Subdivision 1. Freeway defined. For the purpose of this section, "freeway" means a completely controlled access highway where ingress and egress is allowed only at certain designated points as determined by the road authority having jurisdiction over the highway.
Subd. 2. Exclusive lanes; multipassenger transit. The Metropolitan Council may require that any freeway constructed in the metropolitan area on which actual construction has not been commenced by April 12, 1974 include provisions for exclusive lanes for buses and, as the council may determine, other forms of multipassenger transit. The council, in making its determination, must demonstrate that the exclusive lanes are necessary to implement the transportation policy plan of the development guide.
History:1975 c 13 s 16; 1984 c 654 art 3 s 112; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 49