California Streets and Highways Code 888 – The department shall not construct a state highway as a freeway that …
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The department shall not construct a state highway as a freeway that will result in the severance or destruction of an existing major route for nonmotorized transportation traffic and light motorcycles, unless it provides a reasonable, safe, and convenient alternate route or such a route exists.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 517, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 888
- Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Streets and Highways Code 20
- Freeway: means a highway in respect to which the owners of abutting lands have no right or easement of access to or from their abutting lands or in respect to which such owners have only limited or restricted right or easement of access. See California Streets and Highways Code 23.5
- highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23