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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Arkansas Highway System |
| Headquarters | 10324 Interstate 30, Little Rock, Arkansas 34°40′15.8″N 92°22′57.8″W / 34.671056°N 92.382722°W |
| Employees | 3,693[Note 1] |
| Annual budget |  US$1,212,817,331 [Note 2] |
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| Parent agency | Arkansas State Highway Commission |
| Child agency | |
| Website | ardot |
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), formerly the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sound intermodal transportation system for the user.[2] The department is responsible for implementing policy made by the Arkansas State Highway Commission, a board of officials appointed by the Governor of Arkansas to direct transportation policy in the state. The department's director is appointed by the commission to hire staff and manage construction and maintenance on Arkansas's highways.
The primary duty of ArDOT is the maintenance and management of the over 16,000-mile (26,000 km) Arkansas Highway System. The department also conducts planning, public transportation, the State Aid County Road Program, the Arkansas Highway Police, and Federal-Aid project administration.[1] Its headquarters are in Little Rock.[3]
- ^ a b c Annual Report (PDF) (Report). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Mission Statement". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2007. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ "Contact Us". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. 2007. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
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