Tex. Transportation Code § 370.179
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§ 370.179. CONTROLLED ACCESS TO TURNPIKE PROJECTS.
Official statutory text
(a) An authority by order may designate a turnpike project or a portion of a project as a controlled-access toll road.
(b) An authority by order may:
(1) prohibit the use of or access to or from a turnpike project by a motor vehicle, bicycle, another classification or type of vehicle, or a pedestrian;
(2) deny access to or from:
(A) a turnpike project;
(B) real property adjacent to a turnpike project; or
(C) a street, road, alley, highway, or other public or private way intersecting a turnpike project;
(3) designate locations on a turnpike project 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 a turnpike project; or
(5) erect appropriate protective devices to preserve the utility, integrity, and use of a turnpike project.
(c) Denial of access to or from a segment of the state highway system is subject to the approval of the commission.
(b) An authority by order may:
(1) prohibit the use of or access to or from a turnpike project by a motor vehicle, bicycle, another classification or type of vehicle, or a pedestrian;
(2) deny access to or from:
(A) a turnpike project;
(B) real property adjacent to a turnpike project; or
(C) a street, road, alley, highway, or other public or private way intersecting a turnpike project;
(3) designate locations on a turnpike project 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 a turnpike project; or
(5) erect appropriate protective devices to preserve the utility, integrity, and use of a turnpike project.
(c) Denial of access to or from a segment of the state highway system is subject to the approval of the commission.
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