1. (a) For commercial and private driveways, the cost of materials, installation, and maintenance shall be the responsibility of the permittee.
2. (b) For public driveways, the cost of materials and installation shall be the responsibility of the permittee. The department shall maintain all portions of public access driveways that lie within the state highway right of way and that connect to highways that are the maintenance responsibility of the department.
3. (c) Any existing access connections that are destroyed or removed in the construction or reconstruction of a section of highway will be reestablished by the department to the extent necessary to provide reasonable access.
4. (d) The department may undertake actions deemed necessary to correct drainage or safety problems related to existing or new access connection facilities.

Source Note:The provisions of this §11.54 adopted to be effective October 16, 2003, 28 TexReg 8958.