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class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;">Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Virginia_Department_of_Transportation_(logo).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6e/Virginia_Department_of_Transportation_%28logo%29.svg/220px-Virginia_Department_of_Transportation_%28logo%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6e/Virginia_Department_of_Transportation_%28logo%29.svg/330px-Virginia_Department_of_Transportation_%28logo%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6e/Virginia_Department_of_Transportation_%28logo%29.svg/440px-Virginia_Department_of_Transportation_%28logo%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="252" data-file-height="72" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1906<span class="noprint">; 118 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1906</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceding agencies</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Virginia Department of Highways (VDH) (1927-1974)</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation (VDHT) (1974-1986)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Department</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">1401 E. Broad Street, <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a>, 23219<sup id="cite_ref-address_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-address-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&params=37_32_16_N_77_25_48_W_type:landmark_region:US"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°32′16″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°25′48″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.53778°N 77.43000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.53778; -77.43000</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">We Keep Virginia Moving</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">7500</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$7.5 b <a href="/wiki/USD" class="mw-redirect" title="USD">USD</a> (FY2022)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executives</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Stephen C. Brich, P.E., Commissioner</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Cathy McGhee, P.E., Chief Deputy Commissioner</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Lisa M. Pride, Chief of Administration</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Barton A. Thrasher, P.E., Chief Engineer</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Laura Farmer, Chief Financial Officer</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Angel Deem, Chief of Policy</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Kevin Gregg, Chief of Maintenance and Operations</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent department</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Secretary_of_Transportation" title="Virginia Secretary of Transportation">Virginia Secretary of Transportation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent agency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Transportation_Board" title="Commonwealth Transportation Board">Commonwealth Transportation Board</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.virginiadot.org/">virginiadot.org</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7934247#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Virginia Department of Transportation</b> (<b>VDOT</b>) is the agency of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">state</a> government responsible for transportation in the state of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. VDOT is headquartered at the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Department_of_Highways_Building" title="Virginia Department of Highways Building">Virginia Department of Highways Building</a> in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Richmond" class="mw-redirect" title="Downtown Richmond">downtown Richmond</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-address_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-address-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> VDOT is responsible for building, maintaining, and operating the <a href="/wiki/Road" title="Road">roads</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bridge" title="Bridge">bridges</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tunnel" title="Tunnel">tunnels</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_(U.S._state)" title="Commonwealth (U.S. state)">commonwealth</a>. It is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Transportation_Board" title="Commonwealth Transportation Board">Commonwealth Transportation Board</a>, which has the power to fund <a href="/wiki/Airport" title="Airport">airports</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seaport" class="mw-redirect" title="Seaport">seaports</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rail_transport" title="Rail transport">rail</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Public_transport" title="Public transport">public transportation</a>. </p><p>VDOT's revised annual <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Budget">budget</a> for fiscal year 2019 is $5.4 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-budget_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-budget-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>VDOT has a workforce of about 7,500 full-time employees.