Texas Transportation Code

§ 251.011 — DETOUR ROADS

TN § 251.011Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES · Ch. 251. GENERAL COUNTY AUTHORITY RELATING TO ROADS AND BRIDGES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)The commissioners court of a county shall establish detour roads for the convenience of the public when a county road that is not part of the state highway system must be closed to traffic for road construction. When a county detour road is in use, the county has the same authority over the road as over an established public road.

(b)The commissioners court shall:

(1)post all signs necessary for the convenience and guidance of the public at each end of a county detour road; and

(2)maintain a county detour road so that it is reasonably adequate for normal traffic requirements.

Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.