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Subchapter I. Definitions
§ 101. Definitions. - (a) As used in this title, unless the context indicates...
Subchapter II. Organization and Administration of Department
§ 111. Secretary of Transportation; powers and duties; Chief Engineer. - (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall, immediately upon assuming the...
§ 112. Liability insurance for Department employees. - The Department shall enter into a contract with a reliable...
§ 113. Appointment and powers of notaries public. - In addition to the notaries public now provided by law...
Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department
§ 131. General jurisdiction. - (a) All the public roads, causeways, highways and bridges in...
§ 132. General powers and duties. - (a) The Department shall acquire full information concerning the roads...
§ 133. Road improvements; additions to state system. - With respect to roads or portions thereof, the Department shall...
§ 134. Authority in incorporated towns and cities; construction and maintenance of highways; local authority. - (a) The Department shall have no power, authority or jurisdiction...
§ 135. Authority to construct dual and express highways. - (a) The Department may divide or separate any state highway...
§ 136. Improvements of roads leading to institutions. - The Department may widen, straighten, grade, reconstruct and otherwise improve...
§ 137. Acquisition and sale of real property. - (a) (1) The Department, in the name of the State,...
§ 138. Acquisition of uneconomic remnants of land along right-of-way. - In addition to the powers now vested in the Department...
§ 139. Notice to landowners; written claim for damages. - After the Department has determined upon the road or roads...
§ 140. Educational and safety campaigns. - (a) The Department may conduct throughout the State an educational...
§ 141. Regulation of traffic; exceptions. - (a) The Department shall have jurisdiction and control of all...
§ 142. Automobile for use of Governor. - The Department shall provide an automobile to the Governor of...
§ 143. Expenses of alteration or relocation of facilities or structures of public utilities. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Facility” includes, but...
§ 144. Millsboro Pond Dam; construction and maintenance. - The Department may construct, reconstruct, maintain and repair a dam...
§ 145. Corridor capacity preservation. - (a) Application. — This section is applicable only to transportation...
§ 146. Access to state-maintained highways. - (a) The Department is authorized to adopt standards and regulations...
§ 147. Authority to establish standards for traffic-control devices. - (a) The Department shall adopt a uniform standard for each...
§ 148. Trust fund. - All moneys received pursuant to this title as proceeds from...
§ 149. Authority to adopt regulations governing state land. - (a) The Department shall have the authority to adopt rules,...
§ 150. Lead paint on outdoor structures. - All provisions of this title must comply with Chapter 30M...
§ 150A. Utilities Coordination Council. - The General Assembly creates a permanent Utilities Coordination Council. (1)...
Subchapter IV. Award of Contracts
§ 151. Procedure for procurement of materials, equipment or supplies and award of contracts for performance of work. - The Department shall not purchase any materials, equipment or supplies,...
§ 152. Supervision by Secretary of Transportation. - The execution and performance of all contracts awarded by the...
§ 153. Border crossing agreements. - (a) The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) There are...
Subchapter V. Controlled-Access Highways
§ 171. Declaration of policy. - The General Assembly finds, determines and declares that this subchapter...
§ 172. Definition of a controlled-access facility. - For the purposes of this subchapter, a controlled-access facility is...
§ 173. Authority to establish controlled-access facilities. - The Department, acting alone or in cooperation with any other...
§ 174. Design of controlled-access facility. - The Department may so design any controlled-access facility and so...
§ 175. Acquisition of property and property rights. - For the purpose of this subchapter, the Department may acquire...
§ 176. New and existing facilities; grade-crossing eliminations. - The Department may designate and establish controlled-access highways as new...
§ 177. Authority of local units to consent. - The Department may enter into agreements with other states, counties,...
§ 178. Local service roads. - In connection with the development of any controlled-access facility, the...
§ 179. Restrictions on use of controlled-access facilities. - The Department may prohibit the use of specific classes of...
§ 180. Certain commercial establishment prohibited. - No automotive service station or other commercial establishment for serving...
Subchapter VI. Delaware Byways Program
§ 190. Statement of intent. - The General Assembly finds that certain portions of the state...
§ 191. Delaware Byways Program. - The Secretary shall establish within the Department a program to...
§ 192. Regulations. - The Secretary is authorized to promulgate such regulations as may...
§ 193. Delaware Byway Advisory Board. - The Secretary shall appoint a Delaware Byway Advisory Board consisting...
§ 194. Outdoor advertising exemptions. - (a) Nothing in this subchapter shall authorize any removal or...
Subchapter VII. Projects Requiring Landscape and Reforestation Activities
§ 201. Legislative intent. - It is declared that increases in forested land in the...
§ 202. Definitions. - For the purposes of this subchapter: (1) “An acre of...
§ 203. Duty to incorporate cost of landscaping, planting and reforestation activities. - Whenever the Department of Transportation undertakes any construction project in...
§ 204. Reclamation of dedicated funds. - If upon the completion of all landscaping, planting and/or reforestation...
§ 205. Duty to minimize removal, cutting or clearing of landscape improvements. - Whenever the Department of Transportation undertakes any construction project in...
§ 206. Duty to complete landscaping, planting and reforestation activities; modification of project plans. - (a) The Department of Transportation shall complete all landscaping, planting...
§ 207. Lands held for duration of construction project and thereafter; limitation upon transfer and development. - (a) Any other provision of law not withstanding, all lands,...
§ 208. Regulations. - (a) The Department of Transportation shall promulgate such rules and...
§ 209. Mitigation needs analysis. - (a) Before the Department of Transportation removes, cuts or clears...
§ 210. Inability to meet minimum requirements; alternate landscaping and planting activities. - (a) If the Department of Transportation is unable to meet...
§ 211. Planting standards. - (a) All landscaping and planting activities undertaken as part of...
Subchapter VIII. Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway
§ 220. Findings and intent. - (a) The Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway (the “National Scenic...
§ 221. Establishment of Board. - (a) There is hereby established a Brandywine Valley National Scenic...
§ 222. Duties and responsibilities of Board. - The Board shall assist in and make recommendations regarding the...
§ 223. Reports. - The Board shall prepare and submit a report of its...