California Streets and Highways Code 485 – (a) Route 185 is from Route 92 in Hayward to Route 77 in …
(a) Route 185 is from Route 92 in Hayward to Route 77 in Oakland.
(b) The relinquished former portions of Route 185 within the City of Hayward and within the unincorporated area of the County of Alameda are not a state highway and are not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the relinquished former portions of Route 185, the City of Hayward and the County of Alameda shall maintain within their respective jurisdictions signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 185 or to the state highway system, as applicable.
Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 485
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
- commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Streets and Highways Code 22
- County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
- Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Streets and Highways Code 20
- 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
- State highway: means any highway which is acquired, laid out, constructed, improved or maintained as a State highway pursuant to constitutional or legislative authorization. See California Streets and Highways Code 24
(c) (1) The commission may relinquish to the City of Hayward, to the City of San Leandro, or to the County of Alameda all or any portion of Route 185 located within the city limits of those cities or within the unincorporated area of the County of Alameda, as applicable, upon terms and conditions the commission finds to be in the best interests of the state, if the department and either of those cities or the County of Alameda enters into an agreement providing for that relinquishment.
(2) A relinquishment under this subdivision shall become effective immediately after the county recorder’s recordation of the relinquishment resolution containing the commission’s approval of the terms and conditions of the relinquishment.
(3) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, both of the following shall occur:
(A) The portion of Route 185 relinquished shall cease to be a state highway.
(B) The portion of Route 185 relinquished shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.
(4) For relinquished portions of Route 185, the City of Hayward, the City of San Leandro, or the County of Alameda shall maintain signs within their respective jurisdictions directing motorists to the continuation of Route 185 or to the state highway system, as applicable.
(d) For purposes of this section:
(1) The jurisdiction of the City of Hayward shall refer to all relinquished portions of Route 185 within the City of Hayward.
(2) The jurisdiction of the City of San Leandro shall refer to all relinquished portions of Route 185 within the City of San Leandro.
(3) The jurisdiction of the County of Alameda shall refer to all relinquished portions of Route 185 in the unincorporated area of the County of Alameda.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 321, Sec. 1. (AB 2473) Effective January 1, 2019.)