§ 48:228 — Functional classification of state highways; current highway standards and continuing

Louisiana § 48:228

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 48: Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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§228. Functional classification of state highways; current highway standards and continuing
needs study by department; cost estimates presented to legislature
The department shall divide the roads comprising the state highway system into
fourteen functional classifications, as provided in R.S. 48:191, and shall establish current
standards for their functional classification. It shall undertake a continuing study of the
needs of the various highways for the purpose of bringing existing highways up to current
standards or for replacement of existing highways where required, and shall keep the
information so developed up-to-date through a continuing annual needs study. The
department shall provide the legislature with an estimate of present day costs of bringing the
various highways up to the standard of the functional classification to which each highway
is assigned

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1974, No. 334, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1028, §1, eff. July 11, 1997; Acts 2019, No. 375, §1.