CDOT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The following organizations have a direct impact upon the financial operations and subsequent reviews of financial data processed through established automated systems. The Division of Accounting and Finance - Office of Financial Management and Budget is responsible for the development and coordination of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, the Department's Budget, the federal obligation process, and overall financial management of the Department's resources. The Division of Accounting and Finance - Center for Accounting manages the payment of vendors and employees, xxxxxxxx of accounts receivable, transaction reviews and edits to assure accuracy and eligibility of expenditures, project expenditure reviews and subsequent closure, federal aid billing, and financial reporting. The Division of Audit conducts performance, process or internal control audits of CDOT operations to assure effectiveness, efficiency and compliance with rules and regulations. Audit is also evaluating the possible utilization of FHWA Financial Integrity Review and Evaluation (FIRE) program risk assessment for performing an internal audit of the highest risk areas in a future work plan. The Office of the State Auditor (OSA), or its contractor, performs an annual statewide financial audit on the financial condition of CDOT and its compliance with FHWA and state requirements. Such audits are performed to comply with the requirements of the Single Audit Act.
CDOT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Reporting directly to the Transportation Program Director/Chief Engineer, the Civil Rights & Business Resource Center (CRBRC) at CDOT Headquarters provides direct services as well as statewide program oversight. Program activities include: ● Title VI Program Implementation & Assessment; ● Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II Program Implementation & Assessment; ● Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program; ● DBE Supportive Services (Connect2DOT Program); ● Emerging Small Business (ESB) Program (Race Neutral); ● Contractor Compliance (External EEO); ● External Workforce Development including the FHWA On On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program; and ● OJT Supportive Services. The following "internal" Civil Rights program activities remain under the Division of Human Resources at CDOT Headquarters: ● Title VII-related policies, procedures and assessment ● EEO compliance and investigation; ● Affirmative Action Plan & assessment and actions; ● Sexual Harassment prevention policies and procedures; ● ADA Title I compliance, training and procedures; ● Gathering CDOT-wide annual demographic data; The DHR establishes policies and procedures related to compliance with Title VII and Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination laws, working in partnership with the Regional Civil Rights Offices (RCROs) who implement the "internal” civil rights functions in their respective CDOT Regions. Data specific to these policies and procedures is reported to the Division of Human Resources to ensure compliance with FHWA requirements. This would include affirmative action goals, good faith efforts, discrimination complaints and investigation outcomes. Regional Civil Rights Offices (RCROs) are responsible for implementation of both the “internal” and “external” Civil Rights functions in their respective CDOT Regions.
CDOT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The Branch includes the following functional groups and assigned responsibilities:
CDOT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The RHE's are responsible for hydraulic designs for roadway drainage, culverts, bridges, water quality sediment ponds, detention basins, and open and closed channels. They provide water quality and environmental support and provide expertise for drainage issues in their region. The RHE also provides leadership for erosion and sediment control mitigation, bridge scour, channel improvements and coordinates with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and regional floodplain administrators with water and floodplain issues. Additionally, the RHE reviews consultant developer reports with drainage design plans for potential impacts to state highway rights- of-way. The SHE represents CDOT as the technical authority by coordinating training, developing policy guidance, maintaining the Drainage Design Manual and fostering hydraulic related research. The SHE also represents CDOT for hydraulics at American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Mile High Flood District (MHFD), Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM) and other technical organizations. The SHE is the manager of the Bridge Scour POA project whose purpose is to prepare plans of action (POA’s) and scour mitigation designs for scour critical bridges statewide and implement those into construction projects for scour critical bridges statewide. The SHE will coordinate status meetings with FHWA and Staff Bridge on an as- needed basis.
CDOT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The ROW program is headquartered in Denver and has offices in each of the five regions. It has a professional staff of real estate specialists, surveyors, appraisers, administrators, and others who deliver ROW projects. CDOT Central Office is responsible for facilitating the provisions of statewide policies and guidelines, conducting quality assurance, providing training and development, and technical assistance to the regions in support of their responsibility for program delivery. In addition to Survey, Valuation, Acquisition and Relocation, the CDOT Central ROW Program is responsible for responses to right-of-way related Colorado Open Records Act requests and ensuring Local public Agency compliance with the Uniform Act. The Central Right of Way Program also manages the ROW Program records and assists region Right of Way staff with consultant management
CDOT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The Staff Bridge Branch is responsible for CDOT's requirements on structure design and construction, bridge management and structural inspections. The Branch is responsible for load rating bridges, checking permits associated with vehicles weighing 200,000 lb. or greater, providing structural design and consultant review services to the regions, as well as engineering services when emergencies occur and bridge repairs are warranted. The Staff Bridge Branch provides assistance and structural engineering expertise to the regions’ construction and maintenance programs. This includes fabrication inspection services for structural members and products such as structural steel and precast concrete structural members, and specific types of expansion devices, bearing devices, overhead signs, and signals. The Branch participates in and provides structural engineering expertise to the Department’s non-project specific activities such as research teams, training committees, CAD committees, the specifications committee, and quality assurance review teams. The Staff Bridge Structural Bridge Inspection and Structural Asset Management Units maintain the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) and the National Tunnel Inventory (NTI). Structure inventory, inspection data, asset management, and reports are provided to other CDOT offices and FHWA. Staff Bridge is responsible for CDOT's bridge inspection program, On-System bridge inspection program, bridge essential repair notifications, bridge essential repair tracking, the Colorado Off-System bridge program, and CDOT’s Tunnel Inspection Program. In addition to bridges, Staff Bridge is responsible for the inventory and inspection programs for CDOT’s overhead signs, mast arm traffic signals, high mast luminaires, minor structures, and retaining and noise walls. Existing highway structures are inspected and evaluated for their structural integrity. The Staff Bridge Rating Unit uses this data and provides load ratings for major vehicular bridges which determines the live load carrying capacity of these structures. The Staff Bridge Engineer represents the State nationally and is active with the AASHTO Subcommittee with Bridges, an organization that maintains the national design standards and policy for bridges. Also, the Staff Bridge Engineer is a participant in other national organizations and initiatives, such as the National Steel Bridge Alliance, Precast Concrete Institute and the High Performance Concrete initiative.
