Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 47 Public Highways And Transportation - Chapter 47.52 Limited Access Facilities

  • 47.52.001 Declaration of policy
    (1) Unrestricted access to and from public highways has resulted in congestion and peril for the traveler. It has caused undue slowing of all traffic ...
  • 47.52.010 "Limited access facility" defined
    For the purposes of this chapter, a "limited access facility" is defined as a highway or street especially designed or designated for through traffic, and ...
  • 47.52.011 "Existing highway" defined
    For the purposes of this chapter, the term "existing highway" shall include all highways, roads and streets duly established, constructed, and in use. It shall ...
  • 47.52.020 Powers of highway authorities -- State facility, county road crossings
    The highway authorities of the state, counties, and incorporated cities and towns, acting alone or in cooperation with each other, or with any federal, state, ...
  • 47.52.025 Additional powers -- Controlling use of limited access facilities -- High occupancy vehicle lanes
    Highway authorities of the state, counties, and incorporated cities and towns, in addition to the specific powers granted in this chapter, shall also have, and ...
  • 47.52.026 Rules -- Control of vehicles entering -- Ramp closure, metering, or restrictions -- Notice
    (1) The department may adopt rules for the control of vehicles entering any state limited access highway as it deems necessary (a) for the efficient ...
  • 47.52.027 Standards and rules for interstate and defense highways -- Construction, maintenance, access
    The secretary of transportation may adopt design standards, rules, and regulations relating to construction, maintenance, and control of access of the national system of interstate ...
  • 47.52.040 Design -- Entrance and exit restricted -- Closure of intersecting roads
    The highway authorities of the state, counties and incorporated cities and towns may so design any limited access facility and so regulate, restrict, or prohibit ...
  • 47.52.041 Closure of intersecting roads -- Rights of abutters
    No person, firm or corporation, private or municipal, shall have any claim against the state, city or county by reason of the closing of such ...
  • 47.52.042 Closure of intersecting roads -- Other provisions not affected
    RCW 47.52.040 and 47.52.041 shall not be construed to affect provisions for establishment, notice, hearing and court review of any decision establishing a limited access ...
  • 47.52.050 Acquisition of property
    (1) For the purpose of this chapter the highway authorities of the state, counties and incorporated cities and towns, respectively, or in cooperation one with ...
  • 47.52.060 Court process expedited
    Court proceedings necessary to acquire property or property rights for purposes of this chapter shall take precedence over all other causes not involving the public ...
  • 47.52.070 Establishment of facility -- Grade separation -- Service roads
    The designation or establishment of a limited access facility shall, by the authority making the designation or establishment, be entered upon the records or minutes ...
  • 47.52.080 Abutter's right of access protected -- Compensation
    No existing public highway, road, or street shall be constructed as a limited access facility except upon the waiver, purchase, or condemnation of the abutting ...
  • 47.52.090 Cooperative agreements -- Urban public transportation systems -- Title to highway -- Traffic regulations -- Underground utilities and overcrossings -- Passenger transportation -- Storm sewers -- City street crossings
    The highway authorities of the state, counties, incorporated cities and towns, and municipal corporations owning or operating an urban public transportation system are authorized to ...
  • 47.52.100 Existing roads and streets as service roads
    In connection with the development of any limited access facility the state, county or incorporated city or town highway authorities are authorized to plan, designate, ...
  • 47.52.105 Acquisition and construction to preserve limited access or reduce required compensation
    Whenever, in the opinion of the department, frontage or service roads in connection with limited access facilities are not feasible either from an engineering or ...
  • 47.52.110 Marking of facility with signs
    After the opening of any new and additional limited access highway facility, or after the designation and establishment of any existing street or highway, as ...
  • 47.52.120 Violations specified -- Exceptions -- Penalty
    (1) After the opening of any limited access highway facility, it shall be unlawful for any person to: (a) Drive a vehicle over, upon, or ...
  • 47.52.121 Prior determinations validated
    Any determinations of an authority establishing a limited access facility subsequent to March 19, 1947, and prior to March 16, 1951, in connection with new ...
  • 47.52.131 Consideration of local conditions -- Report to local authorities -- Conferences -- Proposed plan
    When the department is planning a limited access facility through a county or an incorporated city or town, the department or its staff, before any ...
  • 47.52.133 Local public hearing -- Notice
    Except as provided in RCW 47.52.134, the department and the highway authorities of the counties and incorporated cities and towns, with regard to facilities under ...
  • 47.52.134 When access reports and hearings not required
    Access reports and hearings on the establishment of limited access facilities are not required if: (1) The limited access facility would lie wholly within state ...
  • 47.52.135 Hearing procedure
    At the hearing any representative of the county, city or town, or any other person may appear and be heard even though such official or ...
  • 47.52.137 Adoption of plan -- Service of findings and order -- Publication of resume -- Finality -- Review
    Following the conclusion of such hearing the authority shall adopt a plan with such modifications, if any, it deems proper and necessary. Its findings and ...
  • 47.52.139 Local approval of plan -- Disapproval, request for review
    Upon receipt of the findings and order adopting a plan, the county, city, or town may notify the department of transportation of its approval of ...
  • 47.52.145 Modification of adopted plan without further public hearings--Conditions
    Whenever after the final adoption of a plan for a limited access highway by the department, an additional design public hearing with respect to the ...
  • 47.52.150 State facility through city or town -- Board of review, composition and appointment
    Upon request for a hearing before the board by any county, city, or town, a board consisting of five members shall be appointed as follows: ...
  • 47.52.160 State facility through city or town -- Hearing -- Notice -- Evidence -- Determination of issues
    The board shall fix a reasonable time not more than thirty days after the date of its appointment and shall indicate the time and place ...
  • 47.52.170 State facility through city or town -- Hearing -- Procedure
    No witness's testimony shall be received unless he shall have been duly sworn, and the board may cause all oral testimony to be stenographically reported. ...
  • 47.52.180 State facility through city or town -- Hearing -- Findings of board -- Modification of proposed plan by stipulation
    At the conclusion of such hearing, the board shall consider the evidence taken and shall make specific findings with respect to the objections and issues ...
  • 47.52.190 State facility through city or town -- Hearing -- Assistants -- Costs -- Reporter
    The board shall employ such assistance and clerical help as is necessary to perform its duties. The costs thereby incurred and incident to the conduct ...
  • 47.52.195 Review and appeal on petition of abutter
    An abutting property owner may petition for review in the superior court of the state of Washington in the county where the limited access facility ...
  • 47.52.200 Law enforcement jurisdiction within city or town
    Whenever any limited access highway facility passes within or through any incorporated city or town the municipal police officers of such city or town, the ...
  • 47.52.210 Property title designation upon construction of limited access highways
    (1) Whenever the department adopts a plan for a limited access highway to be constructed within the corporate limits of a city or town which ...
  • 47.52.220 Personal wireless service facilities -- Approach permit -- Report
    (1) The department shall authorize an off and on approach to partially controlled limited access highways for the placement and service of facilities providing personal ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009