(a) Route 178 is from:

(1) Bakersfield to Route 14 near Freeman via Walker Pass.

Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 478

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
  • highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • route: means State highway route and the route numbers are those given the State highway routes or portions thereof by the commission. See California Streets and Highways Code 231

(2) Route 14 near Freeman to Route 127.

(3) Route 127 to the Nevada state line in Pahrump Valley.

(b) The relinquished former portion of Route 178 within the City of Bakersfield is not a state highway and is not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the relinquished former portion of Route 178, the City of Bakersfield shall install and maintain within its jurisdiction signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 178 and shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow on the relinquished portion of Route 178, including any traffic signal progression.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 29. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.)

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