CDOT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. CDOT Traffic and Safety Engineering Branch will administer FHWA safety infrastructure programs in collaboration with the regional traffic sections. These programs include HSIP, work zone safety and mobility, the flagger program, and various standards, specifications, manuals, and other references related to traffic engineering and safety (such as Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Highway Safety Manual, CDOT Standard Plans and Specifications). The region traffic sections are responsible for the development of safety project scopes, schedules and budgets; delivering the safety projects; implementing safety recommendations on all projects as applicable; installing, maintaining and operating traffic control devices around Colorado; and developing or reviewing work zone traffic control plans, signing, striping, and other traffic control device plans. The Traffic and Safety Engineering Branch is primarily responsible for safety program administration, standard designs and specifications for safety hardware devices used in construction projects, directing the safety assessment functions, assisting the regions with the selection of safety projects, facilitating the regions in the development of policies and procedures, providing and/or coordinating technical training and assistance, and overseeing the safety quality assurance effort. The HSO will administer the non-infrastructure safety programs including the Colorado ISP which incorporates all safety program funding. This plan will identify the overall state safety objectives and the programs and resource allocations to be implemented annually to reach these objectives. CDOT will manage the overall HSIP in accordance with 23 USC 148 and 23 CFR 924. CDOT will prepare an annual report on the progress made and on the effectiveness of the HSIP. The report will be submitted to FHWA on or before August 31st of each year. The report contents will substantially follow the HSIP Reporting Guidance document developed by FHWA for this program. CDOT will maintain a documented process, approved by FHWA, for programming projects that conforms to 23 USC 148 and 23 CFR 924. This documented process will be updated by CDOT as needed. All changes to this process will be approved by FHWA. CDOT leads the establishment of annual safety performance measure targets in accordance with FAST. Input from a variety of safety stakeholders, both internal and external to CDOT, is considered in the setting of the annual targets. ...
CDOT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. DMO is responsible for providing guidance and policy for the state maintenance program. DMO is centrally located in the Denver Metro area at the CDOT headquarters office. Region Maintenance and Traffic sections are responsible for direct maintenance of CDOT’s highway assets and ensuring the roadways are safe for the traveling public. The Maintenance Asset Engineering Services Unit performs as the asset manager for Highway Tunnels and is the liaison between Maintenance and Staff Bridge. The unit represents tunnels as one of the several asset classes developed. The Maintenance Asset Engineering section give guidance on preventative maintenance. The unit give guidance on bridge cleaning, permanent water quality (PWQ) and other routines. The unit is the liaison between inspection programs including HQ water quality for facilities and PWQ, and Staff bridge and tunnel inspections. The unit ensures Maintenance section correct inspection findings. This unit is the liaison between DTD and maintenance roadside operations including vegetation management, and noxious and invasive weed control. This unit acts as a liaison between CDOT and the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture with roles as CDOT’s State Noxious Weed Coordinator. In addition, this support unit is responsible for maintenance specifications, maintenance contracting MTCE-project program. The unit maintains manual and tracks annual projects. In addition, liquid deicer materials testing and specifications for maintenance items on the Approved Products List (APL) managed by the HQ Materials and Geotechnical unit.
CDOT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The ITS Branch consists of the following four Sections whose primary responsibility is:
CDOT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The Real-time Operations Services Branch is comprised of a Branch Manager, Statewide Operation Center Program Coordinator, Statewide XXX Program Coordinator, and the Golden Statewide Operation Center staff. CDOT executes these programs from a day to day perspective, and is directly responsible for the program missions. Operation Centers: ● Policy/Procedures/Systems/Training ● Maintenance and Safety Patrol Dispatch ● Public Messaging (VMS, CoTrip, 511, Email and Text Delivery) ▪ Note: The Public Information Office also messages via Social Media and interacts with the Media. Traffic Incident Management: ● Policy/Procedures/Training ● Safety Patrol/Heavy Tow Contract Management ● XXX Website – Local Coalition Resources ● XXX Track ● XXX Conference ● Regional XXX Plans coordinated with Colorado State Patrol and SPMT’s.
