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Title: HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE - A SURVEY OF STATE LAWS
Accession Number: 00238285
Record Type: Monograph
Record URL: Abstract: ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE, AN ESSENTIAL FUNCTION IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF ALL HIGHWAY SYSTEMS AS A MEANS OF PROTECTING PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND PRESERVING STANDARDS OF SAFETY AND ECONOMY, IS A MATTER OF PRIMARY CONCERN FOR ALL STATE LEGISLATURES. THIS IS A SURVEY OF STATE LAWS OR STATUTES ON MAINTENANCE. STATUTORY DEFINITION OF MAINTENANCE AND LEGISLATIVE DUTY AND AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN ROADS ARE SUMMARIZED. IN THIS DEFINITIVE STATEMENT, THE MAINTENANCE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE, COUNTY, AND CITIES IS ESTABLISHED IN TERMS OF ROAD SYSTEMS AND ROAD FINANCING. BOTH MANDATORY AND PERMISSIVE PROVISIONS FOR EACH JURISDICITION ARE OUTLINED. LAWS GOVERNING LIABILITY FOR INJURIES RESULTING FROM FAILURE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAYS AND THE LEGAL LIABILITY OF STATE HIGHWAY AGENCIES, COUNTIES, QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL MANDATES AND OTHER STATUTORY REMEDIES TO FORCE REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS ARE LISTED. HIGHWAY AGENCIES, AND MUNICIPALITIES ARE GIVEN. JOINT MAINTENANCE PROVISIONS AND CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE AMONG JURISDICTIONS ARE ALSO EXPLORED. CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAYS PRESENT A SPECIAL MAINTENANCE PROBLEM AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION MUST BE ENACTED TO MEET THIS NEW NEED. MOST STATES HAVE LAWS INSTRUCTING AUTHORITIES TO INVESTIGATE AND ESTABLISH ROAD STANDARDS AND TO EXCHANGE THIS INFORMATION TO FACILITATE THE MAINTENANCE FUNCTION.
Supplemental Notes: PP 1-105, 9 FIG, 9 TAB, 3 APP 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
Pagination: 105 pp
Publication Date: 1965
Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Appendices
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jul 1 1994 12:00AM
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