California · Streets and Highways Code - SHC
SHC §144.5: No state highway shall be divided as provided in Section 144 in such manner as to prevent traffic on any city street or county highway which such state highway intersects from crossing such state high
What this law says, in plain English
State highways cannot be divided in a way that blocks traffic from city streets or county highways from crossing them.
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No state highway shall be divided as provided in Section 144 in such manner as to prevent traffic on any city street or county highway which such state highway intersects from crossing such state highway until after thirty (30) days’ notice thereof has been given by the department to the city council or board of supervisors having jurisdiction over the street or highway.
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