ORGANIZATION OF
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS
Highways
Department functions under the overall coordination of the Director General.
There
are eight wings for execution of projects as follows:
[1] CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE WING: - Maintenance
of State Highways, Major District Roads, Other District Roads and
bridges.Restoration of roads and bridges affected by natural calamities like
monsoons, floodsand Tsunami.Execution of road and bridge works under
Comprehensive Road InfrastructureDevelopment Programmed.Formation of bypassesRoads.
[2] NABARD & RURAL ROADS WING: - Execution
of bridges and roads with loan assistance from NABARD.Construction of Road Over
Bridges / Road under Bridges under Railway WorksProgramme.
[3] PROJECTS WING: - Road
Over and Under Bridges at Railway level crossings under Railway
WorksProgramme.Major Bridge works with State funds and NABARD assistance.Formation
of Ring Roads and Radial Roads.
[4] METRO WING: - Execution
of Chennai Metropolitan Development Plan (CMDP) works.
Road
works, major bridge works and bridge works in road junctions under TNUDPIII.
[5] NATIONAL HIGHWAYS WING: - National
Highways Development comprises plan works and maintenance of roads andbridges
on National Highways with the funds of the Government of India.
[6] TAMIL NADU ROAD SECTOR PROJECT WING: - Road
up gradation works with the World Bank assistance.Enhanced road maintenance
works.Undertaking studies for projects to be implemented through Public Private
Partnership.
[7] QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RESEARCH WING: - Research
activities relating to roads and bridges.3 tier quality assurance for all works
implemented by this department.Road safety and traffic improvement works.
[8] PLANNING, DESIGN AND INVESTIGATION WING: - Carrying
out investigation for new road and bridge works.Preparation of structural
designs, drawings and estimates for bridge works costing Rs.2Crore and above.