The Maine Department of Transportation

Department of Transportation

The Department of Transportation is the most common name for a government agency in North America devoted to transportation. The largest is the United States Department of Transportation, which oversees interstate travel. All U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and many local agencies also have...

, also known as MaineDOT, is the bureaucratic office of the state government charged with the regulation and maintenance of roads and other public infrastructure in the state of Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

. MaineDOT reports on the adequacy of roads, highways, and bridges in Maine. It also monitors environmental factors that affect the motor public such as stormwater, ice/snow buildup on roads, and crashes with moose

Moose

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Organization

MaineDOT is an agency that consists of several offices:

• Bureau of Planning
• Bureau of Maintenance and Operations
• Office of Passenger Transportation
• Office of Freight Transportation
• Office of Communications
• Bureau of Project Development
• Capital Resource Management
• Transportation Service Center
• Environmental Office
• Office of Legal Services and Internal Audit
• Safety Office
• Contract Procurement Office
• Office of Engineering Quality and Oversight

External links

• MaineDOThttp://www.maine.gov/mdot/index.php
• US Department of Transportationhttp://www.dot.gov/

Sources

• Working with the MaineDOT: A Guide for Municipal Officials http://www.maine.gov/mdot/working-with-dot/pdf/2007workingwithmaineDOT.pdf