
    Georgia Department of Transportation

    The Georgia Department of Transportation is the organization in charge of developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the state of Georgia ....
     (GDOT)
  • Hawaii Department of Transportation
    Hawaii Department of Transportation

    The Hawaii Department of Transportation is a state government organization which oversees transportation in the U.S. state of Hawaii. As part of this task, HDOT maintains Hawaii's state highway system....
     (DOT)
  • Idaho Transportation Department
    Idaho Transportation Department

    The Idaho Transportation Department is the State of Idaho Government agency responsible for the current transportation infrastructure. This includes ongoing Maintenance, repair and operations; as well as planning for future needs of the state and its Citizenship....
     (ITD)
  • Illinois Department of Transportation
    Illinois Department of Transportation

    The Illinois Department of Transportation is a state agency in charge of state-maintained public roadways of the U.S. state of Illinois. In addition, IDOT provides funding for rail, public transit and airport projects and administers Fuel tax and federal funding to local Jurisdiction in the state....
     (IDOT)
  • Indiana Department of Transportation
    Indiana Department of Transportation

    The Indiana Department of Transportation is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with maintaining and regulating transportation and transportation related infrastructure such as state owned airports, state highways and state owned canals or railroads, as well as state routes, U.S....
     (INDOT)
  • Iowa Department of Transportation
    Iowa Department of Transportation

    The Iowa Department of Transportation is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of Iowa....
     (Iowa DOT)
  • Kansas Department of Transportation
    Kansas Department of Transportation

    The Kansas Department of Transportation is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of Kansas....
     (KDOT)
  • Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
    Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

    The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is Kentucky's state-funded department charged with building and maintaining U.S. Highway System and List of Kentucky State Highways, as well as regulating other transportation related issues....
     (KTC)
  • Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
    Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

    The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways, bridges, canals and select levees and port facilities in the U.S....
     (DOTD)
  • Maine Department of Transportation
    Maine Department of Transportation

    The Maine Department of Transportation, also known as MaineDOT, is the bureaucratic office of the state government charged with the regulation and maintenance of roads and other public infrastructure in the state of Maine....
     (MaineDOT)
  • Maryland Department of Transportation
    Maryland Department of Transportation

    The Maryland Department of Transportation is a government agency in the U.S. state of Maryland. MDOT is overseen by Transportation Secretary John Porcari, whom had previously served as the Secretary prior to his current term, from 1999 to 2003....
     (MDOT)
  • Massachusetts
    • Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation
      Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation

      The Executive Office of Transportation is an office within the Massachusetts Office for Commonwealth Development charged with managing most transportation within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts....
       (EOT)
      • Massachusetts Highway Department
        Massachusetts Highway Department

        The Massachusetts Highway Department is the highway department in the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts, responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of all state highways and bridges and signage of numbered routes....
         (MassHighway)
      • Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
      • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
        Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

        The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is "a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, Rapid transit, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, area....
         (MBTA)
      • Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission (MAC)
    • Massachusetts Port Authority
      Massachusetts Port Authority

      Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, is a port district in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It operates the airports, seaport, and the Tobin Bridge over the Mystic River in Boston, Massachusetts....
       (Massport)
  • Michigan Department of Transportation
    Michigan Department of Transportation

    The Michigan Department of Transportation is a constitutional government agency in the U.S. state of Michigan. The primary purpose of MDOT is to maintain the Michigan Highway System which includes all Interstate, US and state highways in Michigan with the exception of the Mackinac Bridge....
     (MDOT)
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation
    Minnesota Department of Transportation

    The Minnesota Department of Transportation oversees Transportation in Minnesota by land, water, and air in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Cabinet -level agency is responsible for maintaining the state's trunk highway system , funding municipal airports and maintaining radio navigation aids, and other activities....
     (Mn/DOT)
  • Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT)
  • Missouri Department of Transportation
    Missouri Department of Transportation

