New York State Department of Transportation

Department of Transportation
Department overview
The headquarters of the NYSDOT in Colonie
Formed	1967
Preceding agencies	New York State Department of Public Works New York State Department of Highways
Jurisdiction	New York
Headquarters	50 Wolf Road, Colonie, NY 42°42′49″N 73°58′47″W / 42.71361°N 73.97972°W / 42.71361; -73.97972
Employees	10,245^[1]
Annual budget	$7.4 billion^[2]
Department executive	Matthew J. Driscoll, Commissioner
Key document	Transportation Law
Website	www.dot.ny.gov

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is the department of the New York state government^[3] responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S. state of New York.

This transportation network includes:

A state and local highway system, encompassing over 110,000 miles (177,000 km) of highway and 17,000 bridges.
A 5,000 mile (8,000 km) rail network, carrying over 42 million short tons (38 million metric tons) of equipment, raw materials, manufactured goods and produce each year.
Over 130 public transit operators, serving over 5.2 million passengers each day.
Twelve major public and private ports, handling more than 110 million short tons (100 million metric tons) of freight annually.
456 public and private aviation facilities, through which more than 31 million people travel each year. It owns two airports, Stewart International Airport near Newburgh, and Republic Airport on Long Island. Stewart is currently leased to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Its regulations are compiled in title 17 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.

History

The history of the New York State Department of Transportation and its predecessors spans over two centuries:

In 1781, the Office of Surveyor General was reorganized from its colonial Dutch and English beginnings to survey lands that had been vested in the state during and following the Revolutionary war.
In 1810, the Erie Canal Commission was established to build the Erie Canal, and afterwards the canal commissioners oversaw maintenance and enlargement of the canals
In 1848, the Office of State Engineer and Surveyor succeeded the Surveyor General's Office.
In 1878, the Superintendent of Public Works took over the duties of the canal commissioners.
In 1907, the Public Service Commission assumed responsibility for the economic and safety regulation of privately operated transportation; railroad and bus safety inspection; and, approval for the installation of protection for or elimination of at-grade rail highway crossings.
In 1908, the New York State Department of Highways was established by the Highway Act. It was headed by a three-member Highway Commission, appointed in 1909.
In 1911, the Highway Commission was abolished, and was succeeded by a State Superintendent of Highways.
In 1927, the Department of Public Works took over the duties of the State Engineer and Surveyor, unifying responsibility for highways, canals and public buildings,
In 1967, the New York State Department of Transportation was formed to deal with the state's complex transportation system, and absorbed among others the Department of Public Works.

Organization

The department comprises 11 regional offices and 68 county transportation maintenance residencies. Tioga County was moved to adjacent region in August 2007, Wayne County was moved from Region 3 to Region 4 in the late 1990s.

NYSDOT regions and the counties they serve are:

Region 1 (Capital Region): Albany, Essex, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, Washington (Offices in Colonie)
Region 2 (Mohawk Valley): Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida (Offices in Utica)
Region 3 (Central New York): Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins (Offices in Syracuse)
Region 4 (Finger Lakes): Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne, Wyoming (Offices in Rochester)
Region 5 (Western New York): Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara (Offices in Buffalo)
Region 6 (Central Southern Tier): Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Yates (Offices in Hornell)
Region 7 (North Country): Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence (Offices in Watertown)
Region 8 (Hudson Valley): Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester (Offices in Poughkeepsie)
Region 9 (Southern Tier): Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, (Offices in Binghamton)
Region 10 (Long Island): Nassau, Suffolk (Offices in Hauppage)
Region 11 (New York City): Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond (Offices in Long Island City, Queens)

Traffic Management

NYS DOT has several Traffic Management Centers (TMC) located throughout the 11 regions in New York State.

Region 1 (Capital Region): The Region 1 TMC or CRTMC (Capital Region Traffic Management Center) is an attachment of the New York State Police Communications Section also known as SP COMSEC, formally located at the State Police Division Headquarters, building 22 on the W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus in Albany, NY. The TMC moved in September, 2012 along with SP COMSEC to the new NYSP Troop G Headquarters located in Latham, NY. ^[4]

Region 1 is also the home to the NYS DOT STICC (Statewide Transportation Information Coordination Center), manned 24/7, STICC is responsible for the coordination & logistics of statewide resources during major incidents within New York State and is currently located on the 1st floor of the DOT Headquarters in Colonie, NY.

References

↑ "State Workforce Chart". 2008-09 Financial Plan First Quarterly Update. New York State Division of the Budget. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
↑ "Overview". Spending by Agency. New York State Division of the Budget. July 30, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
↑ Transportation Law § 11. "There shall be in the state government a department of transportation. The head of the department shall be the commissioner of transportation, [...]"
↑ "Region 1 TMC Design". M&J Engineering P.C.

External links

Bridges and tunnels in New York City

Vehicular

Bridges	Alexander Hamilton Bayonne Broadway Brooklyn Bronx–Whitestone City Island Cross Bay Grand Street George Washington Goethals Greenpoint Avenue Henry Hudson High Joseph P. Addabbo Kosciuszko Macombs Dam Madison Avenue Manhattan Mill Basin Marine Parkway Outerbridge Pelham Pulaski Queensboro (Ed Koch) Rikers Island Triborough Bridge (Robert F. Kennedy) Roosevelt Island Third Avenue Throgs Neck University Heights Verrazano–Narrows Washington Williamsburg Willis Avenue 145th Street

Tunnels	Battery Park Holland Brooklyn–Battery (Hugh L. Carey) Lincoln Queens Midtown Park Avenue

Railroad
and Subway

Bridges	Arthur Kill Broadway Hell Gate Manhattan Park Avenue Pelham Bay Spuyten Duyvil Williamsburg

Tunnels	14th Street 53rd Street 60th Street 63rd Street 149th Street Clark Street Concourse Cranberry Street Downtown Hudson Tubes East River Freedom Joralemon Street Lexington Avenue Montague Street North River Park Avenue Rutgers Street Steinway Uptown Hudson Tubes

Operators

State, territory, and insular area departments of transportation in the United States

States

Other areas

New York state government agencies

Departments

Defunct departments	Banking Insurance Public Works

Non-departmental

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