A. If the director or the board desires to establish, open, relocate, alter, vacate or abandon a state highway or a portion of a state highway, the director shall make and deliver a written report to the board describing the highway or portion of the highway to be affected. If the board decides that the public convenience will be served, it shall enter a resolution on its minutes approving the proposed action and authorizing the director to proceed and to acquire any property for the action by condemnation or otherwise.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-7046

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Board: means the transportation board. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way if a part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • State highway: means a state route or portion of a state route that is accepted and designated by the board as a state highway and that is maintained by the state. See Arizona Laws 28-101

B. The superior court may review by certiorari the action of the board establishing, opening, relocating, altering, vacating or abandoning state highways.