ORS 374.334
Access management strategy

  • rules

(1)

As used in this section:

(a)

“Access management strategy” means a project delivery strategy developed by the Department of Transportation, in collaboration with cities, counties and owners of real property abutting a state highway in the affected area, that identifies the location and type of public and private approaches and other necessary improvements that are planned to occur primarily in the highway right of way and that are intended to improve current conditions on the section of highway by moving in the direction of the objective standards described in ORS 374.311 (Permit standards), subject to safety and highway operations concerns.

(b)

“Project” means a highway improvement project or highway modernization project included in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.

(2)

The Department of Transportation shall develop an access management strategy for each project. In developing an access management strategy, the department shall engage affected real property owners when:

(a)

Establishing the methodology by which private approaches will be considered for modification, relocation or closure; or

(b)

The department proposes to acquire all rights of access to a segment of the state highway.

(3)

Within 21 days after the department finalizes the methodology by which private approaches will be considered for modification, relocation or closure, an affected real property owner may request a review of the methodology through:

(a)

A collaborative discussion as established by the department by rule; or

(b)

The Access Management Dispute Review Board established under ORS 374.360 (Access Management Dispute Review Board).

(4)

If a facility plan, as defined in ORS 374.331 (Facility plans), is created for a project, the facility plan must include a sufficient level of detail to identify the location of the private approaches affected by the project.

(5)

The department shall work with the cities, counties, highway users and real property owners affected by a project to:

(a)

Identify deficiencies with each highway segment impacted by a project; and

(b)

Establish the long-term vision for each highway segment impacted by a project that would guide the scope and design of improvements within the highway segment.

(6)

The following apply to all projects that include modification, relocation or closure of existing private approaches to a state highway:

(a)

The location of intersecting county roads and city streets shall be consistent with the city and county transportation system plans or shall be determined and agreed upon through collaborative discussion between the department and the cities and counties affected by the project.

(b)

The department shall determine the location of private approaches in the access management strategy in collaboration with affected real property owners using a collaborative discussion as established by the department by rule. [2013 c.476 §5]

Source: Section 374.334 — Access management strategy; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors374.­html.

374.005
Policy and purpose of ORS 374.005 to 374.095
374.010
“Throughway” defined
374.015
Department of Transportation to establish and maintain throughways
374.020
Interference with railroad facilities prohibited
374.025
Change from throughway to highway
374.030
Separation of throughways into separate roadways
374.035
Acquisition of real property
374.040
Acquisition of land not immediately needed
374.045
Payment for land acquired
374.050
Parties bringing eminent domain proceedings
374.055
Evidentiary purposes of improvement plan
374.060
Power of Department of Transportation as to intersecting streets and roads
374.065
Intersection of throughways and county roads
374.070
Throughways in cities
374.075
Cooperation of municipal and county authorities with Department of Transportation
374.080
Agreements with federal government, counties and cities
374.085
Severance by throughway of agricultural land
374.090
Destruction by throughway of access to agricultural property
374.095
Utility roads where access to abutting property affected
374.300
Legislative intent
374.302
Definitions for ORS 374.302 to 374.334
374.305
Necessity of permission to build on rights of way
374.307
Removal or repair of installation constructed without permission
374.308
Presumption of written permission
374.309
County permits
374.310
State permits
374.311
Permit standards
374.312
Rules regarding permits for approach roads
374.313
Claim for relief after closure of approach road
374.314
Traffic impact analysis
374.315
Construction under permits
374.317
Approach road maintenance
374.320
Removal or repair of installation on right of way at expense of applicant
374.325
Effect of ORS 374.305 to 374.325
374.326
Collaboration with highway users
374.328
Highway classification
374.329
Agreements with cities
374.330
Prior status preserved
374.331
Facility plans
374.334
Access management strategy
374.335
Driving certain motor vehicles across public highway not considered operation on highway
374.340
Cattle crossings under public road
374.345
Rules regarding turning onto state highway from approach road
374.350
Process for appeal of decisions regarding access to highways
374.355
Dispute resolution procedures
374.360
Access Management Dispute Review Board
374.405
Access rights of property abutting on state highways
374.410
Department of Transportation to prescribe access rights of abutting property
374.415
Action to prevent entering or leaving state highways in manner not authorized
374.420
County throughways
374.425
County court to prescribe access rights of abutting property
374.430
Action to prevent entering or leaving county roads in unauthorized manner
374.990
Penalty for violation of ORS 374.305 or rule adopted under ORS 374.309 or 374.310
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