Tex. Transportation Code § 284.071
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 284.071, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 284.071. CONTROLLED ACCESS TO TOLL ROAD.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may designate a toll road established for the county under this chapter as a controlled-access toll road.
(b) The commissioners court by order may:
(1) deny use of or access to or from the toll road by a motor vehicle, bicycle, or other vehicle or by a pedestrian;
(2) deny access to or from:
(A) the toll road;
(B) real property adjacent to the toll road; or
(C) a street, road, alley, highway, or other public or private way intersecting the toll road;
(3) designate locations on the toll road at which access to or from the toll road is permitted;
(4) control, restrict, and determine the type and extent of access permitted at a designated location of access to the toll road; or
(5) erect appropriate protective devices to preserve the utility, integrity, and use of the toll road.
(b) The commissioners court by order may:
(1) deny use of or access to or from the toll road by a motor vehicle, bicycle, or other vehicle or by a pedestrian;
(2) deny access to or from:
(A) the toll road;
(B) real property adjacent to the toll road; or
(C) a street, road, alley, highway, or other public or private way intersecting the toll road;
(3) designate locations on the toll road at which access to or from the toll road is permitted;
(4) control, restrict, and determine the type and extent of access permitted at a designated location of access to the toll road; or
(5) erect appropriate protective devices to preserve the utility, integrity, and use of the toll road.
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