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In 1909, the Verona General Assembly began requiring vehicle registration and allocated the resulting funds to support regular highway maintenance. That same year, the general assembly turned the Engineering Department into the Department of Public Works.

[[File:Welcome to Verona sign-Cara County.svg|thumb|left|200px|The 'Welcome to Verona' sign, this one specifically for Cara County.]]

The history of ~~Caltrans~~ and its predecessor agencies during the 20th century was marked by many firsts. It was one of the first agencies in Cartadania to paint centerlines on highways statewide; the first to build a four-level stack interchange; the first to develop and deploy non-reflective raised pavement markers, better known as {{wp|Botts' dots}}; and one of the first to implement dedicated freeway-to-freeway connector ramps for high-occupancy vehicle lanes.

The history of VDOT and its predecessor agencies during the 20th century was marked by many firsts. It was one of the first agencies in Cartadania to paint centerlines on highways statewide; the first to build a four-level stack interchange; the first to develop and deploy non-reflective raised pavement markers, better known as {{wp|Botts' dots}}; and one of the first to implement dedicated freeway-to-freeway connector ramps for high-occupancy vehicle lanes.

In July 1945, the Commonwealth Transportation Board proposed the creation of a state department of transportation charged with responsibility "for performing and integrating transportation planning for all modes." Governor Noble mentioned this proposal in his 1947 State of the Commonwealth address, and Emissary Rodrigo D. Frances introduced Chamber Bill 80 to that effect, which was duly passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Noble later that same year. CB 80 merged three existing departments to create the Department of Transportation, of which the most important was the Department of Public Works and its Highway Authority. The Verona Department of Transportation began official operations on July 1, 1948.

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 In 1909, the Verona General Assembly began requiring vehicle registration and allocated the resulting funds to support regular highway maintenance. That same year, the general assembly turned the Engineering Department into the Department of Public Works.
 [[File:Welcome to Verona sign-Cara County.svg|thumb|left|200px|The 'Welcome to Verona' sign, this one specifically for Cara County.]]
-The history of Caltrans and its predecessor agencies during the 20th century was marked by many firsts. It was one of the first agencies in Cartadania to paint centerlines on highways statewide; the first to build a four-level stack interchange; the first to develop and deploy non-reflective raised pavement markers, better known as {{wp|Botts' dots}}; and one of the first to implement dedicated freeway-to-freeway connector ramps for high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
+The history of VDOT and its predecessor agencies during the 20th century was marked by many firsts. It was one of the first agencies in Cartadania to paint centerlines on highways statewide; the first to build a four-level stack interchange; the first to develop and deploy non-reflective raised pavement markers, better known as {{wp|Botts' dots}}; and one of the first to implement dedicated freeway-to-freeway connector ramps for high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
 In July 1945, the Commonwealth Transportation Board proposed the creation of a state department of transportation charged with responsibility "for performing and integrating transportation planning for all modes." Governor Noble mentioned this proposal in his 1947 State of the Commonwealth address, and Emissary Rodrigo D. Frances introduced Chamber Bill 80 to that effect, which was duly passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Noble later that same year. CB 80 merged three existing departments to create the Department of Transportation, of which the most important was the Department of Public Works and its Highway Authority. The Verona Department of Transportation began official operations on July 1, 1948.

Verona Department of Transportation: Difference between revisions

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