Mississippi Department of Transportation Mission

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is responsible for providing a safe intermodal transportation network that is planned, designed, constructed and maintained in an effective, cost efficient, and environmentally sensitive manner.

Mississippi Department of Transportation Goals

In order to provide the framework for accomplishing the Mississippi Department of Transportation's (MDOT) mission, a set of seven goals has been developed. These goals are multimodal and comprehensive in scope. The order of the goals does not represent priority. They are all important and interdependent.

Goal 1: Accessibility and Mobility: Improve Accessibility and Mobility for Mississippi’s People, Commerce and Industry.

Goal 2: Safety: Ensure High Standards of Safety in the Transportation System.

Goal 3: Maintenance and Preservation: Maintain and Preserve Mississippi’s Transportation System.

Goal 4: Environmental Stewardship: Ensure that Transportation System Development is Sensitive to Human and Natural Environment Concerns.

Goal 5: Economic Development: Provide a Transportation System that Encourages and Supports Mississippi’s Economic Development.

Goal 6: Awareness, Education and Cooperative Processes: Create Effective Transportation Partnerships and Cooperative Processes that Enhance Awareness of the Needs and Benefits of an Intermodal System.

Goal 7: Finance: Provide a Sound Financial Basis for the Transportation System.