Section 37-1-7501-04013-900The following provision will apply to permits for construction of temporary connections for street or road connections to partially controlled access highways:
1. Where officially platted and dedicated streets and roads, or other streets and roads, are improved or constructed after completion of a partially controlled access highway on which frontage roads have not been provided, and on which access rights between median crossovers were not purchased with the right of way, permits may be approved on a temporary basis by the Chief Engineer for direct connections to the traveled way and temporary median openings conforming to spacing requirements in SECTION 1001.1 below. Temporary median openings not in compliance with SECTION 1001.1 require approval of the Commission by order spread upon its minutes as outlined in SECTIONS 1001.1 through 1001.4 below. The governing authority (county, city, etc.) constructing such streets or roads will be responsible for the entire cost of providing such temporary connections. When median openings for such temporary connections are authorized, such openings including necessary left turn bays, together with all approved traffic control devices, will be constructed and erected by the Department. The widths of such intersecting street or road connections will be limited to the normal intersecting street or road width and turning radii specified as deemed sufficient for the type of traffic expected. Minimum Turning Radii shall conform to the most current version of the MDOT Roadway Design Manual, Chapter 6.2. It is required that such temporary connections will be constructed to connect with the frontage road at the time a frontage road is provided and will not thereafter connect with the through traffic lanes. When the temporary connection is reconstructed to connect with the frontage road, the median opening will be removed by the Department. Proper notice to this condition of approval shall be placed on the permit. (Reference: SECTION 507 of this Rule and the MDOT Access Management Manual, Current Edition). 37 Miss. Code. R. § 1-7501-04013-900