§ 1701. Declaration of policy The General Assembly finds that limited access facilities in some areas are necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and for the promotion of the general welfare. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 1702. Definition of a limited access facility For the purposes of this chapter, a “limited access facility” is defined as a highway or street over, from, or to which owners, or occupants of abutting land, or any other person have no right or easement, or only a limited right or easement, of access, light, […]
§ 1703. Authority to establish limited access facilities (a) The Agency, with the approval of the Governor, and when appropriate in cooperation with any federal, State, provincial, or local agency, or any other state or province having authority to participate in the construction and maintenance of highways, may plan, designate, establish, vacate, alter, improve, maintain, […]
§ 1704. Design of limited access facility The Agency may design any limited access facility and regulate, restrict, or prohibit access as to best serve the traffic for which the facility is intended. In this connection, it may divide and separate any limited access facility into separate roadways by the construction of raised curbings, central […]
§ 1705. Acquisition of property The Agency or the town may acquire private or public property for limited access facilities and service roads, including rights of access, air, view, and light, by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation in the same manner as it may acquire property for other highways within its jurisdiction. It shall take […]
§ 1706. Disposal of property When any property acquired by the State for a limited access facility becomes no longer necessary, the Agency, with approval of the Governor, may sell and convey it by deed or lease. The proceeds from the sale or lease shall be deposited in the Transportation Fund. (Added 1985, No. 269 […]
§ 1707. Precedence of condemnation proceedings Court proceedings to acquire property for limited access facilities shall take precedence over all other causes not involving the public interest in all courts, to the end that completion of limited access facilities may be expedited. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 1708. New and existing facilities; grade crossing eliminations (a) The Agency, with approval of the Governor, may designate and establish new facilities, or existing highways, as included within a limited access facility. The Agency, with approval of the Governor, may eliminate intersections at grade of limited access facilities with existing State and town highways, […]
§ 1709. Local service highways In the development of any limited access facility, the Agency may plan, designate, establish, use, regulate, alter, improve, maintain, and vacate local service highways or designate as local service highways any existing highway and may exercise jurisdiction over local service highways in the same manner as over limited access facilities […]
§ 1710. Commercial enterprises prohibited Commercial enterprises or activities for serving motorists, other than welcome centers and emergency service for disabled vehicles, are prohibited within or on any property designated as, or acquired for, or in connection with, a limited access facility. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 1711. Unlawful use of limited access facilities A person shall not: (1) drive a vehicle over, upon, or across any curb, central dividing section, or other separation or dividing line on limited access facilities; (2) make a left turn or a semicircular or U-turn except through an opening provided for the purpose in the […]
§ 1712. Penalty A person who violates section 1711 of this title shall be imprisoned for not more than 90 days or fined not more than $100.00, or both. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 1713. Reimbursement of towns for loss of taxes A town whose grand list is reduced by reason of the State’s taking taxable real estate for limited access facilities shall be reimbursed by the State annually to the amount of taxes last assessed and payable on the real estate before the taking. (Added 1985, No. […]
§ 1714. Listers’ annual report The listers of a town entitled to a payment under section 1713 of this title shall report annually the material facts involved, including the amount of the tax loss by reason of the taking of real estate to the Agency, which, after determining the amount of the tax loss, shall […]
§ 1715. Time limit Sections 1713 and 1714 of this title shall continue in effect as to any town affected until its grand list times its tax rate equals the grand list times the tax rate last preceding the date of the taking of real estate by the State or for a period of five […]
