California · Streets and Highways Code - SHC

SHC §888: The department shall not construct a state highway as a freeway that will result in the severance or destruction of an existing major route for nonmotorized transportation traffic and light motorcycle

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The department is prohibited from constructing a state highway as a freeway if it would sever or destroy an existing major route for nonmotorized transportation traffic and light motorcycles.

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The department shall not construct a state highway as a freeway that will result in the severance or destruction of an existing major route for nonmotorized transportation traffic and light motorcycles, unless it provides a reasonable, safe, and convenient alternate route or such a route exists.

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