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AR Code § 27-65-134 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-134. Venue in suits against state highway officers

 (a) Suits against any state officer involving any act done or proposed to be done in the administration of the Arkansas Department of Transportation or of any law pertaining to the state highway system shall be brought only at the seat of government, in Pulaski County.  (b) However, where any suit may be filed against any contractor, or persons engaged in the construction of state highways or on account of any claim growing out of any contract, express or implied, or on account of any damages to person or property, the suits may be filed in any county in this state where service can be obtained upon the defendant by summons or publication of a warning order, and it shall give the court in which the suit is filed against the defendant jurisdiction when service is complete.
AR Code § 27-65-135 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-135. Fiscal year

 (a) The fiscal year of the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall be from July 1 to June 30 of each year.  (b) The State Highway Commission is exempted from the provisions of Acts 1971, No. 585, §§ 9, 10 [superseded].
AR Code § 27-65-136 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-136. Prohibition on increasing number of employees before election

 (a) Within ninety (90) days preceding any primary election, the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall not increase the number of its employees beyond the average number of employees the department employed and supervised during the twelve (12) months prior to the primary election, except in case of floods.  (b) The commissioners of the State Highway Commission and the Treasurer of State shall not, at the penalty of being liable upon their official bonds, make any payment for salary to employees engaged by the department in violation of the provisions of this section.
AR Code § 27-65-137 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-137. Special expense allowances

 (a) Due to his or her exacting and special duties, the Director of State Highways and Transportation is hereby authorized an expense allowance of five hundred dollars ($500) per month upon approval of the State Highway Commission.  (b) The commission shall provide for an expense allowance of up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) per annum for each chief, captain, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, sergeant, corporal, patrolman first class, patrolman, and motor carrier safety inspector of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
AR Code § 27-65-138 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-138. Acquisition of property

 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any laws to the contrary, the Arkansas Department of Transportation, acting on behalf of the State Highway Commission, is hereby authorized, on acquiring whole taxable parcels of property upon which real estate taxes or assessments are due and payable or which shall become due and payable for any time period prior to the acquisition, to collect from the owner or owners of such property such taxes or assessments and to remit such taxes or assessments to the appropriate taxing or assessing authorities.  (b) Likewise, upon a showing by the department of such tax or assessment amounts, the courts of this state may deduct such amounts prior to delivering any orders regarding compensation by the department or commission to the owner or owners, and the department shall remit such taxes or assessments to the appropriate taxing or assessing authorities. In those instances where the department acting on behalf of the commission has deposited an estimated just compensation amount with the court, the department shall notify the county tax collector of that deposit.
AR Code § 27-65-139 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-139. Uniform allowance

 (a)  (1) The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized to pay from funds appropriated for maintenance and operation a uniform allowance not to exceed one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) per annum for all uniformed personnel of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation.  (2) The above-mentioned per annum allowance shall be divided and paid on a monthly basis for each month of the employment for those eligible personnel of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the department.    (b) Provided further, that when uniformed personnel are hired, they shall be paid an initial lump sum uniform allowance of two hundred dollars ($200) that shall be in addition to the monthly allowance as herein provided.
AR Code § 27-65-140 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-140. Tool allowance

 (a) The State Highway Commission may pay from funds appropriated for maintenance and operation a tool allowance of five hundred forty dollars ($540) per annum for each mechanic, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical repairer, welder, or body repairer and painter employed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation who works on highway equipment and facilities.  (b) The allowance authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall be equated to forty-five dollars ($45.00) per month for each month of employment for the eligible personnel of the department.
AR Code § 27-65-141 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-141. Payment of claims for damages to personal property

 The Arkansas Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to pay amounts not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per claim for damages to personal property of others resulting from the operation of any motor vehicle or other motorized equipment of the department upon determination by the Arkansas State Claims Commission that the claim is valid after hearing the facts thereof and after prior review by the Claims Review Subcommittee of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Council.
AR Code § 27-65-142 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-142. Moving expense

 The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized to pay from funds appropriated from maintenance and operation the actual expense of moving the household and personal property of those employees of the Arkansas Department of Transportation who because of their job assignments are required to move their places of residence by the commission by the Director of State Highways and Transportation, subject to the approval by the director for each move so required.
AR Code § 27-65-143 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-143. Award of pistol, shotgun, or both upon retirement or death

 When a highway police patrol officer of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation retires from service or dies while still employed with the Arkansas Department of Transportation, in recognition of and appreciation for the service of the retiring or deceased officer, the State Highway Commission may award the pistol or the shotgun, or both, carried or used by the officer while on duty at the time of his or her death or retirement from service to:   (1) The officer upon retirement; or  (2) The officer's spouse if the officer is deceased and the spouse is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.
AR Code § 27-65-144 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-144. Additional annual reporting

