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AL Code § 23-1-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 23-1-8 - Numbers and Names of Highways.

Section 23-1-8Numbers and names of highways. All highways built or maintained by and through federal or state aid shall be designated by numbers and by names, where such highways are known by names, on the directional signs erected along said highways and upon the maps authorized and published by the state. Memorial or other distinctive highways built or maintained by federal or state aid, such as the Bankhead Highway, Craft Highway, Bee Line Highway, Spanish Trail Highway, Brandon Highway, Jefferson Davis Highway, Dixie Highway, Jackson Highway, Lee Highway and such other memorial roads as may hereafter be designated, shall be designated on such markers, signs, and maps by names as well as by numbers. (Acts 1931, No. 702, p. 827; Code 1940, T. 23, §39.)
AL Code § 23-1-8.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 23-1-8.1 - Expenditure of State Funds for Erection and Maintenance of Signs Designating Roads, Bridges, etc., in Honor or Memory of Individuals.

Section 23-1-8.1Expenditure of state funds for erection and maintenance of signs designating roads, bridges, etc., in honor or memory of individuals. After September 1, 1979, no state funds shall be expended in this state for purposes of erecting and maintaining signs designating roads, bridges, or buildings in honor or in memory of any individual; provided, however, that the State Department of Transportation may continue to prepare and erect such signs so long as the actual cost of such preparation and maintenance is paid for by private funds or city or county government funds. (Acts 1979, No. 79-707, p. 1259.)
AL Code § 23-1-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 23-1-9 - Elimination of Railroad Grade Crossings.

Section 23-1-9Elimination of railroad grade crossings. Whenever the funds of the state are being expended for the construction, maintenance, or repair of a public highway, the State Department of Transportation shall have the power and authority to compel all railways operating in this state to construct viaducts, tunnels, underpasses, or bridges to the full extent of the width of the right-of-way and over the tracks as owned or operated by any railway when, in the judgment of the State Department of Transportation, such viaducts, tunnels, underpasses, or bridges are necessary for the safety of the general public and whereby a dangerous grade crossing is eliminated. The State Department of Transportation may appropriate out of the funds credited to the State Department of Transportation for the construction and maintenance of highways an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the cost to construct said viaducts, tunnels, underpasses, or bridges to the full extent of the width of the right-of-way and over the tracks as owned or operated by any railway in this state. If after due notice to a railroad that such a viaduct, tunnel, underpass, or bridge, in the judgment of the State Department of Transportation, is necessary to be built or constructed across the width of the right-of-way and over the tracks of the railway and such railway fails or refuses to comply with the order of the State Department of Transportation as provided in this section, the State Department of Transportation is empowered and authorized to forthwith build or construct such viaducts, tunnels, underpasses, or bridges, and the amounts so expended for such construction as provided in this section, shall constitute a charge against such railway and the State Department of Transportation shall render a bill to such railway stating the amounts expended and for what purpose; and upon the failure or refusal of such railway to make payment of the amount due the state, the State Department of Transportation shall forward all data and information to the Attorney General of this state, who shall immediately institute an action in the name of the State of Alabama, as provided by law, for the recovery of the amount as reported by the State Department of Transportation as due by the railway for the funds to be expended in the construction of viaducts, tunnels, underpasses, or bridges across the width of the right-of-way and over the tracks of such railway. Upon the recovery of such funds, the amount shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the account of the State Department of Transportation from which such funds were withdrawn; but said railway shall not be required to pay exceeding 50 percent of the cost thereof. (Code 1923, §1343; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §35; Acts 1959, No. 653, p. 1578, §2; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 213, p. 2208.)
AL Code § 23-1-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 23-1-10 - "Blue Reflective Markers" and "Fire/water Hydrant" Defined; Purpose and Installation of Blue Reflective Markers.

