Virginia Department of Transportation

What Virginia Department of Transportation does

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is the state government agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, founded in 1906 and headquartered in Richmond, responsible for building, maintaining, and operating the state's roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries. VDOT oversees approximately 128,000 miles of roadway — the third-largest state highway system in the United States — organized across nine district offices (Bristol, Culpeper, Fredericksburg, Hampton Roads, Lynchburg, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Salem, and Staunton). The agency's service portfolio spans infrastructure management (highways, bridges, tunnels, ferries, rest areas), traffic operations (the Virginia 511 traveler information system available on web, iOS, and Android; HOV lanes; toll roads; the Safety Service Patrol), and emerging technology programs including the Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) initiative and the Cavnue Smart Road Platform deployed on I-95 in the Richmond region.

VDOT is executing the $3.97 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion — the largest highway construction project in Virginia's history — and continues to extend the Hampton Roads Express Lanes network (e.g., the $389 million I-64 Norfolk Segment 1B design-build contract awarded to Lane Construction with Parsons as lead designer in March 2026). Major delivery partners include Hampton Roads Connector Partners and WSP Global. The agency's revenue model is government funding: the FY2027 annual budget is $9.0 billion (up 6.7% year-over-year), drawn from state transportation funds, federal infrastructure grants, fuel taxes, and toll revenues, with the Commonwealth Transportation Board allocating $28.5 billion across more than 4,300 transportation projects in the Six-Year Improvement Program beginning July 1, 2026. Services are provided at no direct charge to users of the public network, with Karen Jackson serving as Secretary of Technology.

Name

Virginia Department of Transportation

Legal name

Virginia Department of Transportation

Website

https://virginiadot.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

VDOT is Virginia's state transportation agency, building, maintaining, and operating approximately 128,000 miles of roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries across nine districts. It is funded through state appropriations, federal grants, and fuel taxes with an FY2027 budget of $9.0 billion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Transportation Infrastructure

NAICS

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (23731)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Transportation, Roads & Public Works Administration (BPAIABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), Traffic Systems & Road Safety Infrastructure (Signals, ITS, Barriers, Signage, Markings) (IMAFAEAI), V2X Roadside Units (RSUs) & Edge Infrastructure (TLAJAHAA), Publicly Operated Ferry Authorities (Municipal/Regional) (TLAFALAK)

Keywords

• State highway infrastructure
• Transportation system maintenance
• Traffic management services
• Bridge tunnel operations
• Public transit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. State Transportation Budget: VDOT's FY2027 annual budget is $9.0 billion with a 6.7% increase from prior year, funded through state transportation funds, federal grants, and fuel taxes

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VDOT is the Commonwealth of Virginia's state transportation agency responsible for building, maintaining, and operating state highways, bridges, tunnels, and ferry services. It manages the nation's third-largest state-maintained highway system through a multi-year capital program and delivers services for traffic information, tolling, HOV lanes, emergency response, and project delivery.

Product overview

The Virginia Department of Transportation operates as a state government agency managing approximately 128,000 miles of roads, the nation's third-largest state highway system. VDOT's service portfolio consists of infrastructure management (highways, bridges, tunnels, ferries), traffic operations (511 traveler information, HOV lanes, toll roads), and technology programs (Connected and Automated Vehicles). The Virginia 511 system provides real-time traffic information to the public, while the Project Dashboard enables citizens to track infrastructure investments. These offerings are provided as public services rather than commercial software products, with the agency relying on contractors and design-build partners for major infrastructure delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Virginia 511: The Virginia 511 system provides real-time traffic and travel information to motorists, available online and via mobile apps for iOS and Android devices.
• MyVDOT
• Hampton Roads Express Lanes (HREL)

Products and services

• Virginia 511
• MyVDOT
• VDOT Project Dashboard
• Hampton Roads Ferries
• HOV Lanes Network
• Toll Roads
• Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT)
• Safety Service Patrol

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, major and core.

• Cavnue (Consor Engineers)strategicTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2026Cavnue, a subsidiary of Consor Engineers based in Richmond, Virginia, was awarded a contract to deploy its Smart Road Platform along Interstate 95 in the Richmond region, providing lane-level traffic visibility and incident detection capabilities.
• Parsons CorporationmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 March 2026Parsons Corporation was named lead designer for VDOT's I-64 Hampton Roads Express Lanes Norfolk Segment 1B project, a $389 million design-build contract that will convert existing lanes and shoulders to create express lanes.
• Lane Construction CorporationmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 March 2026Lane Construction Corporation leads the design-build team for VDOT's I-64 Hampton Roads Express Lanes Norfolk Segment 1B project, overseeing construction of the express lane network.
• Hampton Roads Connector PartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 April 2024Hampton Roads Connector Partners is the primary contractor for the $3.97 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project, managing design and construction of the 10-mile interstate widening to expand from 4 to 8 lanes.
• WSP GlobalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 April 2024WSP serves as the Engineering Consultant for the Virginia Department of Transportation's $3.9 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion, providing oversight and management of design-builder Hampton Roads Connector Partners.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT): State DOT overseeing an extensive highway network with comparable responsibilities in design-build delivery, toll/express lane operations, and large multi-year capital programs. Operates at similar scale in both road miles and program dollars.
• Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT): Operates one of the largest state-owned road networks with significant bridge maintenance obligations and winter weather response, sharing VDOT's challenges in balancing preservation backlogs against capacity expansion.
• North Carolina Department of Transportation: State-level transportation agency operating highways, bridges, ferries, and intelligent transportation systems in a neighboring mid-Atlantic/Southeast state. Directly comparable in mandate, organizational structure, fuel-tax funding model, and large multimodal capital program.
• Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT): State agency managing a large highway and bridge network with major express-lane/toll road programs, freight corridor investments, and district-based delivery model. Directly comparable to VDOT in revenue model mix and megaproject delivery approach.
• Maryland State Highway Administration: Sub-state DOT counterpart within Maryland managing state highways, bridges, and traffic operations including managed lanes. Comparable in Mid-Atlantic context, toll/express-lane operations, and coordination with regional authorities.
• Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT): State DOT with comparable responsibilities for highway expansion and freight corridor investment in a fast-growing Southeast state. Directly analogous in funding model (state + federal + fuel tax) and corridor-based programming.
• Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT): Manages a large interstate-heavy highway system with comparable functions in traffic management, winter operations, and design-build delivery. Provides a strong peer benchmark for capital programming and preservation strategies.
• New York State Department of Transportation: Manages highways, bridges, and tunnels across a large and diverse state, with comparable responsibilities in winter operations, urban congestion management, and infrastructure rehabilitation. Analogous in scope of multimodal assets and capital programming.
• California Department of Transportation (Caltrans): Operates the largest state highway system in the U.S., with comparable responsibilities for highways, bridges, tunnels, traffic operations, and active transportation programs. Directly analogous in mission, district structure, and capital-program scale.
• Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT): State DOT with a comparable mix of highway expansion, design-build megaprojects, and managed-lane/express-lane programs in a high-growth Sun Belt state. Similar reliance on motor-fuel and federal funding sources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vadot
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/vdotweb
• Facebookfacebook.com/VirginiaDOT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vdot
• Instagraminstagram.com/virginiadot

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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