Court Opinion

ID: 9717813
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 07:10:38.454584+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:23:55.584321
License: Public Domain

CAPPY, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent, and would affirm the decision of the Commonwealth Court.
I agree with the conclusion of the Majority that the County of Allegheny has a duty to make its highways reasonably safe for their intended purpose. Commonwealth v. Bendas, 531 Pa. 180, 611 A.2d 1184 (1992). However, I cannot agree that the County had such a duty in this instance. The collision did not occur on a highway owned or maintained by the County, but rather, occurred on a state highway. Moreover, the allegations of the complaint concern access to a state highway from a local highway, and the regulation of the flow of traffic onto a state road is beyond the authority of the County absent the consent of PennDOT. 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 6122, 6124; 67 Pa.Code § 211.6.
ZAPPALA, J., joins this dissenting opinion.