| This is DOT's annual cleanup bill. Among other provisions, it increases, from $100,000 to $250,000, the amount that DOT is allowed to contract for - without having to go out to bid; allows posting a bid on their website to satisfy the public bid requirement and suffice for having read the bid; and sets out conditions on when, and under what conditions, DOT can close or limit access to state highways. Additionally, counties will no longer be required to get the DOT Commissioner's permission to designate local truck routes so long as they notify DOT of said designation within 90 days of doing so. |