The Main Highways Board, created on 1 April 1924, to facilitate the overall planning and control of roads on a national basis, especially arterial routes, under the control of the Public Works Department. Initially it divided the country into 18 highway districts.
The Main Highways Board, established on 1 April 1924, to coordinate national road planning and control, particularly arterial routes, under the Public Works Department's purview. Initially, it divided the country into 18 highway districts.