§ 31-18-21 Pedestrians and bike
facilities. –
Except in the cases of limited access roads, and/or roads of less than
twenty-three feet (23') in width, the director of the department of
transportation is authorized and directed to provide for the accommodation of
bicycle and pedestrian traffic in the planning, design, construction and
reconstruction, and to consider this in the resurfacing and striping of any
project undertaken by the department, unless the director, after appropriate
review by the director or his or her designees, determines that the inclusion
of bike facilities and pedestrian access would be contrary to acceptable
standards of public safety, degrade environmental or scenic quality, or
conflict with existing right-of-way. In his or her deliberations, the director
shall take into consideration the cost of the facilities in relationship to
available funding. Bike facilities may include bicycle lanes, routes, paths or
trails; permeable paved shoulders; and/or signage.
(P.L. 1997, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 65; P.L. 2005, ch.
64, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 67, § 4.)