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TN Code § 54-16-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities|§ 54-16-101. “Controlled-Access Facility” Defined

  For the purposes of this chapter, “controlled-access facility” means a highway or street specially designed for through traffic, and over, from or to which owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons have no right or easement of access from abutting properties.   The highways or streets may be parkways, from which trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles shall be excluded; or they may be freeways open to use by all customary forms of street and highway traffic.
TN Code § 54-16-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities|§ 54-16-102. Authorization — State and Local Powers Granted

  The highway authorities of the state, counties, cities, and towns, 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, are authorized to plan, designate, establish, regulate, vacate, alter, improve, maintain, and provide controlled-access facilities for public use wherever the authority or authorities are of the opinion that traffic conditions, present or future, justify the special facilities; provided, that within cities and towns the authority shall be subject to municipal consent as may be provided by law.   The highway authorities of the state, counties, cities, or towns, in addition to the specific powers granted in this chapter, also have and may exercise, relative to controlled-access facilities, any and all additional authority now or hereafter vested in them relative to highways or streets within their respective jurisdictions.   The authorities may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use of the controlled-access facilities by the various classes of vehicles or traffic in a manner consistent with § 54-16-101.
TN Code § 54-16-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities|§ 54-16-103. Construction and Design — Control of Traffic

  The highway authorities of the state, counties, cities, and towns are authorized to design any controlled-access facility and to regulate, restrict, or prohibit access to best serve the traffic for which the facility is intended, and their determination of the design shall be final. In this connection, the highway authorities are authorized to divide and separate any controlled-access facility into separate roadways by the construction of raised curbings, central dividing sections, or other physical separations, or by designating the separate roadways by signs, markers, stripes, and other devices.   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 terms and conditions that may be specified from time to time.
TN Code § 54-16-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities|§ 54-16-104. Acquisition of Property — Title Acquired

  For the purpose of this chapter, the highway authorities of the state, counties, cities, and towns may acquire private or public property and property rights for controlled-access facilities and service roads, including rights of access, air, view, and light, by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation in the same manner as the authorities are now or hereafter may be authorized by law to acquire the property or property rights in connection with highways and streets within their respective jurisdictions.   All property rights acquired under this chapter shall be in fee simple.   In connection with the acquisition of property or property rights for any controlled-access facility or portion of the facility, or service road in connection with the facility, the state, county, city, or town 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.
TN Code § 54-16-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities|§ 54-16-105. Grade Separation — Access Connections

  The highway authority 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.    The state or any of its subdivisions have the authority to provide for the elimination of intersections at grade of controlled-access facilities with existing state and county roads, and city or town streets, by grade separation of service road, or by closing off the roads and streets at the right-of-way boundary line of the controlled-access facility.   After the establishment of any controlled-access facility, no highway or street that is not part of the facility shall intersect the facility at grade.     No city or town street, county or state highway, or other public way shall be opened into or connected with the controlled-access facility without the consent and previous approval of the highway authority in the state, county, city or town having jurisdiction over the controlled-access facility. Consent and approval shall be given only if the public interest shall be served by the consent and approval.   Any abutting property owner claiming damages by virtue of the closing of any street or road on which the owner's property abuts shall have a right of action as provided by § 29-16-123.
TN Code § 54-16-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities|§ 54-16-106. Agreements Between Public Agencies

 The highway authorities of the state, counties, cities, and towns are authorized to enter into agreements with each other, or with the federal government, respecting the financing, planning, establishment, improvement, maintenance, use, regulation, or vacation of controlled-access facilities or other public ways in their respective jurisdictions, to facilitate the purposes of this chapter.
TN Code § 54-16-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities|§ 54-16-107. Control Over Local Service Roads

  In connection with the development of any controlled-access facility, the highway authorities of the state, county, city or town are authorized to plan, designate, establish, use, regulate, alter, improve, maintain, and vacate local service roads and streets or to designate as local service roads and streets any existing road or street, and to exercise jurisdiction over service roads in the same manner as is authorized over controlled-access facilities under the terms of this chapter, if in their opinion the local service roads and streets are necessary or desirable.   The local service roads or streets shall be of appropriate design, and shall be separated from the controlled-access facility proper by means of all devices designated as necessary or desirable by the proper authority.
TN Code § 54-16-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities|§ 54-16-108. Rules of the Road — Violations — Penalties

  It is unlawful for any person to:  Drive a vehicle over, upon, or across any curb, central dividing section, or other separation or dividing line on controlled-access facilities;   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;   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   Drive any vehicle into the controlled-access facility from a local service road, except through an opening provided for that purpose in the dividing curb, dividing section or dividing line that separates the service road from the controlled-access facility proper.     A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 54-16-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities|§ 54-16-109. Commercial Enterprises and Services on Controlled-Access Facility Prohibited — Exception — Establishment on Private Property Abutting Local Service Roads