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Responsibilities">Responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Virginia has the nation's third largest system of state-maintained highways, after North Carolina and Texas. The Virginia highway system totals approximately 58,000 miles of interstate, primary, frontage, and secondary roads. The system includes about 20,000 bridges and structures. In addition, independent cities and towns, as well as the counties of Henrico and Arlington, maintain approximately 12,000 miles of local streets, and receive funds from the state for that purpose. </p><p>VDOT operates and maintains: </p> <ul><li>Roads: VDOT's largest responsibility is the maintenance of roads. Filling <a href="/wiki/Potholes" class="mw-redirect" title="Potholes">potholes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Storm_drain" title="Storm drain">storm drain</a> cleaning, water drainage, guard rail replacement, bridge work, tree removal, and trash removal, as well as the maintenance of <a href="/wiki/Road_sign" class="mw-redirect" title="Road sign">signs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Traffic_light" title="Traffic light">traffic lights</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>More than 21,000 <a href="/wiki/Bridge" title="Bridge">bridges</a> and structures<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Snow removal: VDOT is responsible for removing snow along the major roads of Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Forty-one safety <a href="/wiki/Rest_area" title="Rest area">rest areas</a> and ten <a href="/wiki/Visitor_center" title="Visitor center">welcome centers</a> along major highways<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>More than 100 commuter <a href="/wiki/Parking_lot" title="Parking lot">parking lots</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Four underwater crossings in the <a href="/wiki/Hampton_Roads" title="Hampton Roads">Hampton Roads</a> area: <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Midtown_Tunnel_(Virginia)" title="Midtown Tunnel (Virginia)">mid-town</a> <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_River_(Virginia)" title="Elizabeth River (Virginia)">Elizabeth River</a> tunnel<sup id="cite_ref-ERT_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ERT-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Tunnel" title="Downtown Tunnel">downtown</a> <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_River_(Virginia)" title="Elizabeth River (Virginia)">Elizabeth River</a> tunnel<sup id="cite_ref-ERT_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ERT-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Hampton_Roads_Bridge-Tunnel" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel">Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel</a> on <a href="/wiki/Interstate_64_in_Virginia" title="Interstate 64 in Virginia">Interstate 64</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Monitor-Merrimac_Memorial_Bridge-Tunnel" class="mw-redirect" title="Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel">Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel</a> on <a href="/wiki/Interstate_664" title="Interstate 664">Interstate 664</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ERT-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ERT_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ERT_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_River_Crossings" title="Elizabeth River Crossings">Elizabeth River Crossings</a> operates these facilities</span> </li> </ol></div> <ul><li>Two mountain <a href="/wiki/Tunnel" title="Tunnel">tunnels</a> on <a href="/wiki/Interstate_77_in_Virginia" title="Interstate 77 in Virginia">Interstate 77</a> in southwest Virginia:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_River_Mountain_Tunnel" title="East River Mountain Tunnel">East River Mountain Tunnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Walker_Mountain_Tunnel" title="Big Walker Mountain Tunnel">Big Walker Mountain Tunnel</a></li></ul></li> <li>Two <a href="/wiki/Toll_road" title="Toll road">toll roads</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia" title="Fairfax County, Virginia">Fairfax County</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_267#Dulles_Toll_Road" title="Virginia State Route 267">Dulles Toll Road</a> (operated and maintained by <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Washington_Airport_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority">MWAA</a>)</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_76" title="Virginia State Route 76">Powhite Parkway Extension</a> near <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond</a></li></ul></li> <li>One <a href="/wiki/Toll_bridge" title="Toll bridge">toll bridge</a>: The <a href="/wiki/George_P._Coleman_Memorial_Bridge" title="George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge">George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Three <a href="/wiki/Ferry" title="Ferry">ferry</a> services:<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jamestown_Ferry" title="Jamestown Ferry">Jamestown Ferry</a></li> <li>Sunny Bank</li> <li>Merry Point</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Budget">Budget</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Budget"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Highway maintenance and operations represent 41% of the total budget, followed by 32% for highway systems construction. Smaller portions of the budget are directed to address the needs and requirements of debt service, support to other agencies, administration, and earmarks and special financing.