7-14-2127. Temporary limitation or prohibition of traffic. (1) A board of county commissioners may in its discretion limit or forbid, temporarily, any traffic or class of traffic on the county roads or any part of a county road when it is necessary in order to preserve or repair the roads.
(2) A board of county commissioners may temporarily close a county road or bridge or any part of a county road for maintenance or repair if the board determines that the road or bridge is unsafe. This temporary closure is not considered abandonment. The board of county commissioners shall erect signs indicating that the road is closed.
History: En. Sec. 5-102, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2802(4); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 440, L. 1999.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 21. General Provisions Related to County Roads
7-14-2101. General powers of county relating to roads and bridges -- definitions
7-14-2102. General powers relating to county roads -- assignment of responsibility
7-14-2103. Duties of county commissioners concerning county roads
7-14-2105. Reports to department of transportation
7-14-2106. Parking regulations in unincorporated places
7-14-2107. Acquisition of right-of-way
7-14-2108. Recording of instruments related to acquisition of right-of-way
7-14-2109. Transfer to state of county responsibility for right-of-way
7-14-2110. Preparation of plat books
7-14-2113. County authority to establish speed limits
7-14-2114. through 7-14-2120 reserved
7-14-2121. County road districts
7-14-2122. County road supervisor
7-14-2123. Acquisition of machinery and materials
7-14-2124. Disposition of surplus crushed rock and gravel
7-14-2125. Inspection of roads and work on roads
7-14-2126. Compensation for making inspections
7-14-2127. Temporary limitation or prohibition of traffic
7-14-2128. Designation of emergency area near construction project
7-14-2129. Control of livestock in emergency area
7-14-2130. Control of the movement of livestock on or near county roads
7-14-2131. Reseeding of right-of-way
7-14-2132. Control of weeds along roads and highways
7-14-2133. Removal of obstructions on county roads
7-14-2134. Removal of highway encroachment
7-14-2135. Notice to remove encroachment
7-14-2136. Penalty for failure to remove encroachment promptly
7-14-2137. Legal actions to remove encroachments or recover costs
7-14-2138. Prosecution by county attorney
7-14-2139. Procedure to make excavations across highway
7-14-2140. Prevention of water flow over highway
7-14-2141. Liability for permitting water to overflow
7-14-2142. Use of Montana-made wooden materials in county road projects