In 1915, the first state government authority to oversee transportation services began with the creation of the State Highway Commission. The Commission was restructured and became the Department of Highways and Public Works in 1923, and, by an act of the General Assembly in 1972, became the Department of Transportation, incorporating all modes of transportation.
The agency is organized into eight offices: Administration, Communications and Legislative Affairs, Field Operations and Maintenance, Finance, Legal, Major Projects, Planning, and Program Development and Delivery.
