Arizona Laws 28-7043. Designation of state route as state highway
A. At least two weeks before the designation and acceptance by the transportation board of a state route or portion of a state route as a state highway, the transportation board shall give notice to the board of supervisors of the county in which the proposed highway is located of the intention of the transportation board to consider the designation.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-7043
- Board: means the transportation board. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Budget: means the annual highway program prepared by the department. See Arizona Laws 28-6901
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way if a part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- State highway: means a state route or portion of a state route that is accepted and designated by the board as a state highway and that is maintained by the state. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- State route: means a right-of-way whether actually used as a highway or not that is designated by the board as a location for the construction of a state highway. See Arizona Laws 28-101
B. The board of supervisors may:
1. Appear before the transportation board and be heard on the proposal.
2. Petition the transportation board to take over and designate a state route as a state highway.
C. Until designated and accepted as state highways, all state routes are county highways and shall be constructed, improved and maintained as county highways, except as otherwise provided in this title.
D. A part of a state route shall not be taken over or designated as a state highway until monies for its improvement are provided in the budget of the department. If part of a state route is designated and accepted by the transportation board as a state highway, the department shall maintain the highway.