§ 90 State Highway Control Authority

Streets and Highways Code·California

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•The state owns and controls all highways and land bought for highways.
•The state decides where highways go and builds them.
•The state picks the start and end points of highways.

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The state wants to build a new highway between two cities.

The state will choose the path, buy the land needed, and build the highway where they decide.

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§ 90 State Highway Control Authority

The department shall have full possession and control of all state highways and all property and rights in property acquired for state highway purposes. The department is authorized and directed to lay out and construct all state highways between the termini designated by law and on the locations as determined by the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1018.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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possession commission property highway port the california department

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Streets and Highways Code. Section 90.

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