Sec. 19.10.120. Research on highway development.
The department may gather, investigate, and compile information concerning the use, construction, and maintenance of highways, the practices and methods of efficient highway organization, financing, and other information, data and statistics of the state and the extent of the natural resources of road-building materials in the state. The department may enter into agreements with states, […]
Sec. 19.10.130. Inspection and testing of materials and equipment.
The department may inspect and test materials, supplies, equipment, and machinery used by it or by a contractor constructing or maintaining highways in the state, and develop methods and procedures for this inspection and testing.
Sec. 19.10.150. Construction program.
Before February 2 of each year, the department shall prepare a statement showing what construction work has been requested and proposed and may be undertaken by the department. The statement must set forth a general itemization of the estimated cost for each project and the total estimates of all projects. The department shall adopt a […]
Sec. 19.10.160. Standard plans and specifications; planning for future traffic.
(a) The department shall prepare and adopt uniform standard plans and specifications for the establishment, construction, and maintenance of highways in the state. The department may amend the plans and specifications as it considers advisable. The standards must conform as closely as practicable to those adopted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation […]
Sec. 19.10.110. Traffic surveys, plans, and recommendations.
The department may collect, analyze, and interpret physical and economic data needed to measure existing and estimated future highway characteristics such as origin and destination, volumes, speeds, accidents, congestion, parking, pedestrian use of highways, and the economic loss caused by inferior traffic facilities, including the preparation of traffic plans and recommendations.