ORS 810.210
Placement and control of traffic control devices

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Annotations 3

(1)

The Oregon Transportation Commission is vested with exclusive jurisdiction over the installation at railroad-highway grade crossings of signs, signals, gates, protective devices or any other device to warn or protect the public at a railroad-highway crossing. The commission is granted exclusive authority under this subsection to determine the character or type of device to be used.

(2)

Each road authority shall place, maintain and control traffic control devices used upon its own highway as the road authority considers necessary for the safe and expeditious control of traffic, necessary to carry out the provisions of the vehicle code or local traffic ordinances or necessary to regulate, warn or guide traffic. The commission shall act as road authority under this section in lieu of the Department of Transportation. The authority granted under this subsection is subject to all of the following:

(a)

All traffic control devices erected and used under this subsection shall conform to the state manual and specifications established under ORS 810.200 (Uniform standards for traffic control devices).

(b)

The commission has general supervision with respect to the placing, construction and operation of traffic control devices under this subsection for the purpose of obtaining, so far as practicable, uniformity as to type and location of traffic control devices throughout the state.

(c)

Only the commission has authority over a state highway whether or not the state highway is within the jurisdiction of another road authority. No traffic control device shall be erected, maintained or operated upon any state highway under this subsection by any authority other than the commission, except with the written approval of the commission.

(d)

When the governing body of a city makes a determination that placement or construction of a traffic control device on a highway within the city selected as a state highway under ORS 373.010 (Routing and marking state highways through cities) is necessary to carry out the provisions of the vehicle code or to regulate, warn or guide traffic, the city governing body shall submit written findings and recommendations to the Director of Transportation in support of placing or constructing the traffic control device on the state highway. If the director approves the findings and recommendations, the director shall notify the city governing body in writing and proceed to place or construct the traffic control device in accordance with the findings and recommendations. If the director does not notify the governing body of disapproval within 90 days after receipt of the findings and recommendations, the findings and recommendations shall be considered approved and the director shall proceed to place or construct the traffic control device in accordance with the findings and recommendations.

(e)

The commission is authorized to classify, designate and mark both interstate and intrastate highways within the boundaries of this state. [1983 c.338 §165; 1985 c.16 §54; 1993 c.522 §3; 1993 c.741 §84; 1995 c.733 §88]

Source: Section 810.210 — Placement and control of traffic control devices, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors810.html.

See also annotations under ORS 483.044 in permanent edition.

Notes of Decisions

Under former similar statute

This section does not absolutely require all traffic control signals to conform to uniform standards adopted by Commission, and thus operation or application of traffic signal is discretionary function. Morris v. Oregon State Transportation Comm., 38 Or App 331, 590 P2d 260 (1979)

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ORS 810.210 Placement and control of traffic control devices

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Notes of Decisions

ORS 810.210
Placement and control of traffic control devices