<sup id="cite_ref-budget_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-budget-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources">Sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>(in millions) </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Fiscal Year </th> <th>Motor Fuels Tax </th> <th>Vehicle Sales and Use Tax </th> <th>Vehicle License Tax </th> <th>Retail Sales and Use Tax </th> <th>Special General Funds </th> <th>Toll revenue and Other Sources </th> <th>Federal </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>2010<sup id="cite_ref-Revised2010_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Revised2010-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$793 </td> <td>$363 </td> <td>$235 </td> <td>$376 </td> <td> </td> <td>$766 </td> <td>$844 </td> <td>$3,378 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009<sup id="cite_ref-Revised2009_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Revised2009-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$809 </td> <td>$398 </td> <td>$235 </td> <td>$405 </td> <td> </td> <td>$687 </td> <td>$915 </td> <td>$3,448 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008<sup id="cite_ref-Revised2008_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Revised2008-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$843 </td> <td>$561 </td> <td>$216 </td> <td>$422 </td> <td>$325 </td> <td>$738 </td> <td>$910 </td> <td>$4,014 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expenditures">Expenditures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Expenditures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>(in millions) </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Fiscal Year </th> <th>Debt Service </th> <th>Other Agencies & Transfers </th> <th>Maintenance & Operations </th> <th>Tolls, Administration, & Other Programs </th> <th>Public Transportation & Rail </th> <th>Earmarks & Special Financing </th> <th>Highway Systems Construction </th></tr> <tr> <td>2010<sup id="cite_ref-Revised2010_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Revised2010-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$257 </td> <td>$45 </td> <td>$1,631 </td> <td>$396 </td> <td>$19 </td> <td>$362 </td> <td>$669 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009<sup id="cite_ref-Revised2009_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Revised2009-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$260 </td> <td>$45 </td> <td>$1,525 </td> <td>$441 </td> <td>$20 </td> <td>$258 </td> <td>$899 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008<sup id="cite_ref-Revised2008_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Revised2008-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$263 </td> <td>$51 </td> <td>$1,583 </td> <td>$471 </td> <td>$15 </td> <td>$583 </td> <td>$1,048 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Districts">Districts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Districts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Virginia is divided into nine districts: </p> <ul><li><b>Bristol District</b> <ul><li>Counties: Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Grayson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wythe</li> <li>Cities: Bristol, Norton</li></ul></li> <li><b>Salem District</b> <ul><li>Counties: Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and Roanoke</li> <li>Cities: Galax, Martinsville, Radford, Roanoke and Salem</li></ul></li> <li><b>Lynchburg District</b> <ul><li>Counties: Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Nelson, Pittsylvania and Prince Edward</li> <li>Cities: Danville and Lynchburg</li></ul></li> <li><b>Richmond District</b> <ul><li>Counties: Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, New Kent, Nottoway, Powhatan, and Prince George</li> <li>Cities: Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond</li></ul></li> <li><b>Hampton Roads District</b><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Counties: Accomack, Isle of Wight,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> James City, Northampton, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York, and Greensville</li> <li>Cities: Chesapeake, Emporia, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg</li></ul></li> <li><b>Fredericksburg District</b> <ul><li>Counties: Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland</li> <li>Cities: Fredericksburg</li></ul></li> <li><b>Culpeper District</b> <ul><li>Counties: Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock</li> <li>Cities: Charlottesville</li></ul></li> <li><b>Staunton District</b> <ul><li>Counties: Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren</li> <li>Cities: Buena Vista, Covington, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro, and Winchester</li></ul></li> <li><b>Northern Virginia District</b> <ul><li>Counties: Arlington,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William</li> <li>Cities: Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="District_Notes">District Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: District Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Henrico county maintains its own county roads</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cities in the Hampton Roads district maintain their own roads, but VDOT has jurisdiction for interstates and tunnels.