Connecticut § 14-239 One-way streets. Rotaries or roundabouts.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 14-239 — One-way streets. Rotaries or roundabouts.

Connecticut § 14-239

Title 14Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway By Vehicles. Gasoline

Ch. 248Vehicle Highway Use

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-239 (2026).

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(a)The Office of the State Traffic Administration may designate any state highway and local traffic authorities may designate streets and highways under their jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall erect signs, devices or markings conforming to the standards of the Office of the State Traffic Administration giving notice thereof. Upon any highway so designated a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction indicated.

(b)A vehicle passing around a rotary or roundabout shall have the right of way over entering vehicles and shall be driven only to the right of such rotary or roundabout, unless otherwise directed by signs.

(c)Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be an infraction. See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program. See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of dou

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(a) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may designate any state highway and local traffic authorities may designate streets and highways under their jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall erect signs, devices or markings conforming to the standards of the Office of the State Traffic Administration giving notice thereof. Upon any highway so designated a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction indicated. (b) A vehicle passing around a rotary or roundabout shall have the right of way over entering vehicles and shall be driven only to the right of such rotary or roundabout, unless otherwise directed by signs. (c) Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be an infraction. See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program. See Sec. 14-295 re assessment of double or treble damages.

Legislative History

(1955, S. 1391d; February, 1965, P.A. 448, S. 23; P.A. 75-577, S. 83, 126; P.A. 05-210, S. 25; P.A. 12-132, S. 19.) History: 1965 act deleted obsolete reference to state aid highways and added provisions re local traffic authorities and traffic commission standards in Subsec. (a); P.A. 75-577 added Subsec. (c); P.A. 05-210 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “rotary traffic island” with “rotary or roundabout”, specifying vehicles within rotary have right-of-way over entering vehicles and deleting “or unless the length of the vehicle makes such movement impracticable”, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 12-132 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “State Traffic Commission” with “Office of the State Traffic Administration” and making a technical change, effective July 1, 2012. Cited. 159 C. 91; 206 C. 608. Cited. 4 CA 451.