[6] These issues led to significant backlogs in maintenance and construction, and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds were unexpended.

[9] Four administrative offices (Communication, Information Technology, Contracting and Procurement, and Legal) provide managerial support.

DDOT shares street and sidewalk snow removal with the Department of Public Works, and coordinates a reduced-fare program for elementary and secondary school students with MetroBus and MetroRail.

As of 2004, all of the District's bridges and approximately 30 percent of its roads were eligible for funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

[7] DDOT is engaged in a number of critical transportation initiatives, many of which focus on economic development in the city's poorer neighborhoods.