California Streets and Highways Code 538 – (a) Route 238 is from Route 680 in Fremont to Route 61 near San …
(a) Route 238 is from Route 680 in Fremont to Route 61 near San Lorenzo via Hayward.
(b) The relinquished former portion of Route 238 within the City of Hayward is not a state highway and is not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the relinquished former portion of Route 238, the City of Hayward shall maintain within its jurisdiction signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 238 or to the state highway system, as applicable.
Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 538
- 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 all or any portion of Route 238 located within the city limits of that city, upon terms and conditions the commission finds to be in the best interests of the state, if the department and the city enter 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 238 relinquished shall cease to be a state highway.
(B) The portion of Route 238 relinquished shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.
(4) For relinquished portions of Route 238, the City of Hayward shall maintain signs within its jurisdiction directing motorists to the continuation of Route 238 or to the state highway system, as applicable.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 16. (SB 491) Effective January 1, 2016.)