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The town of Smithfield maintains its own roads</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Arlington county maintains its own county roads</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="511">511</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 511"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/5-1-1" title="5-1-1">5-1-1</a></div> <p>Many US states, as well as several US local governments and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_provinces" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian provinces">Canadian provinces</a>, provide 511 systems. VDOT provides the Virginia 511 service, which may be accessed by the 511 telephone number, the <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.511virginia.org/">https://www.511virginia.org/</a> website, and Twitter. In May 2012, VDOT introduced the Virginia 511 smartphone apps for Apple and Android devices. The Virginia 511 system provides <a href="/wiki/Traffic_camera" title="Traffic camera">traffic cameras</a>, real-time road and traffic conditions, trip planning, weather information, and alternatives to traveling by car. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Closing_of_rest_areas">Closing of rest areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Closing of rest areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 2009, VDOT closed 19 of its <a href="/wiki/Rest_areas" class="mw-redirect" title="Rest areas">rest areas</a> around the state, leaving some stretches of highway, such as <a href="/wiki/Interstate_81_in_Virginia" title="Interstate 81 in Virginia">I-81</a> which is a popular route for trucks, or the heavily traveled and often congested <a href="/wiki/Interstate_95_in_Virginia" title="Interstate 95 in Virginia">I-95</a> northbound between <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond</a>, a distance of 106 miles (171 km), without a rest stop. Drivers complained that people who needed to use the restroom would have nowhere to go. VDOT countered that the I-95 corridor is highly developed, and many businesses have restrooms, and that closing the rest stops would save VDOT 9 million dollars toward its 2.6 billion dollar budget deficit.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2010, governor <a href="/wiki/Bob_McDonnell" title="Bob McDonnell">Bob McDonnell</a> announced that he would reopen all of the closed rest areas as part of his campaign promises. The state is using an "adopt a rest stop" program, pulling 3 million dollars from the reserve maintenance fund, and employing non-violent inmates to help reopen the rest stops. They all reopened on April 17, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roadside_memorials">Roadside memorials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Roadside memorials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Roadside_Memorial.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Roadside_Memorial.JPG/220px-Roadside_Memorial.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Roadside_Memorial.JPG/330px-Roadside_Memorial.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Roadside_Memorial.JPG/440px-Roadside_Memorial.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2128" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>VDOT roadside memorial sign</figcaption></figure> <p>Spontaneous <a href="/wiki/Roadside_memorial" title="Roadside memorial">roadside memorials</a>, often in the form of white <a href="/wiki/Christian_cross" title="Christian cross">crosses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stars_of_David" class="mw-redirect" title="Stars of David">Stars of David</a>, bouquets of flowers, and photos of the dead, have been placed along roads at the scenes of fatal accidents. As of July 1, 2003, Virginia law has banned these memorials. Transportation officials have deemed them a threat to the safety of motorists.<sup id="cite_ref-wp20030221_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp20030221-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Virginia law §33.2-216 prohibits any person from installing a memorial on any highway controlled by the VDOT without a permit. VDOT will install a roadside memorial sign, normally for a period of two years. The sign may not deviate from the standard roadside memorial sign specifications. The cost must by paid by the person requesting the sign.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Not everyone agreed with the new program. Vowing to ignore the program, Del. <a href="/wiki/Robert_G._Marshall" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert G. Marshall">Robert G. Marshall</a> (R-Prince William), whose son was killed in an auto accident along Interstate 81 in November 2001, said: </p> <dl><dd>This is the bureaucratization of love. I don't like it one bit. I intend to put a cross up for my son. Period.<sup id="cite_ref-wp20030221_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp20030221-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <p>By marking an accident site, survivors create "a living memory of this person's life," said Donna Schuurman, president of Association for Death Education and Counseling. Americans have swept the grieving process under the rug, and now it's popping up in public ways that few expected—and that some don't like, according to Ms. Schuurman.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HOT_lanes">HOT lanes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: HOT lanes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1995, Virginia passed the Public-Private Transportation Act (PPTA), which allows the state to enter into agreements with private entities to construct, improve, maintain and operate transportation facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-PPTA_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PPTA-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, Virginia has proposed or awarded several PPTA contracts, including: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Beltway" title="Capital Beltway">Capital Beltway</a> (I-495) HOT Lanes (Completed in November 2012) <ul><li>14 miles of four HOV/HOT lanes on the Capital Beltway between