§ 48:259 — Maintenance; selection of work

§259. Maintenance; selection of work
The department shall maintain the highways forming the state highway system,
together with the other facilities of the department to the extent that the revenues of the
department will permit. The selection of the highways, facilities, or parts thereof to be
maintained and the order of that selection shall be made by the district administrator and may
be changed from time to time as the case demands. In this selection, these officials shall be
guided by volume and character of traffic and the convenience, safety, and necessity of the
traveling public.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 291, §1; Acts 1979, No. 413, §7, eff. July 11, 1979; Acts 1984, No. 625, §1; Acts 2006, No. 11, §5; Acts 2025, No. 380, §1.