Highway authority definition

Highway authority means the state highway commission, a board of county road commissioners or the governing body of a city or village.
Highway authority means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-1-102.
Highway authority means the Department of Transportation with respect to a State highway; the Illinois State Toll Highway with respect to a toll highway; the County Board with respect to a county highway or a county unit district road if a discretionary function is involved and the County Superintendent of Highways if a ministerial function is involved; the Highway Commissioner with respect to a township or district road not in a county unit road district; or the corporate authorities of a municipality with respect to a municipal street. (Illinois Highway Code [605 ILCS 5/2-213])

Examples of Highway authority in a sentence

  • This will include the retention of newly planted hedgerow associated with the roundabout enlargement, as well as additional wildflower and tree planting within the site and seeking agreement with the Highway authority to establish a naturalised verge between the footway and southern site boundary.

  • Prior to the introduction of the permit scheme, when statutory undertakers and private streetworks wish to carry out works on the highway, road space is booked by undertaking Noticing of works whereby the Highway authority are informed of the intention to carry out works.

  • The Highway authority has stated that police accident records indicate the number of recorded crashes involving vehicles is considered to be relatively low considering the traffic flows on the B2244 and the A21.

  • The Highway authority can only make such an order, if it is satisfied that the path in question is no longer needed for public use.

  • In this instance it is the responsibility of the landowner to repair the landslide and not the Highway authority.


More Definitions of Highway authority

Highway authority means the department or the legislative, executive, or governing body of a county or municipality.
Highway authority means North Yorkshire County Council or East Riding of Yorkshire Council as the case may be including their successor; and where the relevant matter is located in the administrative areas of both then it means both;
Highway authority means the authority responsible for the maintenance of a road;
Highway authority means the authority appointed as such or to which the functions of such authority are entrusted under section 4;
Highway authority means the department of state highways in the case of state trunk line highways, and the board of county road commissioners in the case of county roads.
Highway authority means the department or the legislative, executive, or
Highway authority means an authority responsible for the maintenance of a public road;