Senate Joint Resolution No. 50, enacted by the 1980 Session of the General Assembly, mandated that the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) review the programs and activities of the Department of Highways and Transportation (DHT). The resolution called for the study to focus on transportation expenditures including highway needs, transit assistance programs, revenues and methods of financing construction, maintenance, and transit needs, and the allocation of construction and maintenance costs according to vehicle size and weight. The Commission was directed to make an interim report prior to the 1981 Session of the General Assembly.

This interim report presents findings and recommendations concerning construction planning and fund allocation procedures, equipment management, contract administration, and staffing. An interim report on the methodology developed for the cost responsibility study has also been prepared. A final report will be presented to the 1982 Session.

A joint subcommittee, consisting of appointees from JLARC, House Roads and Internal Navigation Committee, Senate Transportation Committee, House Finance Committee, and Senate Finance Committee, has cooperated in the preparation of this report.