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Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority

Develops and administers highways and other transportation facilities under its statutory powers; it is a public corporation attached to DTOP.

Art. 2 ↗Art. 4 ↗Art. V ↗ · Sources consulted:

Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación · Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority · ACT

ACTState-levelActive

Spanish legal name: Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación. Spanish legal names are retained. Some English names are functional translations.

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Government level
State-level
Branch or grouping
Executive
Type
Public corporation
Sources consulted
Oct 18, 2026

What it does

  • Plans, designs, and develops transit and transportation facilities within its statutory powers.Art. 4(d)–(e) ↗ · Sources consulted:
  • Administers construction, maintenance, repair, and operation of facilities it owns, operates, builds, or acquires.Art. 4(d) ↗ · Sources consulted:
  • May contract, acquire property, and finance projects under its legislation; its board sets general policy and appoints executive leadership.Art. 4 ↗Art. 21(b) — Board of Directors (9 LPRA § 2020a) ↗ · Sources consulted:

In everyday life

To understand who administers a road project, identify the facility and responsible institution. An ACT infrastructure project and an ATI route inquiry involve different responsibilities, even though both institutions relate to DTOP.Art. 4(d)–(e) ↗About ATI ↗ · Sources consulted:

Transportation ↗

How to distinguish it from other institutions

Its law defines powers over its facilities. A road’s location in Puerto Rico alone does not establish that every issue on it belongs to ACT.Art. 4(d) ↗ · Sources consulted:

ACT and ATI are separate corporations. ATI’s law authorizes transfers of public-transit functions and assets; it does not turn all ACT property into ATI property.Arts. 2, 17 ↗ · Sources consulted:

Official services and information

Confirm requirements, forms, and schedules on the linked official portal.

Where it fits

Map groupings support navigation; they do not themselves establish reporting authority.

Legal basis

Act 74 of June 23, 1965, as amended, arts. 2, 4, and 21; Reorganization Plan 6-1971, art. V. Its board is described using article 21 of the current law rather than relying only on the older plan’s board abolition.Art. 2 ↗Art. 21(a) — Board of Directors (9 LPRA § 2020a) ↗Art. V ↗ · Sources consulted:

The enabling reference is a reading aid. Consult applicable texts and amendments in official sources; directory cards can retain older references.

Leadership & appointments

ACT executive director

The board appoints the executive director, who implements policy and oversees operations. The DTOP Secretary chairs the board; chairing it and directing daily operations are different functions.Art. 21(a) — Board of Directors (9 LPRA § 2020a) ↗Art. 21(b) — Board of Directors (9 LPRA § 2020a) ↗ · Sources consulted:

A name is not published without current verification of the role.

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An absent name does not imply a vacancy. Names from the seed report are not automatically treated as current officeholders.

Governance & composition

Article 21 provides seven members: three appointed by the governor with Senate advice and consent and four ex officio: DTOP, Planning, Treasury, and the seat the text assigns to the GDB president. For that seat, Act 2-2017 article 16 substitutes AAFAF’s director or designee, with the possibility of ceding it to GDB. The three appointees serve four-year terms or until successors qualify. Legal succession is reconciled; current occupants, delegates, and vacancies remain uncertified. Article 21 prohibits delegating ex officio seats to subordinates; the later designation and cession authority described for the successor GDB seat comes from Act 2-2017 articles 16–17.Art. 21(a) — Board of Directors (9 LPRA § 2020a) ↗Arts. 16–17 ↗ · Sources consulted:

Members, vacancies, and terms are not certified as a complete roster. An expired term is not automatically treated as a vacancy; some laws allow service until a successor qualifies.

Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026

Sources & method

The consultation date is not the institution’s own update date.

  1. PR.gov — Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación ↗https://pr.gov/directorio-de-agencias/autoridad-de-carreteras-y-transportacion-dpto-dtop-aSources consulted: Oct 17, 2026
  2. Ley 74-1965 — Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/74-1965.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 21, 2026
  3. Plan de Reorganización 6-1971 — DTOP (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/Plan-6-1971.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 16, 2024
  4. Ley 123-2014 — Autoridad de Transporte Integrado (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/123-2014.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 16, 2024
  5. ATI — misión y sistemas de transporte colectivo ↗https://www.ati.pr.gov/sobre-atiSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
  6. Ley 2-2017 — AAFAF: organización, facultades y sucesión de asientos (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/2-2017.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Jul 2, 2026
  7. DTOP — dependencias y servicios al conductor ↗https://www.dtop.pr.gov/dependenciasSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
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