Virginia Department of Transportation

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)

Agency overview
Formed	1906; 118 years ago (1906)
Preceding agencies	Virginia Department of Highways (VDH) (1927-1974) Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation (VDHT) (1974-1986)
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Virginia
Headquarters	1401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219[1] 37°32′16″N 77°25′48″W / 37.53778°N 77.43000°W / 37.53778; -77.43000
Motto	We Keep Virginia Moving
Employees	7500
Annual budget	$7.5 b USD (FY2022)
Agency executives	Stephen C. Brich, P.E., Commissioner Cathy McGhee, P.E., Chief Deputy Commissioner Lisa M. Pride, Chief of Administration Barton A. Thrasher, P.E., Chief Engineer Laura Farmer, Chief Financial Officer Angel Deem, Chief of Policy Kevin Gregg, Chief of Maintenance and Operations
Parent department	Virginia Secretary of Transportation
Parent agency	Commonwealth Transportation Board
Website	virginiadot.org

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is the agency of the state government responsible for transportation in the state of Virginia in the United States. VDOT is headquartered at the Virginia Department of Highways Building in downtown Richmond.^[1] VDOT is responsible for building, maintaining, and operating the roads, bridges, and tunnels in the commonwealth. It is overseen by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, which has the power to fund airports, seaports, rail, and public transportation.

VDOT's revised annual budget for fiscal year 2019 is $5.4 billion.^[2]

VDOT has a workforce of about 7,500 full-time employees.^[3]