Utah Department of Transportation

The Utah Department of Transportation is an agency of the state government of Utah, United States; it is usually referred to by its initials UDOT. UDOT is responsible for approximately 5,900 miles of state highways in Utah. UDOT's purview extends to other transportation sectors including:

aeronatics,
paved trails,
transit,
rail,
amusement park ride safety,
motor carriers and ports of entry, and
nautical.

UDOT has three executive leaders. The Executive Director is Carlos Braceras with Lisa Wilson and Ben Huot as Deputy Directors. Project priorities are set forth by the independent Utah Transportation Commission, which coordinates directly with the UDOT. UDOT's three strategic goals include: Zero Fatalities, Optimize Mobility, and Preserve Infrastructure. UDOT's jurisdiction, regulations, and service responsibilities are governed by Utah state law.

Structure

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

Region	Headquarters	Area	Ref.
One	Ogden	Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, and Weber counties
Two	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties
Three	Orem	Daggett, Duchesne, Juab, Uintah, Utah, and Wasatch counties
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

History

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