the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Interchange" title="Springfield Interchange">Springfield Interchange</a> and just north of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_267#Dulles_Toll_Road" title="Virginia State Route 267">Dulles Toll Road</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_95#Virginia" title="Interstate 95">I-95</a> / <a href="/wiki/Interstate_395_(District_of_Columbia-Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 395 (District of Columbia-Virginia)">I-395</a> HOT Lanes (proposed) <ul><li>56 miles from <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">the Pentagon</a> to <a href="/wiki/Spotsylvania_County,_Virginia" title="Spotsylvania County, Virginia">Spotsylvania County</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>The HOT lanes were complete in December 2014, but the lanes stretch from just north of Edsall Road to Garrisonville</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/High-occupancy_toll_lane" title="High-occupancy toll lane">High-occupancy toll lanes</a> (HOT lanes) are toll lanes operating alongside existing highway lanes. They provided drivers with a faster and more reliable travel option. <a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus">Buses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carpool" title="Carpool">carpools</a>, <a href="/wiki/Motorcycle" title="Motorcycle">motorcycles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Emergency_vehicle" title="Emergency vehicle">emergency vehicles</a> will be able to use the HOT lanes for free while drivers with fewer than three occupants can use the HOT lanes by paying a toll. The HOT lanes will use dynamic or <a href="/wiki/Congestion_pricing" title="Congestion pricing">congestion pricing</a> to manage the number vehicles, and to keep them free-flowing. On average, vehicles are expected to be traveling 55 miles per hour, even during peak travel times.<sup id="cite_ref-HOT_Lanes_FAQs_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOT_Lanes_FAQs-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first HOT Lanes in the nation to open was the <a href="/wiki/91_Express_Lanes" class="mw-redirect" title="91 Express Lanes">91 Express Lanes</a> project in <a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">Orange County, California</a>, opening in December 1995. A computer adjusts the toll every six minutes, raising it if too many cars are on the highway, lowering it if the highway is underutilized. Even drivers who will not pay the toll appreciate the HOT lanes diverting traffic form the regular highway.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>But many people are not happy about the proposed HOT lanes in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Virginia" title="Northern Virginia">Northern Virginia</a>. In 2001, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> governor <a href="/wiki/Parris_N._Glendening" class="mw-redirect" title="Parris N. Glendening">Parris N. Glendening</a> (D) stopped a state study of similar proposals for the Maryland side of the Capital Beltway. The governor believed it would be unfair to low-income residents to allow affluent drivers to buy their way out of traffic.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, Virginia Department of Transportation Commissioner Philip A. Shucet stated that "[s]ingle drivers could pay $1 to $4 to get off of the congested regular lanes."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2009, transportation planners in Washington estimated the projected rush-hour toll need to be $1.60 a mile.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to VDOT's web site: </p> <blockquote><p>There will be no toll cap, as tolls must be able to increase to the level necessary to manage real-time traffic demand and keep the lanes congestion free.<sup id="cite_ref-HOT_Lanes_FAQs_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOT_Lanes_FAQs-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Those who own property along the path of the Capital Beltway HOT Lanes are growing increasingly agitated with the project. Supervisor <a href="/wiki/Sharon_Bulova" title="Sharon Bulova">Sharon Bulova</a> (D-Braddock), who represents a number of neighborhoods affected by the construction, said: </p> <blockquote><p>Once the project is truly underway, eventually pretty much all the trees in the VDOT right of way are going to be cleared ... I know I didn't have an appreciation of the extent of the clearing that was going to be done ... Do they really need to clear every teeny piece of vegetation in their right of way?<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Department_of_Transportation&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia General Assembly</a> established the first State Highway Commission in 1906. </p><p>In 1927, the Virginia Department of Highways (VDH) was established as a state agency. </p><p>VDH became the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation (VDHT) in 1974, adding railroads and public transportation to its portfolio. </p><p>In 1986, the General Assembly authorized expanded revenue sources for transportation, including airports and seaports. Also during that same special session, the General Assembly formally renamed the agency the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). </p><p>The General Assembly spun off VDOT's rail and public transportation into a new department, the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Department_of_Rail_and_Public_Transportation" title="Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation">Department of Rail and Public Transportation</a> (DPRT). 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