The
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (
PennDOT) oversees
transportation issues in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, currently
Leslie Richards. Presently, PennDOT supports over of state roads and highways, about 25,000 bridges, as well as new roadway construction, the exception being the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, although they currently follow PennDOT policies and procedures. In addition, other modes of transportation are supervised or supported by PennDOT. These include
aviation,
rail traffic,
mass transit, intrastate highway shipping traffic,
motor vehicle safety & licensing, and
driver licensing. PennDOT also supports the Ports of
Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, and
Erie. The current budget is approximately $3.8 billion in federal and state funds. The state budget is supported by the motor vehicle fuels tax which is dedicated solely to transportation issues.