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Title: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY LAWS
Accession Number: 00238798
Record Type: Component
Abstract: THE HIGHWAY LAWS COMMITTEE OF THE HIGHWAY RESEARCH BOARD IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE STUDY OF CONSTITUTIONAL, STATUTORY, AND CASE LAW TO EXTRACT ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF HIGHWAY LAW PRESENTLY IN FORCE. A REVIEW IS PRESENTED OF REPORTS PUBLISHED OR IN PROCESS. THE STAFF OF THE HIGHWAY LAWS PROJECT ALSO RENDERED ASSISTANCE TO MANY OF THE STATES WITH RESPECT TO SPECIAL LEGAL MATTERS. FOR EXAMPLE, EVALUATION WAS MADE OF THREE PROPOSED ACCESS CONTROL BILLS FOR ONE STATE; CASE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS TO CONSTRUCT MEDIAN STRIPS WERE COMPILED FOR ANOTHER; STATUTORY PROVISIONS CONCERNING COMPENSABLE ELEMENTS OF DAMAGE IN HIGHWAY LAND ACQUISITION WERE ASSEMBLED IN RESPONSE TO AN INQUIRY FROM ONE OF THE STATES: AND FOR ANOTHER, THE LEGAL ASPECTS INVOLVED IN THE EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY FOR HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY WERE FORMULATED. A MODEL ACT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY STATES WAS REVIEWED. PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN JANUARY, 1958, ARE BRIEFLY REVIEWED. SUMMARIES ARE PRESENTED OF THE MORE IMPORTANT CASES INVOLVING HIGHWAY LITIGATION DURING 1957. THESE CASES INVOLVED FISCAL MATTERS, WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, ETC.
Supplemental Notes: No 205, pp 1 - 10, 4 PHOT Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410599
Authors: Morony, Louis RLevin, David RPagination: 10p
Publication Date: 1958
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Law
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jul 27 1970 12:00AM
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