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.

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)
Agency overview
Formed1907
Superseding agency
  • Missouri Highway and Transportation Department
JurisdictionMissouri
HeadquartersJefferson City, Missouri
Employees5,511[1]
Annual budget$2.6 billion (expenditures, FY 2012)[2]
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 (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:

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



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