Agency Name: | Department of Transportation and Public Works |
Native Name: | Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas de Puerto Rico (DTOP) |
Jurisdiction: | Statewide |
Headquarters: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Chief1 Name: | Eileen M. Vélez Vega |
Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
Agency Type: | Executive department |
Child1 Agency: | AMA |
Child2 Agency: | Commission on Traffic Safety |
Child3 Agency: | Maritime Transport Authority |
Child4 Agency: | PRHTA |
Child5 Agency: | Ports Authority |
Keydocument1: | Law No. 6 of 1952 |
Keydocument2: | Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico |
Keydocument3: | Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1971 |
The Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP; es|Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) is the Executive Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that regulates transportation and public works in Puerto Rico.[1] [2] The agency's headquarters are located in San Juan.[3]
The following agencies are involved in transportation issues of Puerto Rico.[4] ! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Name in English! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Name in Spanish! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Abbreviation in Spanish|-| Commission on Traffic Safety| Comisión para la Seguridad en el Tránsito| CST|-| Highways and Transportation Authority| Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación| ACT|-| Maritime Transport Authority| Autoridad de Transporte Marítimo| ATM|-| Metropolitan Bus Authority| Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses| AMA|-| Ports Authority| Autoridad de los Puertos| AP|-
See main article: Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico.