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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1 July 1975 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | State of Utah |
Headquarters | Taylorsville, Utah |
Employees | 1,787 |
Agency executives |
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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 approximately 6,000 miles (9,700 km) [1] 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. [2]
The Executive Director is Carlos Braceras [3] with Lisa Wilson [4] and Ben Huot [5] as Deputy Directors. [6] Project priorities are set forth by the independent Utah Transportation Commission, [7] which coordinates directly with the UDOT. UDOT's three strategic goals [8] include: Zero Fatalities, [9] Optimize Mobility, [10] and Preserve Infrastructure. [11]
UDOT employs just under 1,800 people across the state. [8] The department is divided into four geographically defined regions and 10 functional groups: [12] Project Development, Operations, Program Development, Transit and Trails, Technology and Innovation, Employee Development, Communications, Policy and Legislative Services, Audit, and Finance. The agency has 88 maintenance stations throughout the state [13] which are grouped into four administrative regions. [14]
Region | Headquarters | Area | Ref. |
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One | Ogden | Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, and Weber counties | [15] |
Two | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties | [16] |
Three | Orem |
Daggett,
Duchesne,
Juab,
Uintah,
Utah (except
SR-96 and a portion of US-6), and Wasatch counties |
[17] |
Four | Richfield |
Beaver,
Carbon,
Emery,
Garfield,
Grand,
Iron,
Kane,
Millard, Piute, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington, and Wayne counties, as well as a small portion of Utah County |
[18] |
Originally, the State Road Commission of Utah, created in 1909, [19] was responsible for maintenance, but these duties were rolled into the new Department of Transportation effective July 1, 1975. [20]