Company Profile
Maine Department of Transportation
Company Overview
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is a cabinet-level state agency with primary responsibility for statewide transportation by all modes of travel. MaineDOT employs approximately 1,800 people and expends or disburses more than $675 million per year, including federal, state, and local funds.
Company History
More than 100 years ago, in 1913, the Maine State Legislature created the three-member Maine State Highway Commission. The Commission was charged with building a “system of connected main highways throughout the state.” This ambitious endeavor was undertaken by the Commission’s 12 employees – a chief engineer, five assistant engineers, four stenographers, an accountant and a bookkeeper. In 1913, the revenue from auto registration and driver license fees, established two years earlier, was used to finance the first highway bond issued for $2 million.