Section 23-1-10"Blue reflective markers" and "fire/water hydrant" defined; purpose and installation of blue reflective markers. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BLUE REFLECTIVE MARKERS. Nonlighted, but reflective devices which are blue in color of the reflected light and conform to the most recent edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways and/or other standards issued or endorsed by the Director of Transportation and the federal highway administrator. (2) FIRE/WATER HYDRANT. All standpipe hydrants installed on public and private water delivery systems which are installed along public roads within the state, and which are of a size and style to allow adequate water supply to fill fire suppression vehicles of municipal and/or certified volunteer fire departments or furnish a supply of water to trucks at a fire scene. (b) Blue reflective markers shall be used exclusively for the purpose of indicating the location of fire/water hydrants which are located on public roadways within the state, or on private property with the owner's permission. Markers which are installed so as to be adhered to paved road surfaces or which are placed anywhere within the highway right-of-way shall be placed in conformance with the most recent edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways and/or other standards issued or endorsed by the Director of Transportation and the federal highway administrator. (c) Blue reflective markers may be installed by any municipality, county, fire district, fire or water authority, or any certified volunteer fire department within their primary coverage areas and shall be recognized by all fire departments and firefighters for the purpose stated. (Acts 1983, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 83-806, p. 19.)
AL Code § 23-1-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-20 - Creation.

Section 23-1-20Creation. There shall be a State Department of Transportation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any act, section of the Code of Alabama 1975, or any other provision of law refers to the State Highway Department, it shall be deemed a reference to the State Department of Transportation. (Acts 1939, No. 13, p. 9; Code 1940, T. 23, §1; Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-843, p. 54, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-21 - Director of Transportation.

Section 23-1-21Director of Transportation. The chief executive officer of the State Department of Transportation shall be known as the Director of Transportation, who shall be appointed by the Governor and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. All the powers, authority, and duties vested in the State Department of Transportation shall be exercised by the Director of Transportation. Before entering upon the duties of office, the Director of Transportation shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in an amount to be fixed by the Governor, for the faithful performance of his or her duties. (Code 1923, §1302; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Acts 1931, No. 10, p. 7; Acts 1939, No. 13, p. 9; Code 1940, T. 23, §2; Acts 1943, No. 122, p. 123; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 2190; Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-843, p. 54, §2.)
AL Code § 23-1-21.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-21.1 - Definitions.

Section 23-1-21.1Definitions. The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this section and Sections 23-1-21.2 and 23-1-21.3, shall have the following meanings, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) DIRECTOR. The Director of the State of Alabama State Department of Transportation. (2) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. Transportation which is appropriate to transport people by bus, rail, or other conveyance, serving the general public. The terms "mass transportation," "mass transit," "public transit," "ridesharing," "carpooling," "vanpooling," and "buspooling" are included within this definition and shall be considered synonymous with "public transportation." (3) MUNICIPALITY. Any city, town, or like governing body. (4) COUNTY. Any county in the State of Alabama. (5) TRANSIT AUTHORITY. Any transit authority organized within the state or authority organized to serve a metropolitan or urbanized area which borders on the state boundary. (6) LOCAL ENTITIES. Municipalities, cities, towns, counties, business and nonprofit corporations, transit authorities, planning bodies, or similar organizations or consolidations thereof, including those bordering on the state boundary. (7) PLANNING BODY. Any planning organization duly constituted under state law, whether a city, county, or regional planning commission, or a metropolitan planning organization. (8) COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS. A continuing planning process carried on cooperatively between the state and local entities for the purpose of transportation planning. (Acts 1982, No. 82-456, p. 709, §1; Acts 1985, No. 85-753, p. 1252, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-21.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-21.2 - Authority of Director With Regard to Public Transportation.

Section 23-1-21.2Authority of director with regard to public transportation. The director, acting alone or through, and in cooperation with local entities, is hereby delegated the authority to: (1) Enter into agreements with local entities to provide public transportation and to administer any program or programs, whether rural or urban, relative to public transportation resulting from federal transportation legislation. This shall include, but not be limited to, applying for, accepting, and expending federal public transportation funds in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. (2) Enter into agreements with the United States for federal assistance for public transportation. (3) Enter into agreements with local entities to perform and/or cooperate in the performance of transportation planning for public transportation improvements. However, the director shall not perform such planning until such time as the local entities affected enter into agreement with the director to carry out a planning process. (4) Provide any available technical assistance to local entities for formulating a program of public transportation projects to assure that said projects are in accordance with the comprehensive transportation planning process where such process is established and is a prerequisite for federal assistance. (5) Administer any state funds authorized from time to time by the Legislature for the purpose of public transportation. (6) Develop and promulgate such rules and regulations as are determined necessary to insure compliance with federal laws and regulations. (Acts 1982, No. 82-456, p. 709, §2; Acts 1985, No. 85-753, p. 1252, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-21.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-21.3 - Cooperation With Federal, State and Local Entities in Administration of Public Transportation Programs.

