The Highway Bureau () is the
government agency
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under the
Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
responsible for highway transportation management.
History
The agency was originally established as Directorate General of Highways in April 1943. It was later renamed as Highway Bureau in 1999.
Organizational structures
* Reconsideration Committee for Traffic Accident Investigation
* Civil Service Ethics Office
* Accounting Office
* Personnel Office
* Secretariat
* Information Management Office
* Motor Vehicles Division
* Equipment and Supplies Division
* Land Acquisition Division
* Maintenance Division
* Construction and Design Division
* Planning Division
* Highway Disaster Prevention Center
Director-Generals
* Chen Yen-po
* Hsu Cheng-chang (incumbent)
See also
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Executive Yuan
The Executive Yuan () is the executive (government), executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, amended constitution, the head of the Execut ...
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Highway system in Taiwan
Highways in Taiwan are classified into five types:
The system does not apply to other parts of Taiwan, namely Kinmen and Lienchiang counties, and islands in the South China Sea.
Expressways in Taiwan may be controlled-access highways similar ...
External links
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Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)
Highways in Taiwan
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