Too Many State DOTs Are Little More Than Highway Departments

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By Angie SchmittAug 23, 2017, 11:52 am120 pts
In the last 50 years, nearly every state agency that used to call itself the “highway department” has changed its name to the “department of transportation” to reflect a purported change in mission. In theory, DOTs are not only concerned with moving cars on highways — they manage entire transportation…

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