What to Know About Fully-Controlled Access Roads

[Author: Will Rogers, Director of Government Affairs, 03.2017 | Keywords: DOT, Fully Controlled Access Roads] In February, an Association member was towing an anhydrous tool bar on Highway 20 in Hancock County when he was stopped by Iowa Department of Transportation’s (I-DOT) Motor Vehicle Enforcement. During the stop, the driver of the vehicle was issued a warning for “operating a vehicle on the curb of a controlled-access facility (highway).” A fully controlled-access facility is a four-lane divided highway with access connections at interchanges with select public roads only and prohibits crossings at grade or direct access at driveway connections. The roads are… Read More »