Use and Maintenance of Roads I

TEACHING UNIT 1. GENERAL CONCEPTS The importance of highway use and protection The importance of legislation that guarantees the rights of stakeholders, the processing of cases, and the tools for protecting highways. Types of roads: Expressways, freeways, high-speed roads, conventional roads, service roads The importance of road projects in shaping the use of adjacent land: urban planning. Legal framework governing roads Road construction: expropriations, public domain, and expropriated land Division of responsibilities among the various agencies: Roads, Traffic Topics to be covered in the module and the responsibilities of a COEX Manager. Where their work ends and where the Administration’s work begins. Mandatory application of the technical regulations of the agency responsible for the road to the parties concerned. The COEX Manager’s knowledge of general aspects of highway design Delegation of authority TEACHING UNIT 2. APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY NETWORK (RCE) Highway Law and its Regulations Protection zones Urban planning reports Authorizations Accesses and service facilities Penalty proceedings Damage to the highway, property claims