Alabama § 32-5A-87 - One-Way Roadways and Rotary Traffic Islands.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 32-5A-87 — One-Way Roadways and Rotary Traffic Islands., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-5A-87. One-Way Roadways and Rotary Traffic Islands.
(a) The Department of Transportation and local authorities with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions may designate any highway, roadway, part of a roadway, or specific lanes upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one direction at all or such times as shall be indicated by official traffic-control devices.
(b) Upon a roadway so designated for one-way traffic, a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated at all or such times as shall be indicated by official traffic-control devices.
(c) A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of such island.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 32-5A-87 ("One-Way Roadways and Rotary Traffic Islands.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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