The Roads Department For Taranaki is under the Public Works Department, and was opened on the 1st of April, 1901. The office is at the Governmemt Buildings, Devon Street, New Plymouth. Work in the construction and maintenance of roads in all parts of the Taranaki land district is supervised from the office. About 310 men are regularly employed, under the care of three inspectors and five overseers.

Mr. George Thomas Murray, District Road Engineer, is the officer in charge of the roads department in Taranaki.