KRS 176.020: Appointment of state highway engineer -- Divisions within the department.

(1) With prior approval of the Governor and the secretary in writing, the commissioner

of highways shall appoint as state highway engineer, a civil engineer who has had at

least six (6) years executive engineering experience in the design, supervision, and

construction of highways. He shall be the technical advisor to the commissioner of

highways, and under the direction of the commissioner, he shall supervise all

construction and maintenance work of the department and perform such other duties

as are assigned to him by the commissioner.

(2) With prior approval of the secretary and pursuant to KRS Chapter 12, the

department shall be divided into such divisions as the commissioner of highways

may deem necessary to perform the duties and functions of the depar tment. Each

division shall perform the duties assigned to it by the commissioner of highways

and shall be headed by a director who shall act under the direction and supervision

of the commissioner of highways.