| (a) Transportation Code, §545.0651 and §545.0652
authorize a municipality, a county, or the Texas Department of Transportation
to restrict through traffic, by class of vehicle, to two or more designated
lanes of traffic on certain portions of the designated state highway
system. Section 545.0651 and §545.0652 require a municipality
or county to submit a description of the proposed restriction to the
department for review and approval prior to adoption. This subchapter
prescribes responsibilities of municipalities and counties relating
to restricting use of a highway on the state highway system to designated
lanes, and requirements for obtaining department approval of those
restrictions. This subchapter also describes the procedures that will
be followed by the department when initiating a lane restriction permitted
under Transportation Code, §545.0651.
(b) Transportation Code, §545.0653 authorizes
the department to restrict a commercial motor vehicle to a specific
lane of traffic in a construction or maintenance work zone if a traffic
study performed by the department shows that the restriction will
improve safety. Section 25.605 of this chapter describes the procedures
that the department will follow when lane restrictions are imposed
as authorized under Transportation Code, §545.0653.
(c) This subchapter does not apply to the routing of
oversize or overweight vehicles for which a permit is issued under
Transportation Code, Chapter 623 and Chapter 28 of this title (relating
to Oversize and Overweight Vehicles and Loads).
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §25.601 adopted to be effective February 19, 1998, 23 TexReg 1326; amended to be effective January 8, 2004, 29 TexReg 230; amended to be effective December 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 8798 |
