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17 DE Code § 150A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 150A. Utilities Coordination Council.

§ 150A. Utilities Coordination Council. The General Assembly creates a permanent Utilities Coordination Council. (1) The council shall consist of the following members, or a designee appointed by the member serving by virtue of position:  a. A Representative appointed by the Speaker of the House Representatives. b. A Senator appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. c. The Secretary of the Department of Transportation. d. A Department of Transportation Utilities Engineer. e. One representative from Delmarva Power Corporation. f. One representative from Delaware Electric Cooperative. g. One representative from Verizon Delaware LLC. h. One representative from Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. i. One representative from Artesian Water Company. j. One representative from Comcast Corporation. k. One representative from the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation. l. One representative from the Delaware Chapter of the National Association of Water Companies. m. One representative from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Delaware. (2) The Council shall:  a. Recommend and review best practices to shorten the total time to coordinate and implement utility relocations on transportation projects on Delaware's highways. b. Consider all reasonable options for improvement and recommend any combination of proposed agreements, regulations, or legislation for consideration by the General Assembly. c. Ensure that recommendations are implemented and hold the Department and utility companies accountable. d. Resolve issues on specific projects that have or are experiencing utility delays. (3) Meetings; quorum; officers; committees; procedure. a. The Council must meet by December 30, 2021, and thereafter must meet at least 4 times each year. A majority of members present shall constitute a quorum. b. The Secretary of the Department of Transportation will convene the initial meeting of the Council. c. At the initial meeting of the Council, a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson are to be elected by the Council members. Thereafter, the Council will elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson biennially at the first meeting of the calendar year to serve a 2-year term. The Chairperson has the duty to convene and preside over meetings of the Council. The Vice Chairperson's duty is to act as chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson. d. The Council may establish committees composed of Council members and other knowledgeable individuals as deemed advisable to assist in achieving the purposes of the Council. e. The Council must submit a written report of its activities and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly within 1 year of establishment of the Council and at least once every year thereafter.83 Del. Laws, c. 229, § 1;
17 DE Code § 151. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter IV. Award of Contracts|§ 151. Procedure for procurement of materials, equipment or supplies and award of contracts for performance of work.

§ 151. Procedure for procurement of materials, equipment or supplies and award of contracts for performance of work. The Department shall not purchase any materials, equipment or supplies, nor enter into any contract for the performance of any work except in accordance with Chapter 69 of Title 29, except that said Chapter 69 of Title 29 shall not apply, when in the best interests of the State, as determined by the Secretary and approved by the Budget Commission, the Department enters into agreements with other states, counties, municipalities, other governmental agencies or private entities to have such work or services supplied pursuant to contracts entered into by such other public authorities or private entities. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  151;  54 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 171, §  1;
17 DE Code § 152. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter IV. Award of Contracts|§ 152. Supervision by Secretary of Transportation.

§ 152. Supervision by Secretary of Transportation. The execution and performance of all contracts awarded by the Department shall be under the charge of the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary's decision shall be final in all matters concerning the performance of the work and compliance with the terms of the contract. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  152;  54 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  1B;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  19;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
17 DE Code § 153. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter IV. Award of Contracts|§ 153. Border crossing agreements.

§ 153. Border crossing agreements. (a) The General Assembly finds as follows:  (1) There are over 150 locations at which public roads cross Delaware's border with either Maryland or Pennsylvania. (2) Several of these roads include portions that cross into Maryland or Pennsylvania from Delaware with no intersections with such roads from within the other state. (3) Some public roads move back and forth across the state border, while others continue from 1 state to the other. (4) These border crossings raise several difficult issues concerning potential liability, appropriate continuity of pavement maintenance policies and practices, snow removal responsibilities, and oversight of subdivision development and entrance permit regulations applicable to each jurisdiction. (5) Therefore, it is appropriate to direct the Department of Transportation to enter into such border crossing agreements as it deems fitting and proper, to obtain cooperation with the responsible jurisdictions in other states to deal with the issues caused by the interplay of the state's borders with the public road transportation network. (b) The Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to enter into border crossing agreements with counties, townships, other states, and such other government agencies as are responsible for those public roads that cross between, intersect with, or are adjacent to the Delaware border with Maryland or Pennsylvania, and which are connected to the road system for which the Department is responsible under this chapter. Such agreements may include provisions for pavement reconstruction and maintenance, sharing of snow removal and other responsibilities, joint subdivision review and entrance permit approval processes, adoption of uniform traffic control policies, road segment responsibility designations, reimbursement provisions for expenditures made on these roads, and for other purposes as the Department may deem fitting and proper. Chapter 69 of Title 29 shall not apply to such agreements or to the purchase of materials, equipment, supplies, or the performance of any work on the road segments included within these agreements, except that the provisions of § 6960 of Title 29, thereof shall apply to any work contracted for performance within Delaware. (c) The provisions of this section shall be limited to those public roads located within 1/2 mile of the Delaware border, measured perpendicularly from the border. 75 Del. Laws, c. 98, §  117;
17 DE Code § 171. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter V. Controlled-Access Highways|§ 171. Declaration of policy.

