Missouri Department of Transportation

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)
Agency overview
Formed	1907
Superseding agency	Missouri Highway and Transportation Department;
Jurisdiction	Missouri
Headquarters	Jefferson City, Missouri
Employees	5,511[1]
Annual budget	$2.6 billion (expenditures, FY 2012)[2]
Agency executives	Patrick K. McKenna, director[3]; Mike Parson, Governor of Missouri;
Parent agency	State of Missouri
Website	www.modot.org

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.

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 (June 2009 in Springfield) and the most of any state (six as of September 2012).

MoDOT director Kevin Keith stepped down from the position for an undisclosed medical reason on March 21, 2013, and retired effective July 1. He had served as director since November 2010. Former chief engineer, Dave Nichols, took over as interim director and was appointed director on April 2, 2013.[3][4]

Regional Districts

MoDOT operates seven districts throughout the state:

Northwest, based in St. Joseph
Northeast, based in Hannibal
Kansas City, based in Lee's Summit
Central, based in Jefferson City
St. Louis, based in Chesterfield
Southwest, based in Springfield
Southeast, based in Sikeston

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References

"Tracker" (PDF). MoDOT. April 2012. p. 3.
"Financial Snapshot" (PDF). MoDOT. October 2012. pp. 4, 6.
"'MoDOT Leadership'". Dec 7, 2015.
"MoDOT Leadership". MoDOT. Retrieved 25 March 2014.

External links

Official website
Publications by or about the Missouri Department of Transportation at Internet Archive.

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[fte-1] "Tracker" (PDF). MoDOT. April 2012. p. 3.

[2] "Financial Snapshot" (PDF). MoDOT. October 2012. pp. 4, 6.

[vacant-3] "'MoDOT Leadership'". Dec 7, 2015.

[4] "MoDOT Leadership". MoDOT. Retrieved 25 March 2014.