Right of Way
Defined in the standard specifications of 7 state transportation agencies. Each definition below is the agency’s own text, with the section it comes from — they do not all say the same thing, and on a contract the difference is the point.
Definitions are quoted from state-authored public specification books. This page carries no I-Code-derived terms.
A general term denoting land, property, or interest, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to a highway.
Section 101 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →The land that the Department has title to, or right of use, for the road and its structures and appurtenances, and for material pits furnished by the Department. 6FY 2023-24Return to Table of Contents
Section 1 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →A general term denoting land, property, or an interest therein acquired for or devoted to highway purposes.
Section 101 — GENERAL, ABBREVIATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS →Land, property, or interest therein, acquired for or devoted to transportation purposes.
Section 101 — General Information, Definitions, and Terms →A general term denoting land, property or interest therein, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to transportation purposes. Road. A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right of way. Roadbed. The graded portion of a highway within top and side slopes, prepared as a foundation for the pavement structure and shoulders. Roadside. A general term denoting the area adjoining the outer edge of the roadway. Extensive areas between the roadways of a divided highway may also be considered roadside. Roadside Development. Those items necessary to the complete highway which provide for the preservation of landscape materials and features; the rehabilitation and protection against erosion of all areas disturbed by construction through seeding, sodding, mulching and the placing of other ground covers; such suitable planting and other improvements as may increase the effectiveness and enhance the appearance of the highway. Roadway. The portion of a highway within limits of construction.
Section 101 — Terms and Definitions →A general term denoting land, property, or interest therein, usually in a strip, a cquired for or devoted to a highway and its appurtenant structures.
Section 101 — DEFINITIONS AND TERMS →A general term denoting land, property, or interest acquired for or devoted to highway purposes. Road. See Highway, Street, Road. Roadbed. The graded portion of highway within the top and side slopes, prepared as a foundation for the Pavement Structure. Roadside. A general term denoting the area between the outside shoulder edge and the
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