The board of supervisors may restrict the use of, or close, any county highway whenever the board considers such closing or restriction of use necessary:

(a) For the protection of the public.

Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 942.5

  • Construction: includes :

    California Streets and Highways Code 29

  • County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
  • county highway: means any highway which is:

    California Streets and Highways Code 25

  • highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
  • maintenance: includes any of the following:

    California Streets and Highways Code 27

(b) For the protection of such county highway from damage during storms.

(c) During construction, improvement or maintenance operations thereon.

No liability shall attach to the county, or to the board of supervisors, for the restriction of use, or closing, of any county highway for the above public purposes.

This section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, the pre-existing law.

(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1876.)

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