RETHINKING RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION

Partial takings are at the core of a study being conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on reducing right-of-way expenditures. A partial taking refers to the purchase of a portion of a property by the state that leaves property owners with uneconomic remainder parcels. This article reports that size, shape, and land use are the most important physical characteristics of remainders that affect right-of-way costs. TxDOT hopes to pass legislation, based on the findings, that would give them the authority to purchase excess right-of-way when improvements cause the creation of small, odd-shaped remainders of low value.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Buffington, J
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 4
• Serial:
  • Texas Transportation Researcher
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Texas Transportation Institute
  • ISSN: 0040-4748

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Appraisals; Economic factors; Economic impacts; Land use; Legislation; Property acquisition; Right of way (Land); Shape; Size; Taking (Property)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Remainders (Property law)
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Partial taking
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00715401
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 26 1996 12:00AM