    The Missouri Department of Transportation is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of Missouri....
     (MoDOT)
  • Montana Department of Transportation
    Montana Department of Transportation

    The Montana Department of Transportation is a government agency in the U.S. state of Montana, responsible for numerous programs related to the construction, maintenance, and monitoring of Montana's transportation infrastructure and operations....
     (MDT)
  • Nebraska
    • Nebraska Department of Roads
      Nebraska Department of Roads

      The Nebraska Department of Roads is the state government agency charged with building and maintaining the state and federal highways in the U.S....
       (NDOR) - roads, rail & public transportation
    • Nebraska Department of Aeronautics - airports
    • Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
      Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

      The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is a public agency of the government of the Nebraska in the United States. The commission is charged with stewardship of the state's fish, wildlife, state park, and outdoor recreation resources....
       - waterways
  • Nevada Department of Transportation
    Nevada Department of Transportation

    The Nevada Department of Transportation is a government agency agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. NDOT is responsible for maintaining and improving Nevada's highway system, which includes U.S....
     (NDOT)
  • New Hampshire Department of Transportation
    New Hampshire Department of Transportation

    The State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The NHDOT is under the executive direction of Commissioner of Transportation George Campbell....
     (NHDOT)
  • New Jersey Department of Transportation
    New Jersey Department of Transportation

    The New Jersey Department of Transportation is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey. It is headed by the Commissioner of Transportation....
     (NJDOT)
  • New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT)
  • New York State Department of Transportation
    New York State Department of Transportation

    The New York State Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, Rail transport, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S....
     (NYSDOT)
  • North Carolina Department of Transportation
    North Carolina Department of Transportation

    The North Carolina Department of Transportation is responsible for building, repairing, and operating highways, bridges, and other modes of transportation, including ferries in the U.S....
     (NCDOT)
  • North Dakota Department of Transportation
    North Dakota Department of Transportation

    The North Dakota Department of Transportation is a part of the government of the U.S. state of North Dakota. NDDOT oversees the state's transportation system....
     (NDDOT)
  • Ohio Department of Transportation
    Ohio Department of Transportation

    The Ohio Department of Transportation is the organization in charge of developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the state of Ohio with exception of the Ohio Turnpike....
     (ODOT)
  • Oklahoma Department of Transportation
    Oklahoma Department of Transportation

    The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is an government agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for the construction, maintenance, and regulatation the use of the state's transportation infrastructure....
     (ODOT)
  • Oregon Department of Transportation
    Oregon Department of Transportation

    The Oregon Department of Transportation is a Ministry of the Government of Oregon of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for systems of transportation....
     (ODOT)
  • Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
    Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation oversees transportation issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, currently Allen D....
     (PennDOT)
  • Rhode Island Department of Transportation
    Rhode Island Department of Transportation

    The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is a Rhode Island state government agency charged with construction, maintenance and inspection of a wide range of transportation infrastructure....
     (RIDOT)
  • South Carolina Department of Transportation
    South Carolina Department of Transportation

    The South Carolina Department of Transportation is a government agency in the U.S. State of South Carolina. Its mission is to build and maintain roads and Bridge and administer mass transit services....
     (SCDOT)
  • South Dakota Department of Transportation
    South Dakota Department of Transportation

    The South Dakota Department of Transportation is a Government of South Dakota organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of South Dakota....
     (SDDOT)
  • Tennessee Department of Transportation
    Tennessee Department of Transportation

    The Tennessee Department of Transportation monitors all road projects in the state of Tennessee. It is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, located at the confluence of three major Interstate Highways....
     (TDOT)
  • Texas Department of Transportation
    Texas Department of Transportation

    The Texas Department of Transportation is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Texas. Its stated mission is to "work cooperatively to provide safe, effective and efficient movement of people and goods" throughout the state....
     (TxDOT)
  • Utah Department of Transportation
    Utah Department of Transportation

