- (a) The department shall maintain the highway and keep it open to industrial or commercial traffic throughout the year.
(b) In this section “industrial or commercial traffic” means
- (1) travel necessary and related to resource exploration and development or to support of those activities, if the individual engaged in those activities has all necessary permits;
- (2) travel necessary and related to access by local residents to their property; or
- (3) motor carriers engaged in commerce.