Sec. 370.179.  CONTROLLED ACCESS TO TURNPIKE PROJECTS.  (a)  An authority by order may designate a turnpike project or a portion of a project as a controlled-access toll road.
(b)  An authority by order may:
(1)  prohibit the use of or access to or from a turnpike project by a motor vehicle, bicycle, another classification or type of vehicle, or a pedestrian;
(2)  deny access to or from:
(A)  a turnpike project;
(B)  real property adjacent to a turnpike project;  or
(C)  a street, road, alley, highway, or other public or private way intersecting a turnpike project;
(3)  designate locations on a turnpike project at which access to or from the toll road is permitted;
(4)  control, restrict, and determine the type and extent of access permitted at a designated location of access to a turnpike project;  or
(5)  erect appropriate protective devices to preserve the utility, integrity, and use of a turnpike project.
(c)  Denial of access to or from a segment of the state highway system is subject to the approval of the commission.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 2.01, eff. June 21, 2003.