A. If the director or the board desires to establish, open, relocate, alter, vacate or abandon a state highway or a portion of a state highway, the director shall make and deliver a written report to the board describing the highway or portion of the highway to be affected. If the board decides that the public convenience will be served, it shall enter a resolution on its minutes approving the proposed action and authorizing the director to proceed and to acquire any property for the action by condemnation or otherwise.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-7046

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Board: means the transportation board. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Director: means the director of the department of transportation. 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
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • 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

B. The superior court may review by certiorari the action of the board establishing, opening, relocating, altering, vacating or abandoning state highways.

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