160.82 PARK ROADS.
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160.82 PARK ROADS.
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Subdivision 1. Definition.
"Park road" means that portion of a street or highway located entirely within the park boundaries of a city, county, regional, or state park.
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Subd. 2. Restrictions.
A road authority may not make a change in the width, grade, or alignment of a park road that would affect the wildlife habitat or aesthetic characteristics of the park road or its adjacent vegetation or terrain, unless:
(1)the change is required to permit the safe travel of vehicles at the speed lawfully designated for the park road, in which case the change must be made; or
(2)if the road is a county state-aid highway or municipal state-aid street, the change is required by the minimum state-aid standard applicable to the road.
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Subd. 3. Liability.
(a)A road authority and its officers and employees, are exempt from liability for any tort claim for injury to persons or property arising from travel on a park road and related to the design of the park road, if:
(1)the design is adopted to conform to subdivision 2;
(2)the design is not grossly negligent; and
(3)if the park road is a county state-aid highway or municipal state-aid street, the design complies with the minimum state-aid standard applicable to the road.
(b)This subdivision does not preclude an action for damages arising from negligence in the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of a park road.