Utah § 72-5-102 - Definitions.

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§ 72-5-102. Definitions.

Effective 5/6/2026
72-5-102.  Definitions.
     As used in this part:
(1)"Public entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-2-201.
(2)"State institution of higher education" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-3-102.
(3)"State transportation purposes" includes:
(a)highway, public transit facility, and transportation rights-of-way, including those necessary within cities and towns;
(b)the construction, reconstruction, relocation, improvement, maintenance, and mitigation from the effects of these activities on state highways and other transportation facilities, including parking facilities, under the control of the department;
(c)limited access facilities, including rights of access, air, light, and view and frontage and service roads to highways;
(d)adequate drainage in connection with any highway, cut, fill, or channel change and the maintenance of any highway, cut, fill, or channel change;
(e)weighing stations, shops, offices, storage buildings and yards, and road maintenance or construction sites;
(f)road material sites, sites for the manufacture of road materials, and access roads to the sites;
(g)the maintenance of an unobstructed view of any portion of a highway to promote the safety of the traveling public;
(h)the placement of traffic signals, directional signs, and other signs, fences, curbs, barriers, and obstructions for the convenience of the traveling public;
(i)the construction and maintenance of storm sewers, sidewalks, and highway illumination;
(j)the construction and maintenance of livestock highways;
(k)the construction and maintenance of roadside rest areas adjacent to or near any highway;
(l)the mitigation of impacts from transportation projects; and
(m)any other transportation purpose for which the department has responsibility under this title.


Amended by Chapter 200, 2026 General Session

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