Department of Main Roads (New South Wales)

Department of Main Roads

DMR logo used from circa 1930s to 1980s
Agency overview
Formed	December 1932
Preceding Agency	Main Roads Board
Dissolved	15 January 1989
Superseding Agency	Roads & Traffic Authority
Type	Government Department
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	Sydney
Employees	8,050 (1988)
Annual budget	$1 billion (1988)
Minister responsible	Bruce Baird, Minister for Roads
Agency executive	Bernard Fisk, Commissioner of Main Roads
Key document	Transport (Division of Functions) Act of 1932

The Department of Main Roads (DMR) was an agency of the Government of New South Wales, responsible for planning, constructing and maintaining major road infrastructure. The DMR directly managed highways and major roads and provided funding to local councils for regional and local roads. The agency was merged with other agencies to form the Roads & Traffic Authority in 1989.