Alabama Administrative Code
Title 450 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 450-3-1 - MAINTENANCE
Section 450-3-1-.10 - Property Located On The Highway Right-Of-Way
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 450-3-1-.10
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
(1) Regulations Concerning Removal, Storage, and Disposal of Property Placed, Lost, or Abandoned on Public Highways or Within Right of Way Limits Thereof and Trespass on Highway Right of Way.
(a) Any property placed, lost or abandoned on
a public highway, or within the right of way limits thereof, may be removed by
the Department if it is a hazard to traffic. If there is no immediate hazard to
traffic, the property may not be removed for a reasonable period, and an effort
may be made to identify and/or contact the owner to secure its removal. If it
is not possible or productive to contact the owner or otherwise effect removal,
the property may be removed by the Department.
(b) In the event the property is removed by
the Department, it will be stored at the local District office for no more than
sixty (60) days. The property may be claimed by the owner upon payment of the
cost of removal. The Department shall not be responsible for any damage caused
by removal of the property. Unclaimed property may be disposed of after sixty
(60) days.
(c) The provisions of
this paragraph shall not apply to part (2) of this section, below.
(2) The Accommodation of Mailboxes and Newspaper Delivery Boxes on Public Highway Rights-of-Way
(a) The Department of Transportation adopts
and incorporates by reference the Roadside Design Guide, Chapter 11: Erecting
Mailboxes on Streets and Highways, American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials, 4th Edition (2011), as
amended. A copy may be requested by contacting AASHTO at 444 N. Capitol St. NW
Suite 249 Washington, DC 20001 or by accessing
www.transportation.org .
Rule .10 was previously .07 it was renumbered as per certification filed December 4, 2015; effective January 18, 2016.
Author: Jim R. Ippolito, Jr., Chief Counsel
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 6-5-214, 6-5-216, 23-1-59.
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