§ 171. Declaration of policy. The General Assembly finds, determines and declares that this subchapter is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety and for the promotion of the general welfare. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  171;  50 Del. Laws, c. 603, §  1;
17 DE Code § 172. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter V. Controlled-Access Highways|§ 172. Definition of a controlled-access facility.

§ 172. Definition of a controlled-access facility. For the purposes of this subchapter, a controlled-access facility is defined as a highway or street especially designed for through traffic, and over, from or to which owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons have no right or easement or only a controlled right or easement of access, light, air or view by reason of the fact that their property abuts upon such controlled-access facility or for any other reason. Such 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. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  172;  50 Del. Laws, c. 603, §  1;
17 DE Code § 173. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter V. Controlled-Access Highways|§ 173. Authority to establish controlled-access facilities.

§ 173. Authority to establish controlled-access facilities. The Department, acting alone or in cooperation with any other governmental agency or political subdivision of this State or with any federal, state or local agency of any other state having authority to participate in the construction and maintenance of highways, may plan, designate, establish, regulate, vacate, alter, improve, maintain and provide controlled-access facilities for public use wherever the Department is of the opinion that traffic conditions, present or future, will justify such special facilities, provided that within cities and towns such authority shall be subject to such municipal consent as may be provided by law. The Department, in addition to the specific powers granted in this subchapter, shall also have and may exercise, relative to controlled-access facilities, any and all additional authority now or after June 22, 1956, vested in it relative to highways or streets within its jurisdiction. The Department may regulate, restrict or prohibit the use of such controlled-access facilities by the various classes of vehicles or traffic in a manner consistent with § 172 of this title. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  173;  50 Del. Laws, c. 603, §  1;
17 DE Code § 174. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter V. Controlled-Access Highways|§ 174. Design of controlled-access facility.

§ 174. Design of controlled-access facility. The Department may so design any controlled-access facility and so regulate, restrict or prohibit access as to best serve the traffic for which such facility is intended. In this connection the Department may 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 such separate roadways by signs, markers, stripes and the proper lane for such traffic by appropriate 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 such designated points at which access may be permitted, upon such terms and conditions as may be specified from time to time. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  174;  50 Del. Laws, c. 603, §  1;
17 DE Code § 175. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter V. Controlled-Access Highways|§ 175. Acquisition of property and property rights.

§ 175. Acquisition of property and property rights. For the purpose of this subchapter, the Department 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 such units are now or may, after June 22, 1956, be authorized by law to acquire such property or property rights in connection with highways and streets within its jurisdiction. All property rights acquired under this subchapter shall be in fee simple. 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 Department may, in its discretion, acquire an entire lot, block or tract of land, if, by so doing, the interest of the public will be best served, even though said entire lot, block or tract is not immediately needed for the right-of-way proper. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  175;  50 Del. Laws, c. 603, §  1;
17 DE Code § 176. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter V. Controlled-Access Highways|§ 176. New and existing facilities; grade-crossing eliminations.

§ 176. New and existing facilities; grade-crossing eliminations. The Department 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 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 streets by grade separation or service road or by closing off such roads and streets at the right-of-way boundary line of such controlled-access facility; and after the establishment of any controlled-access facility, no highway or street which is not part of said facility shall intersect the same at grade, except as a temporary expedient, for which a separate resolution for each individual location shall be approved by a duly executed resolution of the Department. No city or town street, county or state highway, or other public way shall be opened into or connected with any such controlled-access facility without the consent and previous approval of the agency having jurisdiction over such controlled-access facility. Such consent and approval shall be given only if the public interest shall be served thereby. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  176;  50 Del. Laws, c. 603, §  1;
17 DE Code § 177. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter V. Controlled-Access Highways|§ 177. Authority of local units to consent.

§ 177. Authority of local units to consent. The Department may enter into agreements with other states, counties, towns or with the federal government respecting financing, planning, establishment, improvement, maintenance, use, regulation or vacation of controlled-access facilities or other public ways in its jurisdiction to facilitate the purposes of this subchapter. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  177;  50 Del. Laws, c. 603, §  1;
17 DE Code § 178. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter V. Controlled-Access Highways|§ 178. Local service roads.

§ 178. Local service roads. In connection with the development of any controlled-access facility, the Department may plan, designate, establish, use, regulate, alter, improve, maintain and vacate local service roads and streets or may designate as local service roads and streets any existing road or street and may exercise jurisdiction over service roads in the same manner as is authorized over controlled-access facilities under the terms of this subchapter, if, in their opinion, such local service roads and streets are necessary or desirable. Such 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. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  178;  50 Del. Laws, c. 603, §  1;
17 DE Code § 179. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter V. Controlled-Access Highways|§ 179. Restrictions on use of controlled-access facilities.

§ 179. Restrictions on use of controlled-access facilities. The Department may prohibit the use of specific classes of motor-driven vehicles or of other vehicles on controlled-access highways either all the time or during such times as necessary for safety. Notice of such prohibition shall be posted on traffic-control devices at the entrance to the controlled-access facilities. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  179;  50 Del. Laws, c. 603, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 701, §  4;
17 DE Code § 180. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter V. Controlled-Access Highways|§ 180. Certain commercial establishment prohibited.

