Vermont § 2501 - State Scenic Roads and Byways; designation and discontinuance

§ 2501. State Scenic Roads and Byways; designation and discontinuance

• (a) On the recommendation of the municipalities through which a proposed or existing State
  Scenic Road or Byway passes and of the regional planning commissions that serve such
  municipalities, the Transportation Board may designate or discontinue any State highway,
  or portion of a State highway, as a State Scenic Road or Byway, in accordance with
  standards adopted by the Board by rule. The Board shall hold a public hearing on the
  recommendation, giving notice thereof to the municipalities and regional planning
  commissions, the Secretary, and the Commissioner of Tourism and Marketing, and shall
  submit a copy of its findings and decision to these parties within 60 days after receipt
  of the recommendation. The hearing shall be held in the vicinity of the proposed State
  Scenic Road or Byway. (b) [Repealed.] (c) A State Scenic Road or Byway shall not be reconstructed or improved unless the reconstruction
  or improvement is conducted in accordance with the Agency of Transportation’s Vermont
  Design Standards, as amended. Signs along State Scenic Roads and Byways shall comply
  with the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices,
  as amended. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a); 2011, No. 62, § 23; 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 51(h), eff. May 14, 2012; 2015, No. 40, § 29.)