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.
In 1924, the Main Highways Board was created to oversee nationwide road planning and management, focusing on major highways, under the Public Works Department. The board initially divided the nation into 18 distinct highway regions.