Road Commission. Department of Highways
Entity: 520
Entity Type: State Government
Abstract
The Department of Highways was created in 1959 as the administrative agency for the policy-making Road Commission. The Department was dissolved in 1975 and its duties reassigned to the new Department of Transportation.
Biography/History Notes
The duties of the Department of Highways included maintenance; construction; testing road materials; furnishing plans, specifications and estimates; and other duties as deemed necessary by the Road Commission for the orderly and effective administration of the state highway program.
The Department of Highways was created as the administrative agency of the Road Commission in 1959. The Department was dissolved in 1975 and its duties were reassigned to the newly created Department of Transportation.