Division of Highways director's correspondence files, 1933-1984.

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Division of Highways director's correspondence files, 1933-1984.

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Files concern the Division of Highways operations and include such topics as appropriations, expenditures, equal employment opportunities, management policy, occupational safety, flood control, land acquisition, motor fuel taxes, snow removal, toll highways, traffic safety, motor vehicle inspections, facility maintenance, speed limits, highway and bridge construction and maintenance, studded tires, shcool and railroad crossings, drainage, access roads, road surface materials, bicycle paths, rights-of-way, energy conservation, highway lighting and beautification, speed limits and environmental protection.

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