Title 8, TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

Formerly: Acts 1932(ss), c.16, s.2. Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.

Formerly: Acts 1932(ss), c.16, s.3. Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.

Formerly: Acts 1932(ss), c.16, s.4. As amended by Acts 1933, c.39, s.1. Repealed by Acts 1975, P.L.28, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. All expenses incurred in the maintenance of county highways shall first be paid out of funds from the gasoline tax, special fuel tax, and the motor vehicle registration fees that are paid to the counties by the state. In addition, a county may use funds derived from the: …

close road Sec. 1. The county executive may temporarily close or relocate a road or a portion of a road that is part of that county's road system for a period not exceeding five (5) years. If the road is located on a county line or if parts of the road are located in more than on…

Sec. 2. Any person controlling the use of land contiguous to a road may file a petition with the executive to close the road under this chapter. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.97, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.221.

Sec. 3. A petition to temporarily or permanently close or relocate a road must include: (1) the name and address of each petitioner; (2) the name of the county and township where the road is located; (3) an exact description of the portion of the road to be closed or relocated; (…

relocation; permanent closure or relocation Sec. 4. (a) The county executive may temporarily close or relocate the road in response to the petition if: (1) the executive finds that closing or relocating the road is in the public interest and economic interest of the county; (2) t…

Sec. 5. The authority granted the board of commissioners under this chapter supplements and does not replace the authority the board may have under law to permanently vacate a road or street or to close a road or street for routine maintenance and repair. As added by Acts 1979, P…

Sec. 6. The petitioner shall send a copy of the petition by certified mail to each owner of property contiguous to the road. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.97, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-1988, SEC.224.

September 1, 1979 Sec. 7. This chapter does not apply to any temporary obstruction or closing of any county road by any board of commissioners before September 1, 1979. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.97, SEC.1.

federal participating funds Sec. 1. (a) The following terms apply throughout this section: (1) "Municipality" means any political subdivision, district, public corporation or authority in this state which is or may be authorized by law to acquire, establish, construct, maintain, …

Sec. 1. The department and the highway authorities of the counties and municipalities, acting alone or in cooperation with each other or any federal agency, or state or local agency of another state having authority to participate in the construction and maintenance of highways, …

Sec. 1.3. (a) The department shall do the following: (1) Determine commerce corridors within Indiana. (2) Determine the level of service of each commerce corridor. (3) Establish procedures for maintaining the level of service in a commerce corridor. (4) Adopt an improvement plan …

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "designated highway" refers to the highway designated as a limited access facility under subsection (b). (b) The department shall designate and do all acts necessary to establish the part of State Road 331 in St. Joseph County from the U.S. H…

Sec. 2. The department and the highway authorities may divide a limited access facility into separate roadways by the construction of raised curbings, central dividing sections, or other physical separations, or by designating the separate roadways by signs, markers, stripes, and…

Sec. 3. (a) The department or a highway authority may acquire private or public property and property rights for limited access facilities and service roads, including rights of access, air, view, and light, by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation for the laying out, widening,…

Sec. 4. (a) The department or the highway authority of a county or municipality may designate and establish limited access facilities as new and additional facilities or may designate and establish an existing street or highway as included within a limited access facility. (b) Th…

Sec. 5. Whenever the department constructs a bypass highway around a municipality, the department shall designate the bypass highway as a limited access facility. As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.217.

government Sec. 6. (a) The department may enter into agreements with a county, municipality, or the federal government concerning limited access facilities or other public ways under their jurisdiction under this chapter or any other state or federal law authorizing cooperation t…

Sec. 7. (a) The department, a county, or a municipality may plan, designate, establish, use, regulate, alter, improve, maintain, and vacate local service roads and streets, or designate as local service roads and streets existing roads or streets, and exercise jurisdiction over s…

Sec. 8. A person is not entitled to ingress or egress to, from, or across limited access facilities to or from abutting lands, except at designated access points, as specified by rule. As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.217.

Sec. 9. (a) A person may not do any of the following upon a limited access facility: (1) Drive a vehicle over, upon, or across a curb, central dividing section, or other separation or dividing line. (2) Make a left turn or a semicircular or U-turn except through an opening provid…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an eligible county other than Marion County. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the board of commissioners of an eligible county. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 3. The board shall establish a foundation that is organized as a nonprofit corporation that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to solicit and accept private funding, gifts, donations, bequests, devises, and contributio…

Sec. 4. A foundation established under section 3 of this chapter: (1) shall use money received under section 3 of this chapter to: (A) fund in part a public transportation project authorized under this article as required by IC 8-25-3-6(a); and (B) carry out the purposes and prog…

Sec. 5. The foundation established under section 3 of this chapter is governed by a board of directors consisting of at least seven (7) voting members appointed by the board. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 6. The members appointed under section 5 of this chapter shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years but may be removed by the board for cause. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17.

