The Highway Commission was created in 1911. With the reorganization of state government agencies in 1967, the Highway Commission was placed under the newly created Department of Transportation. The Division of Highways was a distinct entity within the Department of Transportation and exercised its powers independently of the department head except for budgeting program, coordination, and related management functions. It was responsible for all matter pertaining to the expenditure of state and federal funds for the design, construction, and improvement of highways. In 1979 the Division of Highways became the Division of Highways and Transportation Facilities. In 1985 it merged with the Division of Transportation Districts to become the Division of Highways and Transportation Services. The Division of Highways and Transportation Services coordinates and provides direction in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the State Trunk Highway System and the Federal Aid System of Highways and other departmental facilities programs.
