Carlos Braceras is Executive Director of the Utah Department of Transportation, a position he has held since May 2013. Carlos came to work at UDOT in 1986. Over the past 35 years, he has helped shape UDOT’s strategic direction and its mission of enhancing quality of life through transportation, making it one of the most respected and influential DOTs in the nation.
Today his influence extends beyond the state of Utah through his service on a number of national and regional boards and committees including chair of the AASHTO Design Committee, chair of the Center for Environmental Excellence Advisory Board, member and past chair of the TRB Executive Committee, member of the board of directors and past president of AASHTO, member of the board of directors and past president of WASHTO, past chair of ITS America, and past chair of RUC West.