Title 72 Chapter 6 Section 114

Transportation Code
Construction, Maintenance, and Operations Act
Section 114
Restricting use of or closing highway -- Penalty for failure to observe barricade, warning light, etc.

            

72-6-114.   Restricting use of or closing highway -- Penalty for failure to observe barricade, warning light, etc.

            (1) A highway authority may close or restrict travel on a highway under their jurisdiction due to construction, maintenance work, or emergency.

            (2) If a highway or portion of a highway is closed or restricted to travel, a highway authority shall cause suitable barriers and notices to be posted and maintained in accordance with Section 41-6a-301.

            (3) A person who willfully fails to observe any temporary or permanent barricade, warning light, sign, cone, or other object used in accordance with this section, or to obey a flagman, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.


Amended by Chapter 59, 2012 General Session