MDT Contacts: The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) serves the public by providing a transportation system and services that emphasize quality, safety, cost effectiveness, economic vitality and sensitivity to the environment. Here is a list of contacts and web sites for the most commonly requested services and programs: ACTIVE PROJECTS Comment on a project Construction delays, detours and information Project Information ADA COMPLIANCE Phone: Civil Rights Bureau - 406.444.9229 AERONAUTICS Aeronautics Airline boarding data, state airport locations, commercial air travel, Air Search and Rescue Aeronautics Division - 406.444.2506 ALCOHOL/IMPAIRED DRIVING Historical crash data Impaired Driving information State Highway Traffic Safety Bureau - 406.444.7411 BICYCLES Bicycle map listings Bicycle safety Bicycle and Pedestrian Program - 406.444.9273 CAMERAS Statewide Roadway cameras CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES Citizen Incident Form Claims against MDT are handled by the Risk Management and Tort Division - 406.444.2592 COMMERICIAL MOTOR CARRIER LICENSING & PERMITTING Interstate licensing and registration, Oversize/Overweight Permitting - 406.444.6130 CONSTRUCTION Technical construction issues, general construction issue resolution, construction oversight and uniformity, construction project reviews, implementation and follow-up of constructability and post construction review findings, change order discussions, value engineering proposal investigation and recommendations, non-uniformity complaint resolution and implementation of new construction processes, procedures and specifications. Construction Issues - 406.444.6001 CONTRACT PLANS Contract Management System (CMS) and other automated systems associated with the contract letting process; final engineering documents, plans, specifications, and estimates; advertisements, amendments, standard drawings, plan holders lists, standard road and bridge specifications Phone: 406.444.6215 DESIGN Consultant Design - 406.444.9252 Community Transportation Enhancement Program - 406.444.9209 Montana program that funds transportation related projects designed to strengthen the cultural, aesthetic, and environmental aspects of Montana's intermodal transportation system Computer Aided Design system maintenance and information (CADD) Phone: - 406.444.6243 The Highways Bureau handles technical activities on highways from the time a project is programmed until the start of actual construction. This includes location and road design, hydraulic studies, and photogrammetic mapping.
Hydraulics - 406.444.6246
Photogrammetry - 406.444.6321 Road Design - 406.444.6225 Survey - 406.444.6020 The Bridge Bureau designs all major bridges for highways controlled by the department, and approves bridge design performed by consultants. Bridge Design - 406.444.6260 Management, design, and technical support for traffic and safety engineering function; managing and coordinating the highway safety improvement and railroad crossing safety improvement programs; develops and reviews plans and specifications for geometric features, signing, pavement marking, electrical and highway safety improvement projects; and traffic and safety engineering investigations. Traffic & Safety Engineering - 406.444.7237 DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PROGRAM Certification of minority, female and other socially and economically disadvantaged owned businesses and compliance issues Civil Rights Bureau - 406.444.6337
Other State DBE Program Contacts DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM Business assistance to contribute to the growth and effectiveness of DBE companies in the highway industry. DBE Supportive Services - 800.883.5811 | 406.444.7287 DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES (DES) Primary point of contact for the Department and liaison with the State Disaster and Emergency Services Operations Center. DES Coordinator - 406.444.6152 DISCRIMINATION/TITLE VI Discrimination complaints regarding services, programs and benefits provided to the general public by MDT
Title VI Information
Civil Rights Bureau - 406.444.6334 | TTY: 800.335.7592 DISTRICT AND HEADQUARTERS MDT OFFICES District Offices
Billings | Butte | Glendive | Great Falls | Missoula Headquarters Offices
