Subdivision 1. Resolution. A road authority, other than the commissioner, may by resolution designate a road under its jurisdiction as a minimum-maintenance road if it determines that the road or road segment is used only occasionally or intermittently for passenger and commercial travel. The resolution must identify the beginning and end points of the road being designated. After adopting the resolution, the road authority must post signs on the road to notify the motoring public that it is a minimum-maintenance road and that the public travels on the road at its own risk. A road authority must notify the road authorities of adjoining jurisdictions of designations under this section.
If an affected road or road segment runs along a county or town line, the designation applies only to that part of the road that is under the jurisdiction of the road authority adopting the resolution.
Subd. 2. Signs. Designation of a minimum-maintenance road is effective on the erection of the signs required under this section. The signs shall be posted at entry points to and at regular intervals along a minimum-maintenance road. Signs posted must conform to the commissioner's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Properly posted signs are prima facie evidence that adequate notice of a minimum-maintenance road has been given to the motoring public.
Subd. 3. Limitations. A trunk highway may not be designated as a minimum-maintenance road. A road may not be designated a minimum-maintenance road if federal-state aid to Minnesota will be reduced as a result. A road authority may not acquire additional right-of-way or easement by eminent domain or otherwise without the consent of the landowner, for the purpose of constructing or designating a minimum-maintenance road, except where necessary for drainage or public safety.
Subd. 4. Liability. A minimum-maintenance road may be maintained at a level less than the minimum-maintenance standards required for state-aid highways, roads, and streets, but must be maintained at the level required to serve the occasional or intermittent traffic. Where a road has been designated by resolution as a minimum-maintenance road and signs have been posted under subdivision 2, the road authority with jurisdiction over the road, and its officers and employees, are exempt from liability for any tort claim for injury to person or property arising from travel on the minimum-maintenance road and related to its maintenance or condition. Nothing in this section shall exempt a road authority from its duty to maintain bridges under chapter 165 or other applicable law.
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Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation
Chapter 160 — Roads, General Provisions
Section 160.01 — Scope Of Chapters 160 To 165.
Section 160.03 — Compensation For Public Property.
Section 160.04 — Width Of Roads.
Section 160.05 — Dedication Of Roads.
Section 160.06 — Trail Or Portage Dedication.
Section 160.07 — Improvements Within Or Without Boundaries.
Section 160.08 — Controlled Access.
Section 160.085 — Recording Proposed Acquisition For Road.
Section 160.09 — Change Or Vacation Of Local Road.
Section 160.095 — Designation Of Minimum-maintenance Roads.
Section 160.10 — Roads On Mineral Lands.
Section 160.11 — Materials For Building Roads.
Section 160.12 — Temporary Roads Around Construction.
Section 160.13 — Lighting And Marking Highways.
Section 160.14 — Marking Boundaries Of Highways.
Section 160.15 — Preserving Section Or Quarter-section Corners.
Section 160.16 — Warning Signs And Detour Signs.
Section 160.165 — Mitigating Transportation Project Impacts On Business.
Section 160.17 — Road Construction Contracts; Counties And Towns.
Section 160.18 — Access To Roads; Approaches.
Section 160.19 — Drainage Ditch Crossing Railroad Right-of-way.
Section 160.201 — Public Road Ditches.
Section 160.21 — Snow Removal.
Section 160.215 — Snow Removal; Salt And Chemicals Restricted.
Section 160.23 — Destruction Of Noxious Weeds.
Section 160.232 — Mowing Ditches Outside Cities.
Section 160.235 — Traffic Signal Timing Optimization.
Section 160.24 — Logging Railroads Across Highways.
Section 160.25 — Tunnels Under Highways.
Section 160.26 — Moving Buildings Over Highways.
Section 160.263 — Bicycle Lanes, Routes, And Paths.
Section 160.264 — Replacing Bikeways And Pedestrian Ways.
Section 160.266 — State Bicycle Routes.
Section 160.27 — Particular Uses Of Right-of-way; Misdemeanors.
Section 160.2715 — Right-of-way Use; Misdemeanors.
Section 160.272 — Safety Rest Area And Travel Information Center Leases.
Section 160.2721 — Commercial Vehicle Drivers At Rest Areas.
Section 160.2725 — Sales At Safety Rest Areas.
Section 160.273 — Vending Machines.
Section 160.2735 — Sponsorship Of Safety Rest Areas.
Section 160.274 — Sale Of Surplus Rest Area Property.
Section 160.2745 — Safety Rest Area Account.
Section 160.2755 — Prohibited Activities At Rest Areas.
Section 160.276 — Travel Information Advertising Program.
Section 160.28 — Plans For Public Travel Facilities.
Section 160.281 — Tourist Information Center In South Dakota.
Section 160.282 — Public Travel Facilities.
Section 160.283 — Resort Information Signs; Purpose.
Section 160.284 — Resort Signs; Design And Manufacture.
Section 160.285 — Resort Signs; County Participation.
Section 160.29 — Vacation Of Public Ways By Municipality.
Section 160.292 — Information Signs For Specific Services; Definitions.
Section 160.293 — Specific Service Signs; Intended Use.
Section 160.294 — Specific Service Sign Details.
Section 160.295 — Criteria For Specific Service Signs.
Section 160.296 — Specific Service Signs; Administration; Rules.
Section 160.297 — Other Sign Laws.
Section 160.298 — Highway Sign Program; Billing, Account, Appropriation.
Section 160.80 — Sign Franchise Program.
Section 160.801 — Highway Sponsorship Program.
Section 160.81 — Highways In Scenic Areas.
Section 160.83 — Rustic Roads Program.
Section 160.845 — Restrictions On Toll Facility.
Section 160.85 — Authority For Toll Facility.
Section 160.86 — Toll Facility Development Agreement; Requirements.
Section 160.87 — Toll Facility Cost Recovery.
Section 160.88 — Public Toll Facilities.
Section 160.89 — Toll Facility Revenue Bonds.
Section 160.90 — Law Enforcement On Toll Facilities.
Section 160.91 — Joint Authority Over Toll Facility.
Section 160.92 — Toll Facility Replacement Projects.
Section 160.93 — User Fees; High-occupancy Vehicle And Dynamic Shoulder Lanes.
Section 160.98 — Prohibition On Road And Bridge Privatization.