Missouri Department of Transportation

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT — pronounced "MO-dot") is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of Missouri under the guidance of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. Its mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that is safe, innovative, reliable and dedicated to a prosperous Missouri. They achieve this by designing, building and maintaining roads and bridges, and working to improve airports, river ports, railroads, public transit systems and pedestrian and bicycle travel.[3]

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)
Agency overview
Formed1907
Superseding agency
  • Missouri Highway and Transportation Department
JurisdictionMissouri
HeadquartersJefferson City, Missouri
Employees5,100[1]
Annual budget$3.2 billion (expenditures, FY 2021)[1]
Agency executives
Parent agencyState of Missouri
Websitewww.modot.org
Missouri Department of Transportation workers set up road block signs in Boone County to warn drivers of flooding

MoDOT has been one of the leaders in the construction of the diverging diamond interchange, having built the first such interchange in the United States on June 2009 in Springfield.[4]

Regional Districts

MoDOT operates seven districts throughout the state:

References
  1. "MoDOT Fast Facts". MoDOT. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. "'MoDOT Leadership'". Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Mission, Values and Tangible Results". MoDOT. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. "History". Diverging Diamond Interchange. Retrieved 28 December 2020.



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