306.9 - DIAGONAL ROADS -- RESTORING AND IMPROVING EXISTING ROADS. - Iowa Statutes

306.9 DIAGONAL ROADS -- RESTORING AND IMPROVINGEXISTING ROADS. It is the policy of the state of Iowa that relocation of primaryhighways through cultivated land shall be avoided to the maximumextent possible. When the volume of traffic for which the road isdesigned or other conditions, including designation as part of thenetwork of commercial and industrial highways, require relocation,diagonal routes shall be avoided if feasible and prudent alternativesconsistent with efficient movement of traffic exist. The improvement of two-lane roads shall utilize the existingright-of-way unless alignment or other conditions, includingdesignation as part of the network of commercial and industrialhighways, make changes imperative, and when a two-lane road isexpanded to a four-lane road, the normal procedure shall be that theadditional right-of-way be contiguous to the existing right-of-wayunless relocated for compelling reasons, including the need toprovide efficient movement of traffic on the network of commercialand industrial highways. This policy does not apply to a highwayproject for which the corridor has been approved by the statedepartment of transportation and the corridor has been finalized bySeptember 1, 1977. It is the policy of the state of Iowa that in constructing primaryhighways designed with four-lane divided roadways, access controlsshall be limited to the minimum level necessary, as determined by thedepartment, to ensure the safe and efficient movement of traffic orto comply with federal aid requirements. Unless otherwise required by the federal law or regulation, it isalso the policy of this state that road use tax fund moneys shall beused to rehabilitate or reconstruct existing roads, streets, andbridges using substantially existing right-of-way. This paragraphdoes not apply where additional right-of-way is needed for theconstruction or completion of designated interstate or city routesand highway bypasses or highways designated as part of the network ofcommercial and industrial highways.          Section History: Early Form [C79, 81, § 306.9; 81 Acts 2d Ex, ch 2, § 1]          Section History: Recent Form 83 Acts, ch 198, § 14; 89 Acts, ch 134, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1075, §6