Definition.
As used in this section:
Agent includes any city, county, state
or federal official, employee, board, commission, agency or institution
and also any public or private association, district, agency or institution.
Road includes any road, street, way,
freeway highway, expressway, collector or arterial. "Road" also includes
any bridge surface available for use by automobiles. The term "road"
does not include any driveway or parking area constructed on a parcel
of land to be used for residential purposes, including construction
of any approach to such driveway or parking area that may be located
in public right-of-way, provided that the driveway or parking area
is intended to be privately owned and to be used primarily by the
owner or owners and guests. The term "road" also does not include
the circular portion of a cul-de-sac in a residential subdivision.
Pavement means the paved surfaces of
any road including, but not limited to, traveling lanes, parking lanes,
turning lanes, shoulders, gutters, and paved median strips. "Pavement"
does not include sidewalks available for use by pedestrians but not
by automobile. "Pavement" also does not include bicycle trails which
are physically separated from other paved areas and which are not
available for use by automobiles.
Major road means any new road having
pavement exceeding 32 feet in width. For purposes of this section,
the pavement width of a road having areas of pavement which are separated
by an unpaved median strip shall be measured by combining the widths
of the areas of pavement.
Major road expansion means any construction
that would increase the width of the pavement of any existing road
to add at least one new automobile traveling lane extending for at
least 500 feet.