The county board of supervisors, after consultation with the county engineer, and for purposes of specifying levels of maintenance effort, may classify the area service system into two classifications termed area service "A" and area service "B." The area service "A" classification shall be maintained in conformance with applicable statutes. Roads on the area service "B" classification may have a lesser level of maintenance as specified by the county board of supervisors, after consultation with the county engineer.
Roads within area service "B" classification shall have appropriate signs, conforming to the Iowa state sign manual, installed and maintained by the county at all access points to roads on this system from other public roads, to adequately warn the public they are entering a section of road which has a lesser level of maintenance effort than other public roads.
The county and officers, agents, and employees of the county are not liable for injury to any person or for damage to any vehicle or equipment, or contents of any vehicle or equipment, which occurs proximately as a result of the maintenance of a road which is classified as area service "B," if the road has been maintained to the level required for roads classified as area service "B."
[S81, § 309.57; 81 Acts, ch 100, § 1]
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