MoDOT’s first tangible result is to keep customers and ourselves safe. The greatest challenge in providing this is the recurring frequency of fatal crashes on Missouri roadways. In order to combat this, MoDOT utilizes a comprehensive data-driven...
Commercial Motor Vehicles play a vital role in our nation’s economy by transporting the products we need. By tracking the number of CMV involved fatalities, MoDOT can target educational and enforcement efforts, as well as improve safety features...
Wearing a seat belt is one of the easiest ways vehicle occupants can protect themselves in the event of a crash, but it is a challenge to ensure everyone is buckled up every trip, every time, day or night. Public education and legislation are two...
Safety is MoDOT’s number one value. This measure exists to ensure that every team member arrives at work safely and returns home the same way. Nothing is more important than protecting our people.
While the ultimate goal is to eliminate work zone crashes, the goal for this measure is to reduce the number of protective vehicle/truck or trailer-mounted attenuator crashes below the previous 4-year average.
Preventing incidents from occurring and learning from the ones that do occur are both vital safety issues.
The total number and rate of recordable incidents are tracked to measure the department’s goal of fewer injuries. MoDOT’s goal is for every employee to go home every night to their families unharmed. Reporting injuries allows the department to...
Keeping employees and the public safe is MoDOT’s highest value. Controlling damage to vehicles and reducing personal injury in work zones, on right-of-way and other areas under department control helps MoDOT accomplish this goal.
State and federal revenue budgets help MoDOT staff do a better job of budgeting limited funds for its operations and capital program.
Maintaining the right staffing levels is essential for delivering excellent customer service and meeting Missouri’s transportation needs—especially during emergencies—while ensuring resources are used wisely.
