306.41 - TEMPORARY CLOSING FOR CONSTRUCTION. - Iowa Statutes

306.41 TEMPORARY CLOSING FOR CONSTRUCTION. The agency having jurisdiction and control over any highway in thestate, or the chief engineer of said agency when delegated by suchagency, may temporarily close sections of a highway by formalresolution entered upon the minutes of such agency when reasonablynecessary because of construction, reconstruction, maintenance ornatural disaster and shall cause to be erected "road closed" signsand partial or total barricades in the roadway at each end of theclosed highway section and on the closed highway where that highwayis intersected by other highways if such intersection remains open.Any numbered road closed for over forty-eight hours shall have adesignated detour route. The agency having jurisdiction over asection of highway closed in accordance with the provisions of thissection, or the persons or contractors employed to carry out theconstruction, reconstruction, or maintenance of the closed section ofhighway, shall not be liable for any damages to any vehicle thatenters the closed section of highway or the contents of such vehicleor for any injuries to any person that enters the closed section ofhighway, unless the damages are caused by gross negligence of theagency or contractor. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit or deny any personfrom gaining lawful access to the person's property or residence, norshall it change or limit liability to such persons.          Section History: Early Form [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 306.41]