Texas § 370.176 ACTIONS AFFECTING EXISTING ROADS.

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§ 370.176 — ACTIONS AFFECTING EXISTING ROADS.

Texas § 370.176

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 370.176 (2026).

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Sec. 370.176. ACTIONS AFFECTING EXISTING ROADS.

(a)An authority may impose a toll for transit over an existing free road, street, or public highway transferred to the authority under this chapter.

(b)An authority may construct a grade separation at an intersection of a transportation project with a railroad or highway and change the line or grade of a highway to accommodate the design of the grade separation. The action may not affect a segment of the state highway system without the department's consent. The authority shall pay the cost of a grade separation and any damage incurred in changing a line or grade of a railroad or highway as part of the cost of the transportation project.

(c)If feasible, an authority shall provide access to properties previously abutting a county road or ot

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Sec. 370.176. ACTIONS AFFECTING EXISTING ROADS. (a) An authority may impose a toll for transit over an existing free road, street, or public highway transferred to the authority under this chapter.
(b) An authority may construct a grade separation at an intersection of a transportation project with a railroad or highway and change the line or grade of a highway to accommodate the design of the grade separation. The action may not affect a segment of the state highway system without the department's consent. The authority shall pay the cost of a grade separation and any damage incurred in changing a line or grade of a railroad or highway as part of the cost of the transportation project.
(c) If feasible, an authority shall provide access to properties previously abutting a county road or other public road that is taken for a transportation project and shall pay abutting property owners the expenses or any resulting damages for a denial of access to the road.
(d) If an authority changes the location of a segment of a county road as part of its development of a transportation project, the authority shall, on the request of the county, reconstruct that segment of the road at a location that the authority determines, in its discretion, restores the utility of the road. The reconstruction and its associated costs are in furtherance of a transportation project.