 (a) The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall analyze all reported wrong-way crashes on interstate highways and other freeways that are a part of the state highway system to determine whether the installation of additional traffic control devices is warranted and feasible in order to reduce the possibility of future wrong-way crashes.  (b) Any additional traffic control devices installed under subsection (a) of this section shall conform to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, approved by the Federal Highway Administration as the national standard in accordance with 23 U.S.C. § 109(d), 23 U.S.C. § 114(a), 23 U.S.C. § 217, 23 U.S.C. § 315, 23 U.S.C. § 402(a), 23 C.F.R. Part 655, and 49 C.F.R. §§ 1.48(b)(8), 1.48(b)(33), and 1.48(c)(2), and is the manual adopted by the State Highway Commission under § 27-52-104.  (c) A person may not file a legal action as a result of the implementation of any recommendations made from studies conducted under this section.
AR Code § 27-65-145 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-145. Transportation-Related Research Grant Program — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “transportation-related research” means the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions to provide resilient and sustainable logistics, processes, materials, and methods to ensure cost-effectiveness and the furtherance of education and economic development concerning all forms of transportation, including without limitation rail, public transportation, aviation, and waterborne transportation.  (b) The Transportation-Related Research Grant Program is established to provide grants to publicly funded institutions of higher education for transportation-related research.  (c) A publicly funded institution of higher education may submit an application to receive a grant for transportation-related research to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, which includes without limitation:  (1) A brief description of the transportation-related research;  (2) An estimate of the cost-effective benefits of the transportation-related research;  (3) The economic development anticipated from the transportation-related research; and  (4) Any other information requested by the department.    (d) The department may award a grant to a publicly funded institution of higher education using funds available in the Future Transportation Research Fund for transportation-related research that meets the criteria established by the department.  (e) The department and the State Highway Commission shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including without limitation the:  (1) Application process;  (2) Disbursement of grant funds; and  (3) Criteria required under subsection (d) of this section.
AR Code § 27-65-146 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-146. Proposed legislation — Reporting and approval requirements

 (a) By December 1 of each year immediately preceding a regular session of the General Assembly, the Director of State Highways and Transportation shall present to the State Highway Commission for its approval, by recorded vote, all draft legislation that will be presented for filing during the regular session by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.  (b) The meeting at which the draft legislation is presented by the director to the commission shall be an open public meeting, in accordance with the requirements of § 25-19-106 of the Freedom of Information Act of 1967.  (c) Following approval of the commission of the draft legislation of the department, the director, or his or her designee, shall report to the Legislative Council at its December meeting regarding the legislative package of the department.  (d)  (1) The department may introduce draft legislation not presented to the Legislative Council at its December meeting under subsection (c) of this section if the commission:  (A) Finds that imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare or compliance with a federal law or regulation requires introduction of additional legislation; and  (B) Discusses and votes on the need for the additional legislation in an open public meeting.    (2) The director shall report the outcome of the commission's determination regarding the need for additional legislation and provide copies of the draft legislation to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
AR Code § 27-65-147 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 65 - Arkansas Department of Transportation — State Highway Commission|§ 27-65-147. Additional reporting before each regular session and each fiscal session — Definitions

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Congested route” means a street or highway that is part of the state highway system and is:  (A) A rural two-lane street or highway with an average daily traffic count of nine thousand (9,000) or more vehicles each day;  (B) An urban two-lane street or highway with an average daily traffic count of thirteen thousand (13,000) or more vehicles each day;  (C) A four-lane street or highway with an average daily traffic count of fifty thousand (50,000) or more vehicles each day; or  (D) A six-lane street or highway with an average daily traffic count of eighty thousand (80,000) or more vehicles each day;    (2) “Discretionary funds” means funds available for use by the State Highway Commission or the Arkansas Department of Transportation that are not:  (A) Designated for a specific use under law;  (B) Required by law or by contract to be used for debt service; or  (C) Required by law or by contract to be used as a source for matching funds; and    (3) “Peak usage time” means the time of day during the week that the majority of people use streets and highways to travel to and from work or school, or both.    (b) Upon the convening of the General Assembly at each regular session and each fiscal session, the Director of State Highways and Transportation shall provide the following information in report form to all members of the General Assembly:  (1) The location of the ten (10) most congested routes in urban areas;  (2) The location of the ten (10) most congested routes in rural areas;  (3) For each county in the state, the five (5) locations that have the highest number of vehicle accidents and the five (5) locations that have the highest number of fatal vehicle accidents;  (4) The expenditure per person of state and federal highway funds, including without limitation discretionary funds, in each congressional district over the preceding ten (10) years;  (5) The number of miles of the state highway system that are in each congressional district; and  (6) The expenditures made per congressional district of state and federal highway funds, including without limitation discretionary funds, for the preservation of the state highway system.
AR Code § 27-68-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 68 - Controlled-access Facilities|§ 27-68-101. Intent

 The General Assembly of the State of Arkansas finds, determines, and declares that this chapter is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety and for the promotion of the general welfare.
AR Code § 27-68-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 68 - Controlled-access Facilities|§ 27-68-102. Definition

