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Framework for Considering Motorized Use on Nonmotorized Trails and Pedestrian Walkways under 23 U.S.C. 217

Exceptions Approved

State Location Description Request Date Approval Date
Minnesota Starbuck, Pope County The original Transportation Enhancement project was a trail for nonmotorized use within the right-of-way of TH 29 (S Main Street) from Parkview Drive to E 1st Street. The trail is an extension of the highway shoulder. The State also widened the highway bridge to accommodate the trail. The Exception allows golf carts along trail. April 14, 2017 April 18, 2017
New Hampshire Littletown, Grafton County Motorized use to cross the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail will be allowed during an I-93 bridge reconstruction project through October 2026. The project will only have temporary impacts to trail users to allow periodic, perpendicular crossing of the trail by construction vehicles. The trail will remain open to the public during the project and adequate safety measures will be implemented to inform and protect trail users. May 10, 2024 June 4, 2024
         
Updated: 7/9/2024
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