A. At the intersection of a county road and a state highway, the county shall maintain the county road to the point where it intersects with the travel lanes of the highway or the improved shoulder. The Department of Transportation shall maintain the existing signage at the intersections to include replacement or relocation of stop signs and vegetation control within three (3) feet of the stop sign whether or not the sign is within the county right-of-way. The Department shall also maintain drainage structures that are within the state’s right-of-way, that lie under county roads at the intersections of county roads and state highways. The Department may place and maintain new or additional signs at any such intersection at the discretion of the Department. The county shall maintain any advance warning sign and sight line vegetation control to the intersection. The county may obtain from the Department, at no cost to the county, replacement advance warning signs.
B. The Department of Transportation shall maintain the structure of bridges and overpasses where a county road crosses over or under a state highway. The repair and maintenance of the county road shall be the responsibility of the county.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 232, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 157, § 4, emerg. eff. May 15, 2006.
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