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Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)
Agency overview
Formed	1 July 1975
Preceding agency	State Road Commission of Utah;
Jurisdiction	State of Utah
Headquarters	Taylorsville, Utah
Employees	1,787
Agency executives	Carlos Braceras, Executive Director; Lisa Wilson, Deputy Director, Engineering and Operations; Ben Huot, Deputy Director, Planning and Investment;
Parent agency	State of Utah
Website	http://udot.utah.gov

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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 approximately 6,000 miles (9,700 km)^[1] of roadway that constitute the network of state highways in Utah. The agency is headquartered in the Calvin L. Rampton state office complex in Taylorsville, Utah.^[2]

The executive director is Carlos Braceras ^[3]^[4]^[5] with Lisa Wilson^[6] and Ben Huot^[7] as Deputy Directors.^[4] Project priorities are set forth by the independent Utah Transportation Commission,^[8] which coordinates directly with the UDOT.

Structure

UDOT maintains approximately 6,000 miles (9,700 km) of highways.^[1] The department is divided into four geographically defined regions and 10 functional groups^[9]: Project Development, Operations, Program Development, Transit and Trails, Technology and Innovation, Employee Development, Communications, Policy and Legislative Services, Audit, and Finance. While the agency has maintenance stations throughout the state, for organizational purposes they are grouped into four regions.^[10] UDOT's strategic goals include preserve infrastructure, optimize mobility, zero fatalities and strengthen the economy.^[11]

Utah Department of Transportation Regions
Region	Headquarters	Area	Ref.
One	Ogden	Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, and Weber counties	^[12]
Two	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties	^[13]
Three	Orem	Daggett, Duchesne, Juab, Uintah, Utah (except SR-96 and a portion of US-6), and Wasatch counties	^[14]
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	^[15]

History

Originally, the State Road Commission of Utah, created in 1909^[16], was responsible for maintenance, but these duties were rolled into the new Department of Transportation effective July 1, 1975.^[17]

References

^ ^a ^b "Highway Metrics - Annual Statistical Summary - 2023". Looker Studio. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "UDOT Central Headquarters - Calvin Rampton Building". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ AASHTO Journal (December 23, 2020). "Braceras Reappointed as Utah DOT Executive Director". AASHTO Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Director and Deputy Director was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference New chief was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Civil + Structural Engineer (December 29, 2020). "UDOT Names Lisa Wilson as New Deputy Director". Civil + Structural Engineer Media. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "UDOT announces next Deputy Director of Planning and Investment". www.udot.utah.gov. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Utah Transportation Commission". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Department Organizational Chart". UDOT. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Regional Offices". UDOT. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "UDOT Strategic Direction". www.udot.utah.gov. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Region One". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Region Two". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Region Three". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Region Four". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Utah History Encyclopedia". www.uen.org. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Utah State Department of Highways". Brigham Young University Library - Special Collections. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

External links

Official website

[:0-1] "Highway Metrics - Annual Statistical Summary - 2023". Looker Studio. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[Mission-2] "UDOT Central Headquarters - Calvin Rampton Building". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[3] AASHTO Journal (December 23, 2020). "Braceras Reappointed as Utah DOT Executive Director". AASHTO Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[Director_and_Deputy_Director-4] Cite error: The named reference Director and Deputy Director was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[New_chief-5] Cite error: The named reference New chief was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] Civil + Structural Engineer (December 29, 2020). "UDOT Names Lisa Wilson as New Deputy Director". Civil + Structural Engineer Media. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[7] "UDOT announces next Deputy Director of Planning and Investment". www.udot.utah.gov. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[8] "Utah Transportation Commission". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[9] "Department Organizational Chart". UDOT. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[10] "Regional Offices". UDOT. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[11] "UDOT Strategic Direction". www.udot.utah.gov. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[12] "Region One". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[13] "Region Two". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[14] "Region Three". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[15] "Region Four". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[16] "Utah History Encyclopedia". www.uen.org. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[state_archives-17] "Utah State Department of Highways". Brigham Young University Library - Special Collections. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

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 ==History==
-Originally, the State Road Commission of Utah, created on 23 March 1909, was responsible for maintenance, but these duties were rolled into the new Department of Transportation in 1975.<ref name="state archives">{{cite web|url=http://archives.state.ut.us/cgi-bin//cathtmljava2.cgi?RUN-WHAT=CATHTML&TEMPLATE=AGENCY&AGENCY=831|title=Utah State Archives Catalog|access-date=29 Jul 2008}}</ref>
+Originally, the State Road Commission of Utah, created    , was responsible for maintenance, but these duties were rolled into the new Department of Transportation  1975.<ref name="state archives">{{cite web|url=://archives...///-=|=   -  }}</ref>
 ==References==