ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ðə mˈændeɪt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fˈaʊndᵻd ɐn ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ bɹˈæntʃ fɔːɹ kˈæɹiɪŋ ˈaʊt ˈɪnfɹəstɹˌʌktʃɚ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts, ðɪs lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm ðə pˌiːdˌʌbəljˌuːdˈiː, wˌɪtʃ lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪvˈɑːlvd ˌɪntʊ ðə nˈæʃənəl ɹˈoʊdz ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌv ˈɪzɹiːəl.
In 1921 the Mandate government founded an engineering branch for carrying out infrastructure projects, this later became the PWD, which later evolved into the National Roads Authority of Israel.