Sec. 4. The department shall designate a county highway as the official detour route if:

(1) the executive of the county through which the county highway passes adopts a resolution consenting to the official detour route; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-23-21-4

  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • official detour route: means the path the department designates a motorist to use to reach a destination while a state highway, part of a state highway, or state highway bridge is closed to the public as a thoroughfare while under construction, while being repaired, or when closed for any other reason. See Indiana Code 8-23-21-0.3
(2) under rules adopted by the department, the department determines that it is not more expensive to designate a county highway as an official detour route than it is to provide other means for a motorist to reach a destination.

As added by P.L.120-1995, SEC.5.