  No commercial enterprise or activity for serving motor vehicle users, other than emergency services for disabled vehicles, shall be authorized or conducted by the commissioner of transportation, any other official or agency of the state, or any political subdivision of the state on property designated as, or acquired for, or in connection with, a controlled-access facility.   The highway authorities of the state, counties, cities and towns as authorized in § 54-16-107 may construct local service roads adjacent to a controlled-access facility in a manner that facilitates the establishment and operation of competitive commercial enterprises for serving motor vehicle users on private property abutting the service roads.
TN Code § 54-16-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities|§ 54-16-110. Interstate Route 440 Designated Parkway

 Interstate Route 440 in Davidson County is designated as a parkway.
TN Code § 54-16-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 16 - Controlled-Access Facilities|§ 54-16-111. Rest Area Mileage Information Signs

  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation is directed to include as a part of all signage at interstate rest areas in the state information that indicates the mileage to the next closest interstate rest area as a means of assistance to the tourists who travel our great state.   The erection of informational signs or the inclusion of mileage information on existing signs shall be within the guidelines prescribed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Safety.   This section becomes operative only if the federal highway administrator advises the commissioner in writing that the provisions of this section do not render Tennessee in violation of federal laws and regulations and subject to penalties prescribed in the laws and regulations.
TN Code § 54-21-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020.”
TN Code § 54-21-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-103. Restrictions on Outdoor Advertising Devices on Interstate and Primary Highways

  An outdoor advertising device shall not be erected or maintained within six hundred sixty feet (660') of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of the interstate or primary highway systems in this state except the following:  Outdoor advertising devices located in areas that are zoned industrial or commercial under authority of local government law and whose size, lighting, and spacing are consistent with customary use as determined by agreement between the state and the secretary of transportation of the United States; and   Outdoor advertising devices located in unzoned commercial or industrial areas as may be determined by agreement between the state and the secretary of transportation of the United States.     The following types of signs are not subject to regulation as outdoor advertising devices under subsection (a):  Official signs and notices, including directional signs, authorized or required by law;   On-premises devices;   Signs other than outdoor advertising devices that:  Have a sign face that does not exceed twenty square feet (20 sq. ft.) in total area; and   Do not contain any flashing, intermittent, or moving lights;     Landmark signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, as authorized under 23 U.S.C. § 131 and 23 CFR 750.710; and   Utility signs.
TN Code § 54-21-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-106. Disposition of Fees

 All fees received by the commissioner under § 54-21-104 must be paid into the state treasury and placed in the highway fund for the administration of this chapter, and any fees received in excess of those administration costs shall be allocated to the department's general fund.
TN Code § 54-21-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-108. Restrictions on Outdoor Advertising Devices Adjacent to State Highways

  Control of outdoor advertising devices, as provided in §§ 54-21-103 and 54-21-104, is extended to outdoor advertising devices located beyond six hundred sixty feet (660') of the edge of the right-of-way of the federal-aid interstate or primary systems outside of urban areas erected with the purpose of their message being read from the main traveled ways of the systems. Such outdoor advertising devices are prohibited, regardless of whether located in commercial or industrial areas, unless they are of a class or type allowed under existing law within six hundred sixty feet (660') of the edge of the right-of-way of the systems outside of commercial or industrial areas.   Those outdoor advertising devices lawfully erected prior to July 1, 1976, but prohibited as of July 1, 1976, by subsection (a) shall be removed upon the payment of just compensation in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as outdoor advertising devices lawfully erected within six hundred sixty feet (660') of the edge of the right-of-way of the federal-aid interstate and primary systems outside of commercial and industrial areas.   Signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, determined by the commissioner, subject to the concurrence of the secretary of transportation of the United States, to be landmark signs, including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces, of historic or artistic significance, the preservation of which would be consistent with the purposes of this section, are not required to be removed.
TN Code § 54-21-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-109. Damage, Destruction, or Removal of Signs or Markers on State Highway System

 A person shall not erect any sign, or affix another sign to or on any sign erected under the authority of the department, on any right-of-way of any state highway without authorization from the department.
TN Code § 54-21-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-110. Information for Traveling Public

 In order to provide information in the specific interest of the traveling public, the commissioner is authorized to maintain maps and to permit informational directories and advertising pamphlets to be made available at safety rest areas for the purpose of informing the public of places of interest within the state and providing other information considered desirable.
TN Code § 54-21-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-111. Power of Commissioner to Enforce Provisions — Rulemaking

