Department of Transportation Austin District Engineer correspondence 1966-2006 bulk 1997-2004

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Department of Transportation Austin District Engineer correspondence 1966-2006 bulk 1997-2004

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/20178/20178-P.html

The correspondence of the Texas Department of Transportation District Engineers document the planning, design, building and maintenance of roads and other modes of transportation in the region served by each office. These records are the administrative correspondence files of the Austin District Engineer, dating 1966-2006, bulk 1997-2004. The district engineer serves as the director of the agency's district office in Austin, which covers the central Texas area (Travis and surrounding counties and portions of the Hill Country). Types of materials are incoming and outgoing letters (and emails), internal memoranda, project proposals, planning documents, environmental reviews, internal newsletters, manuals, policy statements, minutes from internal meetings, and reports. Correspondents include the agency's executive officers and other divisions and offices in the agency, legislators, congressmen, other state offices, local officials, contractors and companies working on projects, universities, and the general public.

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