Utah Department of Transportation

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Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)
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Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 1975 (1975-07-01)
Preceding agency
  • State Road Commission of Utah
JurisdictionState of Utah
Headquarters Taylorsville, Utah
Employees1,787
Agency executives
  • Carlos Braceras, Executive Director
  • Lisa Wilson, Deputy Director, Engineering and Operations
  • Ben Huot, Deputy Director, Planning and Investment
Parent agencyState 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 responsible for approximately 5,900 miles (9,495 kilometers) of state highways in Utah. [1] UDOT's purview extends to other transportation sectors including:

Contents

UDOT has three executive leaders. [17] The Executive Director is Carlos Braceras [18] with Lisa Wilson [19] and Ben Huot [20] as Deputy Directors. Project priorities are set forth by the independent Utah Transportation Commission, [21] which coordinates directly with the UDOT. UDOT's three strategic goals [22] include: Zero Fatalities, [23] Optimize Mobility, [24] and Preserve Infrastructure. [25] UDOT's jusridiction, regulations, and service responsibilites are governed by Utah state law. [26]

Structure

A UDOT Snowplow at the east entrance to Zion National Park. UDOT Snowplow.jpg
A UDOT Snowplow at the east entrance to Zion National Park.

The agency is headquartered in the Calvin L. Rampton State Office Complex in Taylorsville, Utah. [27] and employs approximately 1,800 people across the state. [22] The department is divided into 10 functional groups: [28] 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 [29] which are grouped into four administrative regions. [30]

Utah Department of Transportation Regions
RegionHeadquartersAreaRef.
One Ogden Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, and Weber counties [31]
Two Salt Lake City Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties [32]
Three Orem Daggett, Duchesne, Juab, Uintah, Utah (except SR-96 and
a portion of US-6), and Wasatch counties
[33]
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
[34]

History

Originally, the State Road Commission of Utah, created in 1909, [35] was responsible for maintenance, but these duties were rolled into the new Department of Transportation effective July 1, 1975. [36]

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