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19 LOCAL STATE-AID ROUTE STANDARDS,FINANCING 8820.2700 Subp. 2. Specifications. Specifications for construction must be the latest approved Minnesota Department of Transportation specifications,except as modified by special pro- visions which set forth conditions or requirements for work or materials not covered by the approved specifications, or which set forth conditions or requirements to meet exigencies of construction peculiar to the approved project. Subp. 3. Right-of-way. The minimum widths of right-of-way for state-aid routes must be at least 60 feet within cities and 66 feet in rural areas,except that the right-of-way may be less for routes that are within a city,that were constructed before November 13, 1995,and that can be reconstructed to new construction standards within the previously existing right- of-way. Before construction, the governing body shall acquire control of the additional widths of right-of-way as may be necessary to properly maintain the ditch section,drainage structures, and the clear zone. Permanent easements for highway purposes are considered to be right-of-way for the purposes of this subpart. Subp. 4. Parking provisions. The criteria in part 8820.9961 must be used in establish- ing diagonal parking. The criteria in parts 8820.9936 and 8820.9946 must be used where parallel parking is used. Statutory Authority: MS s 14.389; 161.082; 161.083; 162.02; 162.021; 162.09; 162.155; L 1983 c 17 History: 8 SR 2146; 15 SR 2596; 18 SR 32; 20 SR 1041;23 SR 1455;24 SR 1885; 36 SR 925 8820.2600 SPENDING STATE-AID APPROPRIATIONS. State-aid funds allotted to counties and urban municipalities must be expended in ac- cordance with the provisions of parts 8820.2700 to 8820.2900. Statutory Authority: MS s 161.082; 161.083; 162.02; 162.09; 162.155;L 1983 c 17 History: 8 SR 2146 8820.2700 MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. Subpart 1. Standards. The commissioner shall require a reasonable standard of main- tenance on state-aid routes within the county or urban municipality, consistent with avail- able funds,the existing street or road condition, and the traffic being served. This mainte- nance must be considered to include: A. the maintenance of road surfaces,shoulders,ditches,and slopes and the cutting of brush and weeds affecting the respective state-aid systems; B. the maintenance and inspection of bridges,culverts, and other drainage struc- tures pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 165.03; C. the maintenance of regulatory and direction signs,markers,traffic control de- vices, and protective structures in conformance with the current manual on uniform traffic control devices affecting the respective state-aid systems; D. the striping of pavements of 22 feet or more in width,consistent with the cur- rent manual on uniform traffic control devices,and for which there are no pending improve- ments; E. the exclusion of advertising signs, billboards, buildings, and other privately owned installations other than utilities of public interest from the right-of-way of an ap- proved state-aid project; and F. the installation of route markers on county state-aid highways as required by the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as adopted under Minnesota Statutes, section 169.06. Subp. 2. Unsatisfactory maintenance. On determining that the maintenance of a county or municipal state-aid route is unsatisfactory,the commissioner shall keep up to ten