Section 379 Of Article 3. The State Highway Routes From California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Route 79 is from:
(1) Route 8 near Descanso to Route 78 near Julian.
(2) Route 78 near Santa Ysabel to the Temecula city limits east of
Butterfield Stage Road.
(3) Temecula city limits south of Murrieta Hot Springs Road to
Route 74 near Hemet.
(4) Route 74 near Hemet to the San Jacinto city limit near Menlo
Avenue.
(5) The San Jacinto city limit near Sanderson Avenue to Route 10
near Beaumont.
(b) The relinquished former portions of Route 79 within the City
of Temecula and the City of San Jacinto are not state highways and
are not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the relinquished
former portions of Route 79, the City of Temecula and the City of San
Jacinto shall maintain within their respective jurisdictions signs
directing motorists to the continuation of Route 79. The City of
Temecula shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow on the
relinquished former portions of Route 79 within its jurisdiction,
including any traffic signal progression.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the commission may
relinquish to the City of Hemet the portion of Route 79 that is
located within the city limits of that city, upon terms and
conditions the commission finds to be in the best interests of the
state, if the department and the city enter into an agreement
providing for that relinquishment.
(2) A relinquishment under this subdivision shall become effective
immediately following the county recorder's recordation of the
relinquishment resolution containing the commission's approval of the
terms and conditions of the relinquishment.
(3) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, the
relinquished portion of Route 79 shall cease to be a state highway.
(4) The portion of Route 79 relinquished under this subdivision
shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.
(5) For the portion of Route 79 that is relinquished under this
subdivision, the City of Hemet shall maintain within its jurisdiction
signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 79.