 The commissioner is given authority to and shall, within sixty (60) days of June 22, 2020, begin promulgating and enforcing only those rules as necessary to carry out this chapter and 23 U.S.C. § 131; provided, that the commissioner by rule shall establish procedures for accepting and resolving written complaints related to signs that are subject to this chapter. The rules must include:   A process to make information available describing the department's procedures for complaint investigation and resolution, including making information about the procedures available on the department's website;   A system to prioritize complaints so that the most serious complaints receive attention before less serious complaints; and   A procedure for compiling and reporting detailed annual statistics about complaints.
TN Code § 54-21-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-112. Commissioner's Authority to Enter on Property Without Penalty

 The commissioner and all employees under the commissioner's direction, in the performance of their functions and duties under this chapter, may enter into and upon any property, without penalty, upon which an outdoor advertising device is located and make examinations and surveys as may be relevant or dispose of the outdoor advertising device when disposal is provided for under this chapter.
TN Code § 54-21-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-114. Exceptions

 This chapter does not apply to signs or markers identifying the location or depth of underground communications and power cables, water mains, gas transmission lines, and other utility facilities located within or without the boundary of the right-of-way of the interstate or primary highway systems in the state.
TN Code § 54-21-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-115. Outdoor Advertising on Certain Interstate Highways Prohibited — Penalty — Exceptions

 No outdoor advertising device shall be erected or continued in use for the purpose of having its message read from the main traveled ways of Interstate 26 from State Route 1 in Sullivan County to State Route 67 in Washington County (formerly Interstate 181), except those portions within the boundaries of an incorporated municipality on March 3, 1994, Interstate 440 in Davidson County, Interstate 640 in Knox County, or the section of State Route 840 in Williamson County from State Route 246 to one (1) mile from the intersection with State Route 100. Failure to comply with this section renders the outdoor advertising device a nuisance, subject to immediate disposal, removal, or destruction and subject to the civil penalty and remedies provided in § 54-21-105. Valid permits for outdoor advertising devices located along Interstate 640 in Knox County issued prior to May 13, 1982, remain valid after May 13, 1982, and the holders of the permits are permitted to construct, reconstruct, maintain, or repair the outdoor advertising devices according to the original application for which a permit was issued. Valid permits for outdoor advertising devices located along Interstate 26 from State Route 1 in Sullivan County to State Route 67 in Washington County (formerly Interstate 181), issued prior to March 3, 1994, remain valid after March 3, 1994, and the holders of the permits are permitted to construct, reconstruct, maintain, or repair the outdoor advertising devices according to the original application for which a permit was issued.
TN Code § 54-21-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-117. Unauthorized Removal, Cutting, or Trimming of Vegetation

  If, before obtaining an outdoor advertising device permit and a vegetation control permit, vegetation located on the right-of-way is removed, cut, or trimmed, and application is subsequently made for an outdoor advertising permit, then the commissioner may deny the permit.   If, before applying for a vegetation control permit, vegetation located on the right-of-way is removed, cut, or trimmed in the vicinity of an outdoor advertising device, which action was reasonably calculated to afford greater visibility of the outdoor advertising device, then the commissioner may revoke the outdoor advertising device permit or permits for the affected outdoor advertising devices.   Prior to invoking this section, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall advise the affected outdoor advertising device permit applicant or holder, whichever is appropriate, that a preliminary determination of illegality has been made. The party so advised must be given the opportunity to request a hearing to be conducted pursuant to contested case provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, before the commissioner may make a final determination of illegality.
TN Code § 54-21-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-118. Restrictions on New Outdoor Advertising Devices

  After July 1, 2001, permits shall not be issued pursuant to this chapter for any new outdoor advertising device in which two (2) or more displays are stacked one (1) above the other. Outdoor advertising devices with two (2) or more displays stacked one (1) above the other that were legally erected on or before July 1, 2001, are unaffected by this subsection (a).   The holder of a legal permit under subsection (a) may move the outdoor advertising device to a new location, if that location is otherwise eligible for a permit.
TN Code § 54-21-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 21 - Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020|§ 54-21-120. Removal of Nonconforming Device That Is Destroyed

 A nonconforming outdoor advertising device that is destroyed is no longer permitted and must be removed, except when the outdoor advertising device is destroyed by vandalism or some other criminal or tortious act.
TN Code § 54-22-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 22 - Rights-of-Way|§ 54-22-101. Presumptions — Eminent Domain — Fences

 Wherever the state proposes to improve a section of an existing two-lane undivided public road, the width of the right-of-way of which cannot be ascertained totally or partially by instruments of conveyance, court orders or otherwise, there shall be a presumption that the unascertained width is twenty-five feet (25') on either side of the centerline of the traveled portion of the road. This presumption is rebuttable only and if necessary in the judgment of the commissioner of transportation to effect the intent of this part, the state shall acquire the adjoining property by negotiation or by eminent domain. Fences in place for the prescriptive period shall be considered ownership.