Department of transportation
Department of transportation (DOT) is the most common name for a government agency in Canada or the United States devoted to transportation. The largest is the United States Department of Transportation, which oversees interstate travel and is a federal agency. All U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and many local agencies also have similar organizations and provide enforcement through DOT officers within their respective jurisdictions.
The seal of the United States Department of Transportation, the largest of all DOTs . Some states have based their DOT logo after this one, such as those of Iowa and North Carolina.
The DOT's mission statement claims that an "efficient and modern transportation system " to "improve the quality of life for all Americans" is their goal. [1]
List of U.S. state and insular area departments of transportation
- Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT)
- Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF)
- Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
- Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT)
- California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
- Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
- Connecticut
- Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) - Roads, bridges, rail, public transit
- Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) - Airports
- Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)
- Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
- Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)
- Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT)
- Idaho Transportation Department (ITD)
- Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
- Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)
- Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT)
- Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD)
- Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT)
- Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT)
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
- Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
- Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT)
- Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT)
- Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)
- Montana Department of Transportation (MDT)
- Nebraska
- Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) - roads, rail, and public transportation
- Nebraska Department of Aeronautics - airports
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - waterways
- Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT)
- New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT)
- New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
- New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT)
- New York
- New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
- New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA)
- New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA)
- North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
- North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT)
- Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT)
- Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
- Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP)
- Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)
- Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) - Tolled bridges
- South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)
- South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT)
- Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
- Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
- Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)
- Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans)
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
- Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
- West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT)
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
- Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT)
Local departments of transportation
- Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT)
- Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT)
- Cincinnati Department of Transportation and Engineering (DOTE)
- Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)
- Detroit Department of Transportation (D-DOT)
- District Department of Transportation (d. – pronounced dee-dot), Washington, D.C.
- Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)
- New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT)
- Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)
Canadian departments of transportation
The Transport Canada logo
- Transport Canada – Canadian national DOT
- Alberta Department of Infrastructure and Transportation
- British Columbia Ministry of Transportation
- Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation
- Department of Transportation (New Brunswick)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Works
- Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
- Ministry of Transportation (Ontario) (MTO)
- Prince Edward Island Department of Transportation and Public Works
- Ministère des Transports du Quebec (MTQ)
- Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation
See also
- Ministry of Transport – the term used in many other countries
References
- "About Us". US Department of Transportation. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
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