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Welsh Office: Roads Division and successors: Bridges Engineering (BE) prefix: Registered...

Catalogue reference: BD 131

What's it about?

BD 131

This specific file series covers bridge construction within the overall design, construction and maintenance of the motorway, trunk and principal road programme for Wales.

Full description and record details

Reference

BD 131

Title
Welsh Office: Roads Division and successors: Bridges Engineering (BE) prefix: Registered Files
Date

1974-1980

Description

This specific file series covers bridge construction within the overall design, construction and maintenance of the motorway, trunk and principal road programme for Wales.

Arrangement

The records are arranged chronologically in file prefix order.

Related material

See also: BD 30 BD 43 BD 62

Former department reference

BE

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English and Welsh

Creator(s)
Welsh Office, Roads Division, 1965-1976
Access conditions

Records not yet transferred

Immediate source of acquisition

Welsh Government

Subjects
Topics
Road Transport
Custodial history

The records were originally created and stored by the Welsh Office. The National Assembly for Wales (Executive) took over custody from 1998 and the records stored in Neptune Point Cardiff. The Welsh Assembly Government took over custody in 2007 and the records were stored with a third party contractor. In 2011 the Welsh Government took over custody of the records.

Accumulation dates

1974 to 1980

Accruals

No further accruals expected.

Selection and destruction information

Records Collection Policy, s.3.1.1 records which detail changes in the strategic functions and obligations of the UK and English and Welsh governments.

Administrative / biographical background

The records were created by the Roads Division of the Highways Group in 1976. In 1977 this Division split into two separate divisions; the Roads Administration Division (dealing with planning and budgets) and the Roads Engineering Division (dealing with the day-to-day maintenance and technical work carried out on the roads programme in Wales). The Highways Group was also renamed as the Transport and Highways Group in 1977.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14737161/

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