Oregon Department of Transportation

Oregon Department of Transportation
Agency overview
Formed1969
Preceding agencies
  • Oregon State Highway Commission
  • Oregon State Highway Department
JurisdictionOregon
Headquarters355 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301-3871
Agency executive
  • Kris Strickler, Director
Parent agencyOregon Transportation Commission
Websiteoregon.gov/ODOT

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is a department of the state government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for systems of transportation. It was first established in 1969.[1] It had been preceded by the Oregon State Highway Department which, along with the Oregon State Highway Commission, was created by an act of the Oregon Legislative Assembly in 1913.[2] It works closely with the five-member Oregon Transportation Commission (the modern name of the Highway Commission) in managing the state's transportation systems.

The Oregon Transportation Commission, formerly the Oregon State Highway Commission, is a five-member governor-appointed government agency that manages the state highways and other transportation in the U.S. state of Oregon, in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Transportation.

  1. ^ History of ODOT
  2. ^ Department of Transportation: Agency History, Oregon Blue Book.