Sec. 7. The affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the board of directors are required for the foundation to take any official action. As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. IC 8-25-8-8 Necessary agreements authorized Sec. 8. The fiscal body of an eligible county, the board…

Indiana transportation finance authority Sec. 0.3. (a) On April 1, 1988, all powers, duties, and liabilities of the Indiana toll finance authority are transferred to the Indiana transportation finance authority, as the successor. (b) On April 1, 1988, all records and property of …

authority; rights of trustee and bondholders Sec. 0.4. (a) All powers, duties, and liabilities of the Indiana toll finance authority with respect to revenue bonds issued by that authority in connection with any trust agreement or indenture securing those bonds are transferred to …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter: "Authority" refers to the Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3. "Department" refers to the Indiana department of transportation established under IC 8-23-2. "Toll bridge" means a bridge with approaches, avenues of access, fills, cau…

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this chapter, the authority may issue toll road bonds under IC 8-15-2 or toll bridge bonds under IC 8-16-1 only: (1) after obtaining the approval of the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation; (2) after the genera…

Sec. 11. Notwithstanding section 10 of this chapter, if: (1) a bond issue of the authority provides an amount less than the amount necessary to complete the toll road project or the toll bridge project for which the bonds were issued; and (2) the trust agreement securing the bond…

As added by P.L.109-1983, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.68-1988, SEC.17.

As added by P.L.109-1983, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.68-1988, SEC.17. IC 8-9.5-8-14 Repealed As added by P.L.109-1983, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.68-1988, SEC.17.

As added by P.L.109-1983, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.68-1988, SEC.17.

Sec. 16. (a) The rural transportation road fund is established as a special revenue fund to be administered by the Indiana finance authority. (b) The money in the rural transportation road fund at the end of any state fiscal year does not revert to any other fund. (c) The treasur…

Sec. 17. The authority shall study and implement programs to assist in the transportation of military veterans or individuals with a disability (as defined in IC 6-1.1-12-11) who travel on a toll road to or from a hospital for treatment. However, a program may not be inconsistent…

As added by P.L.109-1983, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.68-1988, SEC.7; P.L.112-1989, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.235-2005, SEC.212.

Sec. 4. (a) The authority is responsible for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, operation, and repair of toll roads under IC 8-15-2 and toll bridges under IC 8-16-1. (b) The authority shall classify as confidential any estimate of cost prepared in conjunc…

As added by P.L.5-1996, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.235-2005, SEC.212.

Sec. 5. (a) The authority shall study the need for and feasibility of constructing a new toll road under IC 8-15-2 or a new toll bridge under IC 8-16-1 only after receiving the approval of the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation. (b) If a study conducted unde…

Sec. 6. (a) With respect to each toll road project and each toll bridge, the authority may enter into: (1) a contract with the department under section 7 of this chapter for any or all of the purposes enumerated in section 7(b) of this chapter; or (2) a lease with the department …

Sec. 7. (a) If the authority and the department decide to enter into a contract as authorized under section 6 of this chapter for the purposes enumerated in subsection (b), the authority and the department shall enter into a separate contract for each toll road project or toll br…

Sec. 8. (a) If the authority and the department decide to enter into a lease as authorized under section 6 of this chapter for the purposes enumerated in subsection (b), the authority and the department shall enter into a separate lease for each toll road project or each toll bri…

Sec. 9. The authority shall fix, impose, and collect tolls for the use of a toll road in the manner prescribed in IC 8-15-2 and for the use of a toll bridge in the manner prescribed by IC 8-16-1, except when the toll road project or toll bridge is leased to the department under s…

Sec. 1. (a) The department may approve railroad crossing remediation projects under this chapter for financing under this article. (b) The department shall establish a documented policy and procedure consistent with the requirements of IC 8-6-1 for making determinations of whethe…

Sec. 2. To approve a project under this chapter, the department must determine that the crossing is at a stage of critical need. As added by P.L.218-2017, SEC.68.