Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Transportation
Title R926 - Program Development
Rule R926-14 - Utah Scenic Byway Program Administration; Scenic Byways Designation, De-designation, and Segmentation Processes
Section R926-14-5 - Criteria Required of a Highway to Be Considered for Designation as a State Scenic Byway
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 926-14-5
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A road being considered for state scenic byway designation must meet all of the following criteria:
(a) the nominated road must possess
at least two unusual, exceptional, or distinctive intrinsic qualities, as
defined;
(b) the nominated road may
be either a planned or existing route and in the case of a planned route, legal
public access, safety standards and all-weather pavement must be guaranteed at
completion of construction;
(c)
roadway safety on the nominated road must be evaluated against and guided by
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
safety standards for federal aid primary or secondary roads;
(d) the nominated road must have strong local
support for byway designation and the proponents must demonstrate this support
and coordination;
(e) the nominated
road must accommodate recreational vehicles or provisions should be made for
travel by recreational vehicles;
(f) the nominated road need not lead to or
provide connection to other road networks; it may be dead-ended, or provide
only a single outlet for traffic;
(g) the nominated road need not be open
during the winter months, but seasonal road closures must be clearly posted,
shown on applicable maps, and specified in any promotional literature;
and
(h) the nominated road may
include portions of the Interstate Highway System, but only if the Interstate
component is a small part of the mileage of the overall nominated scenic byway
and is included primarily for continuity of travel.
(2) It is the intent of these criteria to be restrictive in nature so as to limit the number of designated state scenic byways in order to maintain the quality and integrity of the scenic byway system.
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