The Commonwealth’s Transportation Agency
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the state's roads, bridges and tunnels.
And, through the Commonwealth Transportation Board, it provides funding for airports, seaports, rail and public transportation.
Virginia has the third-largest state-maintained highway system in the country, behind Texas and North Carolina.
Since 2002, through efficiency efforts, outsourcing and by shrinking in size, VDOT has achieved annual cost reductions of more than a quarter billion dollars.
By July 1, 2010, VDOT will employ about 7,500 people full time, compared to 10,380 at the close of Fiscal Year 2001. That’s the lowest level since 1965.
Agency Information
- VDOT leadership
- Mission, values and code of ethics
- Find your local VDOT office
- Commonwealth Transportation Board
- Things you might not know about VDOT
- VDOT and emergency response
Links
- Virginia's highway system
- VDOT organization
- Business plan
- Six-Year Improvement Program database
- Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
- Biennial report on the condition of and investment needed to maintain and operate the existing surface transportation infrastructure, Fiscal Years 2011 - 2012
- Strategic and service area plans
- VDOT budget
- VDOT history highlights
- A History of Roads in Virginia
- Flash version (requires Adobe Flash Player)
- PDF version (4.5 MB)
- Other transportation services
- Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research
- VDOT Workers' Memorial
- Board of Supervisors manual - Reference guide to common VDOT activities
(PDF, 743 KB)