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “controlled-access facility” means a highway or street especially designed for through traffic over, from, or to which owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons have no right or easement, or only a controlled right of easement of access, light, air, or view, by reason of the fact that their property abuts upon the controlled-access facility or for any other reason. These highways or streets may be freeways open to use by all customary forms of street and highway traffic or they may be parkways from which trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles shall be excluded.
AR Code § 27-68-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 68 - Controlled-access Facilities|§ 27-68-103. Penalties

 (a) It is unlawful for any person:  (1) To drive a vehicle over, upon, or across any curb, central dividing section, or other separation or dividing line on controlled-access facilities;  (2) To make a left turn or a semicircular or U-turn except through an opening provided for that purpose in the dividing curb section, separation, or line;  (3) To drive any vehicle except in the proper lane provided for that purpose and in the proper direction and to the right of the central dividing curb, separation section, or line; or  (4) To drive any vehicle into the controlled-access facility from a local service road except through an opening providing for that purpose in the dividing curb or dividing section or dividing line which separates the service road from the controlled-access facility proper.    (b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon arrest and conviction that person shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment in the city or county jail for not less than five (5) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
AR Code § 27-68-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 68 - Controlled-access Facilities|§ 27-68-104. Powers of highway authorities generally

 Acting alone or in cooperation with each other or with any federal, state, or local agency or any other state having authority to participate in the construction and maintenance of highways, the highway authorities of the state, counties, cities, towns, and villages are authorized to:   (1) Plan, designate, establish, regulate, vacate, alter, improve, maintain, and provide controlled-access facilities for public use whenever the authority or authorities are of the opinion that present or future traffic conditions will justify such special facilities, provided that within cities and villages, authority shall be subject to such municipal consent as may be provided by law; and  (2) Exercise, relative to controlled-access facilities, and in addition to the specific powers granted in this chapter, any and all additional authority vested in them relative to highways or streets within their respective jurisdictions.
AR Code § 27-68-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 68 - Controlled-access Facilities|§ 27-68-105. Design and regulation of access

 (a) The highway authorities of the state, counties, cities, towns, and villages are authorized to so design any controlled-access facility and to so regulate, restrict, or prohibit access as to best serve the traffic for which such facility is intended.  (b) In this connection, highway authorities are authorized to divide and separate the controlled-access facilities into separate roadways by the construction of raised curbings, central dividing sections, or other physical separations or by designating separate roadways by signs, markers, stripes, and the proper lane for traffic by appropriate signs, markers, stripes, and other devices.  (c) No person shall have any right of ingress or egress to, from, or across controlled-access facilities to or from abutting lands, except at designated points at which access may be permitted, upon such terms and conditions as may be specified from time to time.
AR Code § 27-68-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 68 - Controlled-access Facilities|§ 27-68-106. Designation and establishment of facilities

 (a) The highway authorities of the state, counties, cities, towns, or villages may designate and establish controlled-access highways as new and additional facilities or may designate and establish an existing street or highway as included within a controlled-access facility.  (b) The state or any of its subdivisions shall have authority to provide for the elimination of intersections at grade of controlled-access facilities with existing state and county roads, and city or town or village streets, by separation or service road, or by closing off the roads and streets at the right-of-way boundary line of such controlled-access facility.  (c) After the establishment of any controlled-access facility, no highway or street which is not a part of the facility shall intersect it at grade.  (d) No city, town, or village street, county or state highway, or other public way shall be opened into or connected with any controlled-access facility without the consent and previous approval of the highway authority in the state, county, city, town, or village having jurisdiction over the controlled-access facility. Consent and approval shall be given only if the public interest shall be served thereby.
AR Code § 27-68-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 68 - Controlled-access Facilities|§ 27-68-107. Regulation of use

 The highway authorities of the state, counties, cities, villages, and towns may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use of controlled-access facilities by the various classes of vehicles or traffic in a manner consistent with § 27-68-102.
AR Code § 27-68-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 68 - Controlled-access Facilities|§ 27-68-108. Acquisition of property

 (a) The highway authorities of the state, counties, cities, towns, or villages may acquire private or public property and property rights for controlled-access facilities and service roads, including rights of access, air, view, and light. The property and property rights may be acquired by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation in the same manner as the units are authorized by law to acquire property or property rights in connection with highways and streets within their respective jurisdictions.  (b) All property rights acquired under the provisions of this chapter shall be in fee simple.  (c) In connection with the acquisition of property or property rights for any controlled-access facility or portion thereof, or service road in connection therewith, the state, county, city, town, or village highway authority may, in its discretion, acquire an entire lot, block, or tract of land if by so doing the interests of the public will be best served, even though the entire lot, block, or tract is not immediately needed for the right-of-way proper.  (d) Court proceedings necessary to acquire property or property rights for purposes of this chapter shall take precedence over all other causes not involving the public interest to the end that the provision of controlled-access facilities may be expedited.