Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority

Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority
Agency overview

Formed	June 23, 1965; 52 years ago (1965-06-23)
Preceding agency	Highways Authority
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Agency executive	Rubén Hernández Gregorat, Executive Director
Parent department	Department of Transportation and Public Works
Key document	Act No. 74 of June 25, 1965

The Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (PRHTA) —Spanish: Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación (ACT)— is the government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico charged with constructing, operating, and maintaining roads, bridges, avenues, highways, tunnels, public parkings, tolls, and other transit facilities in Puerto Rico. The Authority is also charged with providing an integrated transportation system to Puerto Rico and its people.