Florida Statute 335.15 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXVI
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Chapter 335
STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM

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F.S. 335.15

335.15 Detour roads.—

(1) Whenever any road or structure on the State Highway System is repaired, reconstructed, relocated, or otherwise altered in such a manner as necessitates the closing of such road or structure to use by the public, the department shall provide a detour road to afford a safe means of travel around such road or structure so closed. The department may use any other existing road as a part of such detour road. However, the department shall give prior notice to the local governmental entity within which any such alternate road is located. The length of the detour route shall be as short as is practicable.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not be construed to prevent the department from adopting rules for one-way travel for a distance not in excess of 1 mile.

(3) This section is applicable in every case, whether the work provided for in subsection (1) is done by the department or at its direction or under its supervision.

(4)(a) This section does not apply if its application would be contrary to the regulations or requirements of any federal agency providing all or a part of the funds for any such work.

(b) This section does not apply in any case of emergency highway work caused by act of God or other sudden, unexpected event.

(5) Whenever a temporary detour is necessary to bypass a bridge on the State Highway System due to accident, unforeseen failure of equipment, or emergency traffic stoppage and the only available detour is over a toll facility, the department is authorized to pay to the appropriate authority the tolls that would normally have been collected.

(6) Whenever any road on the State Highway System is repaired, reconstructed, or otherwise altered in a manner that necessitates the closing of one or more traveling lanes of the road for a period of time exceeding 2 hours, the party performing such work shall give notice to the appropriate local law enforcement agency within whose jurisdiction such road is located prior to commencing work on the project. However, when the closing of one or more lanes is required because of emergency conditions, such notice shall be waived.

History.—s. 39, ch. 29965, 1955; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 82-94; s. 55, ch. 84-309; s. 1, ch. 86-37; s. 35, ch. 91-221.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 335.15

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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 335.15.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 335.15

Total Results: 4

The Florida Bar v. Forrester

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-05-16

Citation: 818 So. 2d 477, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 485, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 887, 2002 WL 992048

Snippet: referee also recommended that the Bar be awarded $1,335.15 in costs. Forrester has petitioned this Court to

Groves-Watkins Const. v. State, Dept. of Transp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-08-04

Citation: 511 So. 2d 323, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1465, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 10649

Snippet: ventures bid on Project U, and G-W's bid of $54,472,335.15 was the lowest. DOT's non-rule policy dictates

Central & Southern Florida Flood Control District v. Scott

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1964-12-04

Citation: 169 So. 2d 368

Snippet: bridge such as this by the detour provisions of § 335.15(1), Fla.Stats., F.S.A. The same objection applies

Eli Witt Cigar & Tobacco Co. v. Somers

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1930-03-18

Citation: 127 So. 333, 99 Fla. 592, 1930 Fla. LEXIS 1517

Snippet: 608, 98 So. R. 825, 1 Black on Judgments, Sec. 335; 15 R. C. L. 709. Defendant alleges that he knew nothing