Vision
To enhance the quality of life and the environment of the citizens of Colorado by creating an integrated transportation system that focuses on safely moving people and goods by offering convenient linkages among modal choices.
Mission
To provide the best multimodal transportation system for Colorado that most effectively and safely moves people, goods, and information.
Summary
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is the cabinet-level department that plans, operates, maintains and constructs the state-owned multimodal transportation system.
Title 43, Article 1, Part 1 of the Colorado Revised Statutes grants authority to CDOT to cost-effectively address all present and future transportation challenges faced by Colorado. Under the direction of the Transportation Commission, CDOT formulates statewide transportation policy, provides strategic planning, and oversees the construction, maintenance, coordination, and operation of the statewide multimodal transportation system.
The major functions of the Colorado Department of Transportation are as follows:
- Construction: CDOT delivers an annual construction program focused on maintaining the condition of existing assets, improving the safety of the system, enhancing mobility, and delivering projects in the department’s 10-Year Plan.
- Maintenance and Operations: CDOT is responsible for the daily maintenance and operation of the state’s multimodal transportation system.
- Multimodal Services: CDOT works to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution by providing multimodal transportation options.
- Suballocated Programs: CDOT administers three categories of suballocated programs—Highways, Transit and Aeronautics—by passing funds through to local agencies to prioritize and deliver transportation improvements.
For more information on CDOT's strategic plans, visit the CDOT Performance Plan and Reports website.