Md. Code, Transportation § 8-315
This is the official text of Md. Code, Transportation § 8-315, part of Maryland’s Code, Transportation — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§8–315.
Official statutory text
(a) Even if not needed for highway purposes, property along controlled access highways may be acquired under this subtitle if:
(1) The property is cut off from suitable access to a public highway because of the construction or reconstruction of any controlled access highway; or
(2) The property is needed to provide a right-of-way or entrance to a public highway from any property that has been denied access to a public highway because of the construction or reconstruction of a controlled access highway.
(b) Property may be acquired under this subtitle for a highway beautification project as specified in Subtitles 7 and 8 of this title, by the means and for the purposes specified in those subtitles.
(1) The property is cut off from suitable access to a public highway because of the construction or reconstruction of any controlled access highway; or
(2) The property is needed to provide a right-of-way or entrance to a public highway from any property that has been denied access to a public highway because of the construction or reconstruction of a controlled access highway.
(b) Property may be acquired under this subtitle for a highway beautification project as specified in Subtitles 7 and 8 of this title, by the means and for the purposes specified in those subtitles.
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