Section 23-1-21.3Cooperation with federal, state and local entities in administration of public transportation programs. The director is authorized to administer any public transportation program with such flexibility as to permit full cooperation between federal, state, and local entities, so as to result in effective and economical programs which are responsive to needs and found to be in the public interest. (Acts 1982, No. 82-456, p. 709, §3.)
AL Code § 23-1-21.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-21.4 - Deputy Directors.

Section 23-1-21.4Deputy directors. (a) The Director of Transportation may appoint up to three deputy directors of transportation with the approval of the Governor. The Director of Transportation may assign duties and responsibilities to a deputy director as may be necessary for the proper administration and execution of the work of the Department of Transportation. A deputy director shall be paid from funds of the department in the same manner as salaries and expenses of other department employees are paid. A deputy director shall give bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties in an amount approved by the director. (b)(1) A deputy director appointed pursuant to this section prior to May 13, 2016, shall serve at the pleasure of the Director of Transportation and shall not be subject to the state Merit System law, but shall otherwise be considered a state employee for all other purposes. (2) After May 13, 2016, a deputy director appointed pursuant to this section shall be in the unclassified service under the state Merit System law. (Act 2012-392, p. 1051, §1; Act 2016-413, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-22 - Chief Engineer - Office Created; Appointment, Salary, Expenses, and Bond; Applicability of Merit System.

Section 23-1-22Chief engineer - Office created; appointment, salary, expenses, and bond; applicability of Merit System. (a) There is hereby created within the State Department of Transportation the position of chief engineer, which shall be filled by appointment by the Director of Transportation, with the approval of the Governor. The chief engineer shall be allowed traveling expenses when traveling on business of the state pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36, all to be paid from funds of the State Department of Transportation as salaries and expenses of other State Department of Transportation employees are paid. The chief engineer shall give bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties in an amount to be approved by the Governor. (b)(1) The chief engineer appointed prior to May 13, 2016, shall serve at the pleasure of and under the direction of the Director of Transportation and shall be an exempt employee under the state Merit System regulations. (2) After May 13, 2016, the chief engineer shall be appointed in the unclassified service under the state Merit System law. (Acts 1959, No. 497, p. 1231, §1; Acts 1969, No. 506, p. 963; Act 2012-396, p. 1076, §1; Act 2016-413, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-23 - Chief Engineer - Qualifications.

Section 23-1-23Chief engineer - Qualifications. The chief engineer shall be a licensed professional engineer in the State of Alabama with a minimum of 15 years' progressive professional engineering experience pertaining to the planning, development, construction, maintenance, and repair of highways and bridges. The chief engineer shall either hold a degree in civil engineering from an accredited school of engineering or shall have served at least 10 years as a Division Engineer or Bureau Chief with the Department of Transportation and shall possess a detailed knowledge of engineering principles and their application to highways and bridges. The chief engineer shall be a citizen of this state and shall continuously be a licensed professional engineer in this state while employed. (Acts 1959, No. 497, p. 1231, §2; Acts 1969, No. 506, p. 963; Act 2012-369, p. 1076, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-24 - Chief Engineer - Duties.

Section 23-1-24Chief engineer - Duties. The chief engineer of the State Department of Transportation shall coordinate the general mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences as applied to the planning, design, construction, maintenance, or repair of highways and bridges in this state. The Director of Transportation may assign general engineering, administrative, and operational activities to other qualified employees of the department. The chief engineer shall sign the title sheets of all plans let to contract by the department. The duties of the chief engineer shall be subject to and under the direction, control, and supervision of the Director of Transportation. (Acts 1959, No. 497, p. 1231, §3; Acts 1969, No. 506, p. 963; Act 2012-396, p. 1076, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-25 - Legal Division - Creation; Appointment of Chief Counsel.

