Functions of Highways Authorities

(1) The State Highways Authority shall be responsible for the over all supervision of the construction, maintenance, development or improvement of the highways in the State and for the restriction of ribbon development along the highways. The State Highways Authority shall, from time to time, issue such instructions as may be necessary to the Highways authorities for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2) Every Highways authority may, with the approval of the State Highways Authority, undertake the construction, maintenance, development or improvement of any highway and for restriction of ribbon development along such highway, including for the prevention and removal of encroachments and for all matters necessary or incidental thereto, in its division, in such manner and within such time as may be specified by the State Highways Authority in this behalf.