    The Utah Department of Transportation is an agency of the state government for the U.S. state of Utah. The agency is usually referred to by its initials UDOT....
     (UDOT)
  • Vermont Agency of Transportation
    Vermont Agency of Transportation

    The Vermont Agency of Transportation is a Vermont executive agency . Its purpose is to develop and execute policy on transportation for the U.S....
     (VTrans)
  • Virginia Department of Transportation
    Virginia Department of Transportation

    The Virginia Department of Transportation is the government agency responsible for building, maintaining and operating Virginia's roads, bridges and tunnels....
     (VDOT)
  • Washington State Department of Transportation
    Washington State Department of Transportation

    The Washington State Department of Transportation , was established in 1905. The agency, led by a Secretary and overseen by the Governor, is a Washington governmental agency that constructs, maintains, and regulates the use of the state's transportation infrastructure....
     (WSDOT)
  • West Virginia Department of Transportation
    West Virginia Department of Transportation

    The West Virginia Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for transportation in West Virginia. The Department of Transportation serves an umbrella organization for seven subsidiary agencies which are directly responsible for different areas of the state's infrastructure....
     (WVDOT)
  • Wisconsin Department of Transportation
    Wisconsin Department of Transportation

    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 :Category:State highways in Wisconsin....
     (WisDOT)
  • Wyoming Department of Transportation
    Wyoming Department of Transportation

    The Wyoming Department of Transportation is Wyoming's largest and most widespread state agency. The department is responsible for planning and implementation of road improvement projects, road maintenance, managing driver licenses and motor vehicle programs, supporting airports, aviation and the Wyoming Highway Patrol....
     (WYDOT)


Local Departments of Transportation

  • District of Columbia Department of Transportation (d. - pronounced dee-dot)
  • Los Angeles Department of Transportation
    Los Angeles Department of Transportation

    The Los Angeles Department of Transportation, commonly referred to as LADOT, is an agency created by Los Angeles City Ordinance, and is governed by a citizen commission....
     (LADOT)
  • New York City Department of Transportation
    New York City Department of Transportation

    The New York City Department of Transportation is responsible for the management of much of New York City's transportation infrastructure. Janette Sadik-Khan is the current Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, and was appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on April 27, 2007....
     (NYCDOT)
  • Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)
  • Detroit Department of Transportation
    Detroit Department of Transportation

    The Detroit Department of Transportation is the public transit operator in Detroit, Michigan, and the largest in the state....
     (D-DOT)


Canadian Provincial Departments of Transportation

  • Transport Canada
    Transport Canada

    Transport Canada is the Ministry within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and Public services of transportation in Canada....
     -Canadian National DOT
  • Alberta Department of Infrastructure and Transportation
  • British Columbia Ministry of Transportation
    British Columbia Ministry of Transportation

    The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is the British Columbia government ministry responsible for transport infrastructure and law in the Canadian province of British Columbia....
  • Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation
  • Department of Transportation (New Brunswick)
    Department of Transportation (New Brunswick)

    The Ministry of Transportation is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with the maintenance of the provincial highway network and the management of the province's automobile fleet....
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Works
  • Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Public Works
  • Ministry of Transportation (Ontario)
    Ministry of Transportation (Ontario)

    The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario is an Ontario government ministry responsible for transport infrastructure and law in the Canadian province of Ontario....
     (MTO)
  • Prince Edward Island Department of Transportation and Public Works
  • Ministère des Transports du Quebec
    Transports Québec

    Transports Qu?bec is a Quebec government ministry responsible for transport infrastructure and law in Quebec, Canada. Since April 18, 2007, the current Minister for Transport is Liberal Party of Quebec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, Julie Boulet....
     (MTQ)
  • Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation


See also


  • Ministry of Transport
    Ministry of Transport

    Ministry of Transport may refer to the national executive agency responsible for transport and infrastructure policy and regulation in various countries including:...
     - the term used in many other countries


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