| DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
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| Requirement |
Description |
Authority
CFR, RCW, WAC |
Additional Information |
MDL No. |
| Federal approval of new access points on the Interstate System
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“All agreements between the Secretary and the State transportation department for the construction of projects on the Interstate System shall contain a clause providing that the State will not add any points of access to, or exit from, the project in addition to those approved by the Secretary in the plans for such project, without the prior approval of the Secretary.”
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23 USC 111
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PE-D-04; PE-D-04.01
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| Establishment of limited-access facility
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"The designation or establishment of a limited access facility shall, by the authority making the designation or establishment, be entered upon the records or minutes of such authority in the customary manner for the keeping of such records or minutes."
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RCW 47.52.070
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| Limited-access facility - Abutter's right of access protected -- Compensation
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Abutter's right of access shall be purchased, waived, or condemned - the owner is entitled to compensation is the property was used for business.
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RCW 47.52.080
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| Guides for application of access control of state highways
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WAC 468-58-090
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| Guides for the application of modified access control on existing state highways
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WAC 468-58-100
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| Access Control Category
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"An access control category shall be assigned to each segment of the state highway system by July 1, 1993."
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RCW 47.50.090 3 (e)
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PE-S-02
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| Categorize highway-access connections
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Determine all connections, public or private, to be Category I - IV, nonconforming, variance, or median opening.
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WAC 468-51-040
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| Criteria for Access Assignment
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Standards for the assignment of a road to a specific access category.
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RCW 47.50.090 3 (c)
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PE-S-02
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