Colorado Department of Transportation

      CDOT also stands for Chicago Department of Transportation (see List of Chicago city departments).
      CDOT also stands for C-DOT organisation in India.
      Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
      Colorado DOT.svg
      Agency overview
      Formed 1917
      Jurisdiction Colorado
      Headquarters 4201 E. Arkansas Avenue Denver, Colorado 80222
      Employees 3,300+[1]
      Annual budget $1,000,000,000+[1]
      Agency executives Don Hunt, Executive Director
      Herman Stockinger, Deputy Director
      Tim Harris, Chief Engineer
      Parent Agency State of Colorado
      Website
      http://www.coloradodot.info
      CDOT Control Monument at U.S. Route 50 near Grand Junction

      The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT, pronounced See Dot) is the agency of state government responsible for transportation in the State of Colorado of the United States. CDOT is responsible for maintaining 9,144 mile highway system, including 3,429 bridges with over 28 billion vehicle miles of travel per year. CDOT's Mission is "To provide the best multi-modal transportation system for Colorado that most effectively moves people, goods, and information."[2]

      History

      Source: CDOT[2][3]
      • 1909 - The first highway bill was passed by forming a three-member Highway Commission to approve work and allocate funds.
      • 1917 - The State Highway Fund was created and the State Highway Department was formed.
      • 1968 - The legislation reorganized highway matters and created the Colorado Department of Highways (CDOH) with 3 main divisions: Division of Highways, Division of Planning and Research, and Division of Patrol
      • 1991 - CDOH became CDOT to better align its functions and budgets with Federal Highway Administration / U.S. Department of Transportation
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      Last modified on 15 June 2013, at 21:08