Texas Transportation Code
§ 545.0653 — RESTRICTION ON USE OF HIGHWAY IN MAINTENANCE OR CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONE
TN § 545.0653Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES · Art. B. DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY AND PASSING
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 548.001.
(2)"Construction or maintenance work zone" has the meaning assigned by Section 472.022.
(3)"Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.
(4)"Executive director" means the executive director of the department.
(b)The executive director or the executive director's designee may restrict a commercial motor vehicle to a specific lane of traffic in a construction or maintenance work zone for a highway that is part of the state highway system if the executive director or the executive director's designee determines that, based on a traffic study performed by the department to evaluate the effect of the restriction, the restriction is necessary to improve safety.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 578 (H.B. 3225), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.