Utah Code 72-4-104. Disposition of portion of highways realigned

(1)	The department may make changes in the alignment of state highways to provide for greater highway safety or more economical highway operation and maintenance.

Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 72-1-102
Highway: means any public road, street, alley, lane, court, place, viaduct, tunnel, culvert, bridge, or structure laid out or erected for public use, or dedicated or abandoned to the public, or made public in an action for the partition of real property, including the entire area within the right-of-way. See Utah Code 72-1-102
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
State highway: means those highways designated as state highways in Title 72, Chapter 4, Designation of State Highways Act. See Utah Code 72-1-102

(2)

When a state highway is realigned, the former portion of it may be:

(a)	returned or relinquished to the county or municipality in which it is situated to be maintained as a highway;

(b)	abandoned by the department if it no longer serves the purpose of a highway; or

(c)	disposed of in accordance with Section 72-5-111 if the former portion was purchased in fee.

Amended by Chapter 122, 2012 General Session