WEST virginia legislature

2024 regular session

Committee Substitute

for

House Bill 4766

By Delegate Burkhammer and Kump

[Originating in the Committee on Technology and Infrastructure; Reported on January 24, 2024]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section designated as §17-4-5a, relating to requiring Division of Highways post signage for planned road closures 30 days prior to the closure, if the closure will last longer than 30 days and the detour is longer than one mile; and providing exceptions.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 4. State Road System

§17-4-5a. Road closures; notification.

When a planned road closure is anticipated to exceed 30 days, and the length of a proposed detour resulting from that closure will be longer than one mile, the Division of Highways shall be required to post signage notifying motorists about the anticipated date of the closure and detour, and this signage must be posted at least 30 days prior to the closure: Provided, That such notifying signage shall not be required when the closure and detour result from an emergency situation, or from a disaster as that term is defined in §15-5-2 of this code..

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require signage for road closures 30 days prior to the closure if the closure will last longer than 30 days and the detour is longer than one mile.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.