§ 180. Certain commercial establishment prohibited. No automotive service station or other commercial establishment for serving motor vehicle users, except telephone facilities, shall be constructed or located within the right-of-way of, or on publicly owned or publicly leased land acquired or used for, or in connection with a controlled-access facility. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  181;  52 Del. Laws, c. 38.;
17 DE Code § 190. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter VI. Delaware Byways Program|§ 190. Statement of intent.

§ 190. Statement of intent. The General Assembly finds that certain portions of the state highway system are notable for their scenic, historic, recreational, cultural or archaeological value and worthy of designation as Delaware byways to provide special consideration of their unique features and special role in the highway system. The General Assembly further finds that the public interest would be served by the formation of a coordinated scenic highway program to enhance recreational, cultural and archaeological resources, encourage development through tourism, and educate residents and visitors on the history, culture and natural beauty of this State. 72 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 367, §  1;
17 DE Code § 191. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter VI. Delaware Byways Program|§ 191. Delaware Byways Program.

§ 191. Delaware Byways Program. The Secretary shall establish within the Department a program to be known as the Delaware Byways Program (hereinafter referred to as “byways program,” or “program”) to encourage and coordinate state actions and the activities of others which relate to the development, protection, promotion, operation and management of byways. In order to carry out the purposes of the program, the Secretary is authorized to:  (1) Plan, design and develop the Delaware byways system and to designate such highways as the Department may deem appropriate as “Delaware Byways.” The process for such designation shall ensure that Delaware byways are selected and managed through a process that balances equity for property owners with the desire of the community to have a specific highway designated under this program; (2) Ensure to the extent possible that all byway designations are continuous; (3) Make safety improvements to a highway designated as a byway under this article to the extent such improvements are necessary to accommodate increased or reduced traffic as well as any changes necessary as a result of the types of vehicles using the highway due to such designation; (4) Construct along such byways such improvements as may be necessary for the use and enjoyment of motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists; (5) Improve the highway to enhance access to areas utilized for the purpose of recreation, including but not limited to youth-related activities and water-related recreation; (6) Protect scenic, historical, natural, archaeological and cultural resources in areas adjacent to the highway; (7) Develop and provide tourist information to the public, including interpretive information about the byway; (8) Apply for funding from any appropriate source to further the purposes of the program, including but not limited to federal grants or private contributions; and (9) Enter into contracts with qualified and responsible not-for-profit organizations involved in byway activities for services relating to the development of the byways program or services relating to the operation, development or promotion of a specific byway.72 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 367, §§  3-11;
17 DE Code § 192. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter VI. Delaware Byways Program|§ 192. Regulations.

§ 192. Regulations. The Secretary is authorized to promulgate such regulations as may be necessary or desirable to implement the Delaware Byways program, consistent with departmental policy and this subchapter. Such regulations may also:  (1) Encourage counties, towns and municipalities to work with the Department to designate Delaware byways within their jurisdictions and to petition for the inclusions of these highways into the byways program. Such inclusion shall enable the municipality to participate in federal funding that may be available under the National Scenic Byways Program of the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century of 1998 (23 U.S.C. § 162). (2) Develop criteria for Delaware byway designation based upon its scenic, historic, natural, recreational, cultural or archeological qualities; (3) Encourage and assist in fostering public awareness, understanding and participation in the objectives and functions of the Delaware Byways Program; (4) Provide participants with tools and ideas for enhancement and protection of designated byways; (5) Provide operation and management standards for highways designated as Delaware byways, including strategies for maintaining or improving the qualities for which a byway is so designated, for protecting and enhancing the landscape and scenic view and for minimizing traffic congestion as much as possible on such byways; (6) Provide standards for byway-related signs, including those which identify Delaware byways; (7) Develop and implement a byways corridor management plan that specifies the actions, procedures, controls, operational practices and administrative strategies to maintain the scenic, historic, cultural, recreational, archaeological and natural qualities of the byway; and (8) Develop planning and design standards for development of official byways.72 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 367, §§  12-20;
17 DE Code § 193. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter VI. Delaware Byways Program|§ 193. Delaware Byway Advisory Board.

§ 193. Delaware Byway Advisory Board. The Secretary shall appoint a Delaware Byway Advisory Board consisting of public and private parties, including not-for-profit organizations, to assist in and make recommendations regarding in the designation, development, operation, management and promotion of Delaware byways. Members of the Advisory Board created pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited to, the Secretaries, chief administrative officers or representatives of the:  (1) Department of State; (2) Department of Agriculture; (3) Division of Small Business; (4) Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; and (5) Such other public or private members as the Secretary may determine would be of assistance in this process. These members would include, but not be limited to, representatives from: federal, state and local governments; environmental groups; planning agencies; the real estate and outdoor advertising industries; business, farming and nature organizations; and such other groups which may be affected by a byway designation. 72 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 367, §  21;  81 Del. Laws, c. 49, §  15;  81 Del. Laws, c. 374, § 44;