Search Search Main navigation Travel Construction & planning Business with WSDOT Engineering & standards About Home About Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Transportation An introduction to Secretary of Transportation Roger Millar. Roger Millar joined the Washington State Department of Transportation as Deputy Secretary in October 2015 and was appointed Secretary of Transportation in August 2016. He oversees an agency that is the steward of a complex, multimodal transportation system, and responsible for ensuring that people and goods move safely and efficiently. Millar is an experienced land use and transportation engineer, planner and program manager with an international reputation for innovative approaches to conservation and development. The prominent theme that has run through his career has been planning and implementing transportation systems that are not ends unto themselves; but rather the means toward economic vitality, environmental stewardship, social equity, public health, and aesthetic quality. His work on the Portland Streetcar and the Glenwood Springs to Aspen BRT provided communities nationwide with new mobility tools. His Complete Streets leadership helped create a national movement for transportation systems that are safe, convenient, and pleasant for all users, regardless of how they choose to travel. His State DOT leadership is bringing innovation to agencies with enormous influence on transportation investment. Millar is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He is the vice president of the ASCE Transportation and Development Institute, vice chair of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America Board of Directors, vice president of AASHTO, chair of the AASHTO Council on Public Transportation, co-chair of the Cooperative Automated Transportation Coalition, and a member of the National Operations Center of Excellence Strategic Advisory Council and the National Complete Streets Coalition Steering Committee. Millar graduated from the University of Virginia in 1982. Roger Millar, PE, FASCE, FAICP Secretary of Transportation Washington State Department of Transportation Download the high resolution photo of Roger Millar (JPG 1MB) Our Strategic Plan Our Strategic Plan provides the vision, mission and values that guide the work of the agency. The important work of the agency is focused in three key areas - Inclusion, Practical Solutions and Workforce Development. State of Transportation Our State of Transportation provides the challenges we face today and opportunities for the future. It also presents transportation goals and how we work with our partners. WSDOT organization chart View the agency org chart. Related Links State of Transportation Performance highlights from the Gray Notebook 14 fish passage projects were completed in 2020 improving access to 54.2 miles of upstream habitat. 11,959 incidents responded to by WSDOT’s incident Response teams during second quarter of 2021, 15% more than same quarter in 2020. 41 Pre-existing Funds Projects Advertised during the eighth quarter of the 2019-2021 biennium. Contact Accessibility Title VI Site index Sign up for email or text updates Subscribe to customized email or text alerts to help you know before you go. Receive current traffic conditions, mountain pass reports, construction updates and more. WSDOT Traffic App Access Washington Office of the Governor Transportation Commission Good To Go! Tolling Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn YouTube WSDOT Blog WSDOT Flickr RSS Feed Image Copyright WSDOT © Privacy policy Agency rule making