Indiana § 36-9-7-5 Powers and duties of traffic engineer

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-9-7-5 — Powers and duties of traffic engineer

Indiana § 36-9-7-5

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 9TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

Ch. 7City Department of Traffic Engineering

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Ind. Code § 36-9-7-5 (2026).

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The traffic engineer shall:

(1)conduct all research relating to the engineering aspects of the planning of:

(A)public ways;

(B)lands abutting public ways; and

(C)traffic operation on public ways; for the safe, convenient, and economical transportation of persons and goods;

(2)advise the city executive in the formulation and execution of plans and policies resulting from the traffic engineer's research under subdivision (1);

(3)study all accident records, to which the traffic engineer has access at all times, in order to reduce accidents;

(4)direct the use of all traffic signs, traffic signals, and paint markings, except on streets traversed by state highways;

(5)recommend all necessary parking regulations;

(6)recommend the proper control of traffic movement; and

(7)if directed to

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The traffic engineer shall:
(1) conduct all research relating to the engineering aspects of the
planning of:
(A) public ways;
(B) lands abutting public ways; and
(C) traffic operation on public ways;
for the safe, convenient, and economical transportation of persons
and goods;
(2) advise the city executive in the formulation and execution of
plans and policies resulting from the traffic engineer's research
under subdivision (1);
(3) study all accident records, to which the traffic engineer has
access at all times, in order to reduce accidents;
(4) direct the use of all traffic signs, traffic signals, and paint
markings, except on streets traversed by state highways;
(5) recommend all necessary parking regulations;
(6) recommend the proper control of traffic movement; and
(7) if directed to do so by ordinance, supervise all employees
engaged in activities described by subdivisions (3) through (6).
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-19-4
part; 18-4-19-5.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.80. Amended by
P.L.127-2017, SEC.290.