335.01 Designation and systemization of public roads.— (1) All roads which are open and available for use by the public and dedicated to the public use, according to law or by prescription, are hereby declared to be, and are established as, public roads. (2) Public roads shall be divided into four systems: (a) The State Highway System; (b) The State […]
335.02 Authority to designate transportation facilities and rights-of-way and establish lanes; procedure for redesignation and relocation; application of local regulations.— (1) The department shall have the authority to locate and designate certain transportation facilities as part of the State Highway System and to construct and maintain them with funds available to the department. Any transportation facility when […]
335.0415 Public road jurisdiction and transfer process.— (1) The jurisdiction of public roads and the responsibility for operation and maintenance within the right-of-way of any road within the state, county, and municipal road system shall be that which existed on June 10, 1995. (2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any change of the jurisdiction of […]
335.055 Routine maintenance contracts.— (1) The Department of Transportation may enter into contracts with counties and municipalities to perform routine maintenance work on the State Highway System within the appropriate boundaries. (2) Each county or municipality which completes the work described in subsection (1) shall be relieved from any tort liability arising after completion of such work if […]
335.06 Access roads to the state park system.—Any road that provides access to property within the state park system shall be maintained by the department if the road is a part of the State Highway System and may be improved and maintained by the department if the road is part of a county road system or […]
335.064 Pedestrian walkways and fishing walks or bays; authority to construct.—Any state, county, or municipal agency or authority charged with the maintenance and construction of public roads and bridges is authorized to construct and maintain pedestrian walkways, fishing walks, or fishing bays on public bridges under its jurisdiction whenever it is deemed necessary to do so […]
335.065 Bicycle and pedestrian ways along state roads and transportation facilities.— (1)(a) Bicycle and pedestrian ways shall be given full consideration in the planning and development of transportation facilities, including the incorporation of such ways into state, regional, and local transportation plans and programs. Bicycle and pedestrian ways shall be established in conjunction with the construction, reconstruction, […]
335.066 Safe Paths to Schools Program.— (1) There is established in the Department of Transportation the Safe Paths to Schools Program to consider the planning and construction of bicycle and pedestrian ways to provide safe transportation for children from neighborhoods to schools, parks, and the state’s greenways and trails system. (2) As a part of the Safe Paths […]
335.07 Sufficiency rating system for roads on State Highway System.— (1) The department shall adopt a sufficiency rating system for roads on the State Highway System. (2) Such system shall include, but shall not be limited to, the consideration of the following factors: (a) Structural adequacy; (b) Safety; and (c) Service. (3) The determination of rating, at a minimum, shall take into […]
335.074 Safety inspection of bridges.— (1) Those bridges having an opening measured along the center of the roadway of more than 20 feet between undercopings of abutments or spring lines of arches or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes and those bridges consisting of multiple pipes where the clear distance between openings is less than half […]
335.08 Numbering public roads.— (1) The department is authorized to number and renumber the roads of the State Highway System and to advise the counties and municipalities on the numbering of the roads in their respective road systems. (2) The department may establish a systematic numbering plan, giving even numbers to roads extending in the general direction of […]
335.085 Installation of roadside barriers along certain water bodies contiguous with state roads.— (1) This section shall be cited as “Chloe’s Law.” (2) By June 30, 2018, the department shall install roadside barriers to shield water bodies contiguous with state roads at locations where a death due to drowning resulted from a motor vehicle accident in which a […]
335.09 Uniform erection and maintenance of traffic control devices.—The department shall erect and maintain a uniform system of signs, signals, markings, and other traffic control devices for the regulation, control, guidance, and protection of traffic on the State Highway System. Such system shall conform to the department’s uniform system of traffic control devices adopted pursuant to […]
335.091 Blue Star Memorial Highway designation.— (1) The head of the department, in cooperation with the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., is authorized to designate certain roads in this state as Blue Star Memorial highways in honor of those individuals who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. (2) It is […]
335.092 Everglades Parkway scenic highway.— (1) The following terms, when used in this section, have the meanings ascribed herein: (a) “Parkway” means the Everglades Parkway, which is a portion of State Road 84 commonly known as “Alligator Alley,” in Collier and Broward Counties. (b) “Owner” means a person or legal entity vested with title to an advertising structure or […]
335.093 Scenic highway designation.— (1) The Department of Transportation may, after consultation with other state agencies and local governments, designate public roads as scenic highways. Public roads designated as scenic highways are intended to preserve, maintain, and protect a part of Florida’s cultural, historical, and scenic routes for vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian travel. (2) The department may by […]
335.10 State Highway System; vehicle regulation; prohibited use and traffic; liability for damage.— (1) The department shall prescribe regulations for vehicles operating on the State Highway System. At least 14 days prior to implementation of such regulations, notice of such regulations shall be provided in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each local governmental entity […]
335.14 Traffic control devices on State Highway System or State Park Road System; exemption for computerized traffic systems and control devices.— (1) All traffic control devices installed on any road on the State Highway System or State Park Road System shall conform to the uniform system of traffic control devices adopted pursuant to s. 316.0745. No such […]
335.141 Regulation of public railroad-highway grade crossings; reduction of hazards.— (1)(a) The department shall have regulatory authority over all public railroad-highway grade crossings in the state, including the authority to issue permits which shall be required prior to the opening and closing of such crossings. (b) A “public railroad-highway grade crossing” is a location at which a railroad […]
335.15 Detour roads.— (1) Whenever any road or structure on the State Highway System is repaired, reconstructed, relocated, or otherwise altered in such a manner as necessitates the closing of such road or structure to use by the public, the department shall provide a detour road to afford a safe means of travel around such road or […]