Section 23-1-25Legal division - Creation; appointment of chief counsel. There is hereby established and created in the State Department of Transportation a legal division, which shall be headed by and be under the direction, supervision and control of an officer who shall be designated as chief counsel for the State Department of Transportation, to be appointed by the Director of Transportation with the approval of the Attorney General, subject to provisions of the state Merit System laws. (Acts 1963, No. 581, p. 1267, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-26 - Legal Division - Appointment of Assistant Counsel; Chief and Assistant Counsel to Be Commissioned and Take Oath as Assistant Attorneys General.

Section 23-1-26Legal division - Appointment of assistant counsel; chief and assistant counsel to be commissioned and take oath as assistant attorneys general. The Director of Transportation, with the approval of the Attorney General and subject to the state Merit System law, may appoint assistant counsel as may be necessary to transact the legal business of the Department of Transportation. The chief counsel and the assistant counsel shall each be commissioned as assistant attorneys general. The chief counsel and the assistant counsel and their stenographic and clerical assistants shall constitute the legal division of the Department of Transportation. The director shall consider the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state when appointing assistant counsel. (Acts 1963, No. 581, p. 1267, §2; Act 2015-437, §1.)
AL Code § 23-1-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-27 - Legal Division - Salaries.

Section 23-1-27Legal division - Salaries. The salaries of the chief counsel and assistant counsel shall be fixed in accordance with the Merit System pay plan for assistant attorneys general and shall be paid as the salaries of other state officials and employees are paid from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the State Department of Transportation. (Acts 1963, No. 581, p. 1267, §3.)
AL Code § 23-1-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-28 - Legal Division - Offices, etc.; Expenses.

Section 23-1-28Legal division - Offices, etc.; expenses. The chief counsel and the assistant counsel shall be furnished with offices, necessary stenographic and clerical help, subject to the provisions of the state Merit System law, and office equipment, stationery, and postage and shall be allowed traveling expenses when traveling on business of the state pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36, all to be paid by the State Department of Transportation from funds appropriated or otherwise available therefor. (Acts 1963, No. 581, p. 1267, §4.)
AL Code § 23-1-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-29 - Legal Division - Charging of Salaries and Expenses.

Section 23-1-29Legal division - Charging of salaries and expenses. The salaries of the chief counsel, assistant counsel, stenographic and clerical help, and other expenses of the legal division shall be charged, so far as practicable, to the division or function of the State Department of Transportation for which the expense was incurred. (Acts 1963, No. 581, p. 1267, §5.)
AL Code § 23-1-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-30 - Legal Division - Functions and Duties.

Section 23-1-30Legal division - Functions and duties. The functions and duties of the legal division of the State Department of Transportation shall, as all other assistant attorneys general, include the following: (1) To advise the Director of Transportation and other personnel of the State Department of Transportation on the legal aspects of all State Department of Transportation business; (2) To examine and advise as to the legality of all contracts and agreements entered into by the State Department of Transportation or the Director of Transportation; (3) To take all legal action necessary or desirable in the acquisition of rights-of-way for state and interstate highways; (4) To appear in court as attorney for the State of Alabama and the State Department of Transportation in the acquisition of rights-of-way for state and interstate highways; and (5) To represent the State Department of Transportation and the Director of Transportation in all legal proceedings to which the State Department of Transportation or the Director of Transportation is a party. (Acts 1963, No. 581, p. 1267, §6.)
AL Code § 23-1-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.|Chapter 1 - Alabama Highways.|Article 2 - Department of Transportation.|Section 23-1-31 - Legal Division - Private Practice Prohibited.

Section 23-1-31Legal division - Private practice prohibited. The chief counsel and assistant counsel shall devote their full time to the State Department of Transportation and shall not, during their incumbency in office, engage in the private practice of law. (Acts 1963, No. 581, p. 1267, §7.)