Freeway Bureau Explained

Freeway Bureau
Native Name A:	交通部高速公路局
Native Name R:	Jiāotōng Bù Gāosù Gōnglù Jú
Formed:	8 June 1970^[1]
Headquarters:	Taishan, New Taipei, Taiwan
Parent Agency:	Ministry of Transportation and Communications
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The Freeway Bureau is the government agency under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Taiwan (ROC) in charge for freeway-related matters.

History

The bureau was originally established on 8 June 1970 as Freeway Engineering Bureau. On 1 December 1978, it was renamed to Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau.^[1]

On 12 February 2018, Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau merged with Taiwan Area National Expressway Engineering Bureau, and was renamed the Freeway Bureau.

Organizational structure

• Civil Service Ethics Office
• Personnel Office
• BAS Office
• Secretary Office
• Land Division
• Construction Division
• Technical Division
• Toll and Service Division
• Traffic Management Division
• Widening Region Engineering Office
• Southern Region Engineering Office
• Central Region Engineering Office
• Northern Region Engineering Office

See also

• Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)
• Highway system in Taiwan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Freeway Bureau English Version>About us>Organizational System . Freeway.gov.tw . 5 August 2008. 2014-04-22.