# Title 24 — Highways, Bridges, and Ferries

## Chapter 24-18 — Limited Transportation Network

### § 24-18-01. Primary network.

The department of transportation shall establish a limited transportation network within this
state. The initial network consists of selected highways and the interstate system to serve as the
foundation for this system. The department may modify the foundation through a public
involvement process established by the department. The foundation for the system consists of:
1. United States highway 83 from the South Dakota border to Minot;
2. United States highway 85 from the South Dakota border to Williston;
3. United States highway 52 from Minot to the Canadian border;
4. United States highway 2 from the Montana border to the Minnesota border;
5. Interstate highway 94 from the Montana border to the Minnesota border, subject to
federal approval; and
6. Interstate highway 29 from the South Dakota border to the Canadian border, subject to
federal approval.
### § 24-18-02. Process for modification.

1. The department of transportation shall establish a process to adjust the network by
adding specific segments of the United States or state highway system. The process
must include an advisory committee to provide input to the department in actions taken
to adjust the system, taking into consideration the economic needs and benefits,
investment and maintenance requirements, and safety.
2. The department shall establish a request mechanism for commercial entities and for
individuals who reside in the state to request specific augmentations of the system
based on economic need and outcomes.
### § 24-18-03. Advisory committee.

1. The advisory committee must be chaired by the director of the department of
transportation or a designee of the director and must consist of a representative
appointed by:
a. The greater North Dakota chamber;
b. The North Dakota association of counties;
c. The agriculture commissioner;
d. The commerce commissioner;
e. The superintendent of the highway patrol;
f. The North Dakota motor carriers association;
g. The North Dakota league of cities; and
h. Representatives of short line railroads operating in this state.
2. The committee may be augmented by the department as deemed necessary in
consultation with the advisory committee.
### § 24-18-04. Conditional approval for interstate highway system within North Dakota.

The department may include the interstate highway system within the state as part of the
primary foundation network if approved through passage of legislation by the Congress of the
United States.
### § 24-18-05. Authority to establish truck axle configuration and weight limits associated

with the one hundred twenty-nine thousand pound network.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department of transportation, in consultation
with the advisory committee, may adopt rules to establish the required axle configurations and
weight limit requirements for trucks weighing more than one hundred five thousand five hundred
pounds [47854 kilograms] utilizing the network established by this chapter.

### § 24-18-06. Preservation of existing truck weight provisions.

This chapter does not modify or authorize any change to the existing weight limitations for
trucks with gross vehicle weight up to one hundred five thousand five hundred pounds [47854
kilograms] excluding the interstate system.
