Utah Department of Transportation
| Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Jurisdiction | State of Utah |
| Headquarters | Taylorsville, Utah |
| Employees | 1,800[1] |
| Agency executives | Carlos Braceras[2] [1], Executive Director Shane Marshall [2], Deputy Director |
| 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 the network of state highways in Utah. The agency is headquartered in the Calvin L. Rampton state office complex in Taylorsville, Utah.[3]
The Executive Director is Carlos Braceras [2] [1] and the Deputy Director is Shane Marshall. [2] Project priorities are set forth by the independent Utah Transportation Commission,[4] which coordinates directly with the UDOT's executive director.[5]
Structure[edit]
UDOT maintains over 6,000 miles (9,700 km) of highways.[3] The department strategic goals include preserve infrastructure, optimize mobility, zero fatalities and strengthen the economy.[6] While the agency has maintenance stations throughout the state, for organizational purposes they are grouped into four regions.[7]
| Region | Headquarters | Area | Director | Ref. |
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| 1 | Ogden | Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, and Weber counties | Kris Peterson | [8] |
| 2 | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties | Jason Davis | [9] |
| 3 | Orem | Daggett, Duchesne, Juab, Uintah, Utah (except for a portion of the US‑6 and SR-96 corridors), and Wasatch counties |
Vacant | [10] |
| 4 | Richfield | Beaver, Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Kane, Millard, Piute, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington, and Wayne counties, as well as a portion of Utah County |
Nathan Lee | [11] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Lee, Jasen (May 6, 2013). "Deputy director promoted to new UDOT chief". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Director and Deputy Director webpage" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Dec 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ a b "UDOT Mission, Objectives, and Funding". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "Transportation Commission". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "Utah Department of Transporation Office of Executive Director Organizational Chart" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Dec 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "UDOT Strategic Direction Document" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. Jan 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ Utah Department of Transportation (Jul 2007) (PDF). State of Utah Utah Department of Transporation Maintenance Regions (Map). http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=33656500747434516. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to Region 1". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "UDOT Region 2". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "Region 3". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to Region 4". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
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