Illinois Department of Transportation
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| Formed | 1972 |
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| Jurisdiction | Illinois |
| Headquarters | 2300 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, Illinois |
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| Website | www |
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is responsible for investing billions of dollars to build, support and maintain modern and efficient roadways, railways, airports and transit systems. This transportation network is an economic engine for the State of Illinois. It is IDOT’s mission to provide safe, cost-effective transportation for Illinois in ways that enhance quality of life, promote economic prosperity, and demonstrate respect for the environment.
IDOT is headed by the Secretary of Transportation. The Office of the Secretary is responsible for the administration and operation of the offices within the Department. The Office of the Secretary also works closely with the Governor’s Office and the Illinois General Assembly to establish and implement Illinois’ transportation policies.
The departmental structure is oriented to functions IDOT performs as an agency: develop programs, implement projects and support those efforts administratively and through public affairs. This organizational structure allows IDOT to serve the public and meet its core mission.
The Department is structured in four primary areas: Program Development, Project Implementation, Public Affairs and Administrative Support.
Program Development is responsible for developing plans, programs, and policies to integrate all modes into one seamless transportation system serving to build Illinois’ economy. The work of the offices that reside in Program Development serve to guide and aid other offices in design, construction, maintenance and operation of the state transportation system in a safe, timely, efficient and economical manner.
Program Development consists of two offices: Planning and Programming and Program Development.
The Office of Planning and Programming (OPP) develops plans and programs aimed at improving the state’s transportation system. Core functions include oversight and coordination of the state’s planning efforts, development of the annual multi-year and multimodal programs, monitoring of the physical condition of the transportation system, evaluation of costs and benefits of new infrastructure investments, and provision of data, mapping and research to support these and other projects across the department.
The Office of Planning and Programming consists of five bureaus: Data Collection, Innovative Project Delivery, Planning, Programming and Research.
• The Bureau of Data Collection maintains and distributes crash report data submitted by law enforcement agencies and motorists across the state. It collects and disseminates fatality data to departmental and state/federal agencies and partners. This bureau prepares the annual Illinois Crash Facts & Statistics and Trends publications and handles data requests from a variety of sources. It administers the Department’s portion of the Illinois Safety Responsibility Law as well as oversees the Illinois Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Study data collection and reporting processes.
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