Colorado § 43-3-102 - Engineer to divide freeway.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 43-3-102 — Engineer to divide freeway., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-3-102. Engineer to divide freeway.
(1) After such state highway or a portion of a state highway has been designated a freeway under section 43-3-101, the chief engineer is authorized to divide and separate such freeway into separate roadways by the construction of raised curbings, central dividing sections, or other physical separations or by designating such separate roadways by signs, markers, stripes, or other devices and may direct the course of traffic thereon and the proper lane for such traffic by appropriate signs, markers, stripes, or other devices.
(2) No private right of access shall accrue to property abutting any freeway established on a new location except at such points as may be authorized; but nothing in this section shall authorize or permit the acquisition of any existing property rights except upon payment of just compensation as provided by law.
Source: L. 41: p. 655, § 2. CSA: C. 143, § 145. CRS 53: § 120-6-2. L. 63: p. 795, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 120-6-2.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Inverse Condemnation — A Viable Alternative", see 51 Den. L.J. 529 (1974).
The elevated portion of an interstate highway constitutes a new highway on a new location to which an adjoining owner has no existing or after acquired property rights, where the property abuts an avenue, and there has been no significant change in the grade of the avenue causing impairment of access to her property. Troiano v. Colo. Dept. of Hwys., 170 Colo. 484, 463 P.2d 448 (1969).
Frequently Asked Questions About Colorado § 43-3-102
What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 43-3-102 cover?
Section 43-3-102 ("Engineer to divide freeway.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. 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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