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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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TRANSPORTATION CODE |
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Title 6. ROADWAYS |
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Subtitle G. TURNPIKES AND TOLL PROJECTS |
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Chapter 366. REGIONAL TOLLWAY AUTHORITIES |
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Subchapter E. ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF TURNPIKE PROJECTS |
Sec. 366.180. CONTROLLED ACCESS TO TURNPIKE PROJECTS
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(a) An authority may designate a turnpike project or a portion of a project as a controlled-access toll road.
(b) An authority by order may:
(1) prohibit the use of or access to or from a turnpike project by a motor vehicle, bicycle, other vehicle, or a pedestrian;
(2) deny access to or from:
(A) its turnpike projects;
(B) real property adjacent to its turnpike projects; or
(C) a street, road, alley, highway, or other public or private way intersecting its turnpike projects;
(3) designate locations on its turnpike projects at which access to or from the toll road is permitted;
(4) control, restrict, and determine the type and extent of access permitted at a designated location of access to the turnpike projects; or
(5) erect appropriate protective devices to preserve the utility, integrity, and use of its turnpike projects.
(c) Denial of access to or from a segment of the state highway system is subject to the approval of the commission.