Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)

Agency overview
Formed	1967
Preceding agencies	Wisconsin Highway Commission Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission Wisconsin State Patrol
Jurisdiction	Wisconsin
Headquarters	4822 Madison Yards Way, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7910
Agency executives	Craig Thompson, Secretary of Transportation[1] Kristina Boardman, Deputy Secretary of Transportation[2] Joel Nilsestuen, Assistant Deputy Secretary of Transportation[3]
Parent agency	State of Wisconsin
Website	http://wisconsindot.gov/

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for planning, building and maintaining the state's highways.^[4] It is also responsible for planning transportation in the state relating to rail, including passenger rail, public transit, freight water transport and air transport, including partial funding of the Milwaukee-to-Chicago Hiawatha provided by Amtrak.^[5]

The Wisconsin DOT is made up of three executive offices and five divisions organized according to transportation function. WisDOT's main office is located at Hill Farms State Transportation Building in Madison, and it maintains regional offices throughout the state.