Md. Code, Transportation § 8-319
This is the official text of Md. Code, Transportation § 8-319, part of Maryland’s Code, Transportation — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§8–319.
Official statutory text
Property may be acquired under this part for a State highway only if the highway has:
(1) Each of its termini within an area in this State that the Administration recognizes as a principal traffic generating center;
(2) Each of its termini at or near a public highway in this State;
(3) One terminus within an area in this State that the Administration recognizes as a principal traffic generating center and the other terminus at or near a public highway in this State; or
(4) One terminus within an area in this State that the Administration recognizes as a principal traffic generating center or at or near a public highway in this State and the other terminus at the boundary of another state connecting with a highway recognized by the Administration as a principal traffic distribution, collection, or dispersal artery.
(1) Each of its termini within an area in this State that the Administration recognizes as a principal traffic generating center;
(2) Each of its termini at or near a public highway in this State;
(3) One terminus within an area in this State that the Administration recognizes as a principal traffic generating center and the other terminus at or near a public highway in this State; or
(4) One terminus within an area in this State that the Administration recognizes as a principal traffic generating center or at or near a public highway in this State and the other terminus at the boundary of another state connecting with a highway recognized by the Administration as a principal traffic distribution, collection, or dispersal artery.
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