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The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is an agency of the U.S. state of Delaware. The current Secretary of Transportation is Carolann Wicks. A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 49th 6,452 km² 48 km 161 km 21. ...
The department's responsibilities include maintaining about 90 percent of the state's public roadways, overseeing the "Adopt-A-Highway" program, snow removal, the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Delaware Transit Corporation (known as DART First State). DART First State is the public transportation system that operates throughout Delaware, USA. Although most of its routes run in and around Wilmington in New Castle County, DART also serves Dover (in Kent County), and Georgetown (in Sussex County). ...
The DART public transit system was named "Most Outstanding Public Transportation System" in 2003 by the American Public Transportation Association. The American Public Transportation Association is a Washington, DC based non-profit organization that serves as an advocate for the advancement of public transportation programs and initiatives in the United States since the organizations founding in 1882. ...
Since 1969, the agency has also maintained a transportation library on Route 113 in Dover. Motto: Nickname: The State Capital since 1777 Map Political Statistics Founded 1683 Incorporated 1717 Kent County Mayor Stephen R. Speed Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 58. ...