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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Transportation Code § 251.011: DETOUR ROADS.

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  1. TRANSPORTATION CODE
  2. TITLE 6. ROADWAYS
  3. SUBTITLE C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES
  4. CHAPTER 251. GENERAL COUNTY AUTHORITY RELATING TO ROADS AND BRIDGES
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) The commissioners court of a county shall establish detour roads for the convenience of the public when a county road that is not part of the state highway system must be closed to traffic for road construction. When a county detour road is in use, the county has the same authority over the road as over an established public road.

(b) The commissioners court shall:

(1) post all signs necessary for the convenience and guidance of the public at each end of a county detour road; and

(2) maintain a county detour road so that it is reasonably adequate for normal traffic requirements.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:44Z. Source file · JSON

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