Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a public or private agency may not erect a traffic control device on a state maintained highway without the written permission of the Indiana department of transportation.

     (b) This subsection applies to the installation of traffic signals on a state highway in a city or town. The Indiana department of transportation shall:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-21-3-6

  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(1) install any signal that meets the standards, specifications, and warrants set forth in the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; or

(2) grant written permission to a city or town to erect the signal if it is not possible for the state immediately to install the signal.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-3.1-4 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9.