Michigan Compiled Laws — STATE TRUNK LINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM (Act 51 of 1951)

State trunk line highway system; additions and deletions; operating license agreement with regional transit authority to operate public transit system; lane designation for high-occupancy vehicles.

(1) The state trunk line highway system of this state consists of all roads, streets, and highways, either located within or outside the limits of incorporated cities and villages, that are made state trunk line highways under the laws of this state. The director of the department may establish subordinate classificati…

State trunk line highway system; construction, maintenance, improvement; control of state highway commissioner; change in line of road.

All state trunk line highways now or hereafter established as provided by law, shall be constructed, maintained and improved in accordance with the provisions of this act under the direction, supervision and control of the state highway commissioner. The commissioner shall make surveys and proper plans and specificatio…

Cost of maintaining state trunk line highways; preservation of aesthetic and historic character of abutting national historic landmark; service plaza prohibited.

(1) The state transportation department shall bear the entire cost of maintaining, in accordance with standards and specifications of the department, all state trunk line highways including highways within incorporated cities and villages except that the cost of maintaining additional width for local purposes as provid…

Cost of opening, widening, and improving state trunk line highways.

(1) The department shall bear the cost of opening, widening, and improving, including construction and reconstruction, in accordance with standards and specifications of the department, all state trunk line highways, subject to all of the following provisions: (a) Incorporated cities and villages shall participate with…

Contract for joint participation in cost; approval; renegotiation; local taxation; bonds; special assessment.

The governing body of a city or village and the state highway commission may enter into a contract to effectuate joint participation in the cost of opening, widening and improving, including construction and reconstruction, of a state trunk line highway, the terms of which contract, when approved by the state administr…

Contract with city or village for joint participation in cost; assumption by board of county road commissioners, approval.

Whenever the board of county road commissioners of any county shall have funds available, the board may enter into a contract or agreement, with any incorporated city or village within the county, assuming the obligations in whole or in part of the city or village undertaken by contract or agreement with the state high…

State trunk lines; cancellation of municipal obligations; assumption by state.

The obligation of any city under 30,000 population which prior to July 1, 1957 entered into a contract with the state highway department pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 19 of the Public Acts of 1919, as amended, for the construction of state trunkline highways, which highways have been taken over as part of the i…

Pavement management system.

The transportation asset management council, in conjunction with the department, counties, and municipalities, shall develop and implement a pavement management system for each mile of roadway on the federal-aid eligible highway system in Michigan. This pavement management system shall attempt to ensure that a dispropo…

Life-cycle cost analysis; "life-cycle cost" defined; substitutes for requirements listed in subsection (3).

(1) The department shall develop and implement a life-cycle cost analysis for each project for which the estimated total pavement costs exceed $1,500,000.00 funded in whole or in part with state funds. The department shall design and award paving projects utilizing material having the lowest life-cycle cost. All paveme…

Demonstration projects.

(1) Notwithstanding section 1h, the department may conduct pavement demonstration projects to evaluate new construction methods, materials, or designs that do not have actual Michigan historical project maintenance, repair, or resurfacing schedules or costs recorded by the pavement management system. The department may…

(1) No later than December 1, 2015, the department shall form a special internal task force specifically named the roads innovation task force. The purpose of the task force shall be to create a comprehensive public report that does all of the following: (a) Evaluates road materials and construction methods that, when…

Tentative system of county primary roads; selection and certification; check and review; approval; county primary road system.

By December 1, 1951, a tentative system of county primary roads shall be selected by the board of county road commissioners in each county and certified to the state transportation department for its approval. Such tentative system of county primary roads shall be selected on the basis of greatest general importance to…

Tentative system of county primary roads; roads included or deleted.

Roads may, from time to time, be included in or deleted from the county primary road system of any county by selection of the county road commission and approval of the state highway commissioner in the same manner and by the same procedure as provided in section 2 hereof for the adoption of any county primary road sys…

Tentative system of county primary roads; roads under jurisdiction of county road commissioners; certification and review.

All roads under the jurisdiction of the board of county road commissioners in each of the several counties of the state not included in the county primary system as finally approved shall be certified to and reviewed and approved or deleted by the state highway commissioner in the same manner as provided in section 2 h…

Tentative system of county primary roads; official name; establishment, certification, and approval.

All roads, streets and highways included in the county primary road system of any county shall be officially known as county primary roads, and all roads, streets and highways included in the county local road system of any county shall be officially known as county local roads. For a period of 2 years after the effect…

Seasonal county road system.

(1) The board of county road commissioners of each county may establish a system of seasonal county roads, which may be part of either the county primary road system, the county local road system, or both systems. A board of county road commissioners in establishing a system of seasonal county roads, may declare a road…

Tentative system of streets; selection and certification; approval.

Within 6 months from the effective date of this act, a tentative system of major streets shall be selected in each incorporated city and village of the state and certified to the state highway commissioner for his approval. Such tentative system of major streets shall be selected in each incorporated city and village u…

Tentative system of streets; included or deleted.

Streets may, from time to time, be included in or deleted from the major street system of any municipality by selection by the governing body thereof and approval of the state highway commissioner in the same manner and by the same procedure as provided in section 6 hereof for the adoption of any major street system in…

Tentative system of streets; streets not included, certification and approval.

All streets within the corporate limits and under the jurisdiction of each municipality of the state, exclusive of state trunk line highways and county roads, and not included in the major street system of such municipality as finally approved shall be certified to and reviewed and approved or deleted by the state high…

Tentative system of streets; official name; establishment and certification.

All roads, streets and highways included in the major street system of any municipality shall be officially known as city or village major streets as the case may be, and all roads, streets and highways included in the local street system of any municipality shall be officially known as city or village local streets, a…

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Asset management" means an ongoing process of maintaining, preserving, upgrading, and operating physical assets cost-effectively, based on a continuous physical inventory and condition assessment and investment to achieve established performance goals. (b) "Asset management plan" means…

Contracts to construct or repair roads or bridges; assistance to minority business enterprises; notice to legislative committees; definitions; other duties of department.

(1) After the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the department shall do all of the following regarding contracts to construct or repair roads or bridges: (a) Establish technical assistance programs to prepare minority business enterprises to compete for contracts. (b) Assist in creating and…

Review of adequacy of surface transportation and aeronautics service provision and finance; appointment of task force by governor; duties; membership; citizens advisory committee; creation; purpose; technical staff and administrative support; focus of task force; report and recommendations.

(1) By February 1, 2008, the governor shall appoint not more than 9 persons who shall serve as a task force to review the adequacy of surface transportation and aeronautics service provision and finance in this state. The governor shall not appoint a member that represents the state transportation department or a local…

"Port facility" definition.

As used in this act, "port facility" means a commercial facility located alongside a navigable waterway used for commercial vessels and includes any of the following types of facilities: (a) A seawall jetty, pier, wharf, or dock. (b) A warehouse, storehouse, elevator, grain bin, cold storage plant, terminal icing plant…

(1) A fund to be known as the Michigan transportation fund is established in the state treasury as a separate fund. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund i…