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History
On April 1, 1996 the Department of Transportation and Public Works was created to take on the transportation responsibilities of the former Department of Transportation and Communications and the facilities and material management responsibilities of the former Department of Supply and Services. Responsibility for communications was transferred to the newly created Technology and Science Secretariat. In 2002 it took over the corporate information technology operations of the defunct Technology and Science Secretariat. On October 23, 2007 the Department was renamed the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure and Renewal.The department is responsible for the construction, maintenance and operation of all roads, bridges and ferries belonging to or under the control of the province; all public highways and traffic; developing, administering and implementing provincial government policies, plans and programs relating to road, rail, air and marine transport systems; the safe operation of railways under provincial jurisdiction; providing procurement, supply and disposal services to government; superintending and managing all buildings and property belonging to or under the control of the province; managing and controlling the construction and capital improvement of all public buildings and other public works constructed and maintained, at least in part, at provincial government expense; telecommunications; and providing postal services to government.