dealer advocacy & governmental affairs WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT
FULLY CONTROLLED- ACCESS ROADS
By WILL ROGERS
Director of Government Affairs [
willr@ineda.com]
In February, an Association member was towing an anhydrous tool bar on Highway 20 in Hancock County when he was stopped by Iowa Department of Transportation’s (I-DOT) Motor Vehicle Enforcement. During the stop, the driver of the vehicle was issued a warning for “operating a vehicle on the curb of a con- trolled-access facility (highway).”
A fully controlled-access facility is a four-lane divided highway with access connections at interchanges with select public roads only and prohibits crossings at grade or direct access at driveway connections. The roads are typically identified with signage that includes a minimum and maximum speed limit and can be found on an official I-DOT Road Map represented by a divided red line between two exits.
Iowa Code Chapter 321.366 describes the acts which are prohibited on fully con- trolled-access facilities in Iowa. The Iowa code states that with the exception of emergency vehicles or road maintenance equipment, it is unlawful for a person to do any of the following on a fully controlled access facility:
• Drive a vehicle over, upon or across a curb, central dividing section or other separation or dividing line.
• Make a left turn or U-turn at a maintenance cross-over where an official sign prohibits the turn.
• Drive a vehicle, unless it’s in the proper lane provided for that purpose, in the proper direction and to the right of the central dividing curb, separation, section or line.
• Drive a vehicle into the facility from a local service road.
• Stop, park or leave vehicle standing, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved portion.
• Stop, park or leave vehicle standing, whether attended or unattended, upon the shoulders or the right-of-way, except at designated rest areas, in case of an emergency or other dire necessity.
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