It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly that the Department of Transportation, local governments and regional governments work collaboratively to achieve accessibility and mobility goals for a balanced transportation system. [1999 c.972 §1]
As used in ORS 374.302 to 374.334: (1) “Approach road” includes a private road that crosses a state highway or a county road. (2) “Channelization” means the roadway lane configuration necessary to safely accommodate turning movements from the highway to an intersecting approach. (3) “District highway” means a state highway that has been classified by […]
(1) A person may not place, build or construct on the right of way of any state highway or county road, any approach road, structure, pipeline, ditch, cable or wire, or any other facility, thing or appurtenance, or substantially alter any such facility, thing or appurtenance or change the manner of using any such approach […]
(1) If any person, firm or corporation builds or constructs on the right of way of any state highway or county road any approach road or any other facility, thing or appurtenance without first obtaining the written permission required by ORS 374.305, the Department of Transportation or the county governing body shall, after the expiration […]
(1)(a) An owner of real property abutting a state highway with an existing approach road is presumed to have the Department of Transportation’s written permission for the approach road based upon documentation for a highway project completed by the department that shows that the approach road was built or rebuilt as part of the project […]
(1) The county court or board of county commissioners shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations and may issue permits, not inconsistent with law, for the use of the rights of way of county roads for the purposes described in ORS 374.305. (2) Rules and regulations adopted and permits issued under subsection (1) of this section […]
(1) The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules consistent with this section and ORS 374.312 to govern the process of application for issuance of permits for approach roads to state highways by owners of property abutting highways. However, the department may not issue a permit for the construction of any approach road at a location […]
The objective standards for spacing, channelization and sight distance for decisions to approve, modify or deny an approach permit are as follows: (1) When making a decision to approve or deny an application for an approach permit under ORS 374.312, the Department of Transportation shall apply, as one of the standards, the standards in Table […]
(1) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly to develop a highway access management system based on objective standards that will balance the economic development objectives of properties abutting state highways with the transportation safety and access management objectives of state highways, in a manner consistent with local transportation system plans and the land […]
(1) If the Department of Transportation closes an approach road for which a permit was issued under ORS 374.308 or 374.310 or that was allowed by law prior to enactment of statutory permit requirements for approach roads, or if the department denies an application for an approach road permit submitted pursuant to a grant or […]
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Transportation may require a person applying for an approach permit under ORS 374.312 to submit a traffic impact analysis in conjunction with the application for an approach permit. (2) The department may not require a person applying for an approach permit to […]
All construction under the permits issued under ORS 374.309 and 374.310 shall be under the supervision of the granting authority and at the expense of the applicant. After completion of the construction of the particular approach road, facility, thing or appurtenance, they shall be maintained at the expense of the applicant and in accordance with […]
An owner of real property abutting a state highway with an existing approach road that is presumed to have written permission under ORS 374.308 or that has an approach permit under ORS 374.310 is responsible for the cost and performance of maintaining the approach road, in accordance with the Department of Transportation’s requirements, from the […]
(1) Upon failure of the applicant to construct or maintain the particular approach road, facility, thing or appurtenance in accordance with the rules and regulations and the conditions of the permit, the Department of Transportation or the county governing body shall, after the expiration of 30 days following the transmittal of a written notice to […]
Nothing in ORS 374.305 to 374.325 shall: (1) Limit or affect any of the powers granted to, or duties imposed upon, the county courts or boards of county commissioners, the Department of Transportation or the Public Utility Commission by ORS 758.010 and 758.020, or any rights granted or authorized under those statutes. (2) Grant any […]
(1) The Department of Transportation shall work collaboratively with highway users on all proposals to install a raised or depressed barrier on two-lane segments of state highways. (2) As used in this section “highway users” includes representatives of the freight industry and automobile users and may include representatives of local government and other transportation stakeholders, […]
The Oregon Transportation Commission shall periodically review, not less often than every six years, the classification of state highways, including the designation of highway segments as expressways, as a part of its comprehensive, long-range transportation plan developed pursuant to ORS 184.617 to ensure that the classifications for the highways and designations of expressways are appropriate […]
(1) When it is determined by the Department of Transportation and a city that it is in the best interest of highway users to abandon a segment of the state highway, the department and the city may enter into an agreement to transfer jurisdiction and ownership of the segment of state highway to the city. […]
(1) ORS 374.305, 374.310 and 374.325, as those sections were amended by chapter 323, Oregon Laws 1957, and ORS 374.309 do not affect any approach road, structure, pipeline, ditch, cable or wire, or other facility, thing or appurtenance lawfully placed or constructed upon the right of way of any highway prior to August 20, 1957. […]
(1) As used in this section, “facility plan” includes, but is not limited to, interchange area management plans, corridor plans, transportation refinement plans and access management plans. (2) Every facility plan and access management strategy developed for a highway improvement or modernization project under this section or ORS 374.334 must include a methodology that balances […]
