Whenever the department establishes the location, width, and lines of any new highway, or declares any such new highway as a limited access facility and schedules the acquisition of the right-of-way for the highway or facility within the ensuing two years, it may cause the description and plan of any such highway to be made, showing the center line of the highway and the established width thereof, and attach thereto a certified copy of the resolution. Such description, plan, and resolution shall then be recorded in the office of the county auditor of the proper county.
RCW 47.28.025
Description and plan of new or limited access highway—Recording.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 86 Wash. 2d 585 - Lange v. State (1976)
Most recently applied in 196 Wash. App. 528 - Tapio Investment Co. I v. State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation (October 2016)
1999 c 233 s 5; 1984 c 7 s 165; 1977 ex.s. c 225 s 1; 1961 c 13 s 47.28.025
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