Administration Aeronautics Director's Office Engineering Human Resources Information Services Internal Audit Legal Maintenance Motor Carrier Services Rail, Transit and Planning Tribal Liasion DRIVERS LICENSE/VEHICLE LICENSE Montana Driver Licensing - Department of Justice EMPLOYMENT Current Job Opportunities ENVIRONMENTAL Consultant Term Contract Administration, Environmental Documents, Temporary Erosion Control, Corps of Engineers and Tribal Water Resources Permits Environmental Engineering - 406.444.0456 Threatened and Endangered Species Investigations, State and Federal Species of Special Concern Investigations, Wetland Determinations and Delineations, General Wildlife and Fisheries Surveys, Montana Stream Protection Act (SPA 124) Applications and Wetland Monitoring Environmental Resources - 406.444.9205 Solid and Hazardous Wastes, Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation, Underground Injection Control, Asbestos, Underground Storage Tanks, Air Quality Conformity, Noise Assessments Hazardous Waste - 406.444.7647 Report an environmental issue FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (MONTANA DIVISION) 2880 Skyway Drive Helena MT 59602 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/mtdiv/direct.htm FINANCIAL INFORMATION Gas tax distribution and use | Questions and Answers about distribution Distribution to cities and towns - Phone: 406.444.6114 FUEL TAX EVASION/FRAUD To report fuel tax evasion or fraud please call toll-free 1.888.FUEL.LAW GENERAL INFORMATION District Office Addresses MDT Organizational Chart and Headquarters Address MDT Services Find an Employee MDT Receptionist - 406.444.6200 GEOTECHNICAL Geotechnical engineering services for the design, construction, and maintenance of highways, including road subgrades, slopes, embankments, walls and bridge and culvert foundations Phone: 406.444.6275 HIGHWAYS Adopt-a-Highway litter-pick up program Maintenance Division - 406.444.6159 Active construction/maintenance projects on a state highway Information about future plans for highway projects. Transportation Planning Office - 406.444.6100 Information about spraying and roadside maintenance activities along highways. Roadside Maintenance - 406.444.6200 Report a pothole, damaged guardrail, or some other type of problem on the highway, or inquire about winter plowing or sanding. Highway Maintenance - 406.444.6200
Immediate hazard: Call 911 or the Montana Highway Patrol 800.525.5555 Rest Areas - general information LEGISLATURE - MONTANA STATE Legislative Branch Montana State Legislature MATERIALS LAB Tests on concrete, asphalt, soils, paint, water, fertilizer, oil, wood, metal and other products associated with highway construction Phone: 406.444.6300 MOUNTAIN PASS CONDITIONS Montana Road Condition Report (text version) Recording of motorists information - 1.800.226.7623 (or 511) PUBLICATIONS Request a Montana state highway map Montana TranPlan 21 Reports Transportation Planning Office - 1.800.714.7296 RESEARCH PROJECTS Research Program - 406.444.7693 RIGHT OF WAY Property Management, access management, excess land sales, appraisals, reviews and property acquisitions Right of Way - 406.444.9272 or 406.444.9429 Utilities - 406.444.6080 Outdoor Advertising - 406.444.6068 SAFETY Impaired Driving State Highway Traffic Safety Bureau - 406.444.7411 Motorcycle Safety State Highway Traffic Safety Bureau - 406.444.7302 Seat Belts and Child Safety Restraints State Highway Traffic Safety Bureau - 406.444.7411 Traffic Safety Records State Highway Traffic Safety Bureau - 406.444.3298 Work Zone Safety Construction - 406.444.7628 STATE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AND SERVICES Discoveringmontana.com TRAFFIC OPERATIONS, SIGNALS AND SIGNS Speed limits Traffic - Investigations: 406.444.6220 Traffic signals Traffic - Electrical: 406.444.7246 Traffic volumes Traffic Data Section: 406.444.7217 TRAINS Passenger trains Rail, Transit and Planning Division - 406.444.7289 TRANSIT GRANTS Administration and monitoring of federal and state transit programs Rail, Transit and Planning Division - 406.444.4210 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONERS Transportation commissioners TRANSPORTATION DATA Aviation | Accident | GPS | Traffic TRAVEL OPTIONS INFORMATION Transit Transit Section - 406.444.4210 TRIBAL Phone: Jim Lynch - Tribal liaison - 406.444.6201 TRUCKS Commercial Licenses, Permits and Enforcement Motor Carrier Services - 406.444.6130 Commercial Drivers License Phone: 406.444.2026 Motor Vehicle Inspection Responsibility for the Motor Vehicle Inspection (MVI) numbers for Intrastate and DOT numbers for Intrastate Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program - 406.444.3300 Tire/Chain Requirements US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Rules and Regulations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - 360.753.9875 WHITE CROSS HIGHWAY FATALITY MARKER PROGRAM Additional information American Legion of Montana - 406.324.3990 Still can't find what you are looking for? Please use our website index or the Ask MDT form to ask us a question or tell us something. You can also contact MDT by phone at 406.444.6200. |
