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ACT No. 115
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 490
BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLMOTT
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:82(A), relative to divided highways; to provide for usage of
3 improved openings and crossovers on interstate highways; to provide for exceptions;
4 and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 32:82(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง82. Driving on divided highways
8 A.(1) Whenever any highway has been divided into two roadways by a
9 median, physical barrier, or clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to
10 impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the right hand
11 roadway and no vehicle shall be driven over, across, or within the median, barrier,
12 or section, except through an improved opening or at a cross over crossover or
13 intersection established under authority of this Chapter.
14 (2) No vehicle, other than an authorized vehicle, shall be driven through or
15 use an improved opening or crossover on any interstate highway. For the purposes
16 of this Paragraph, "authorized vehicle" means "authorized emergency vehicles", as
17 defined in R.S. 32:1, and towing and recovery vehicles operating under the direction
18 of a law enforcement agency.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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