Section 4: Boat Ramp Maintenance
Authority for Maintaining Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Boat Ramps
The Department maintains TPWD operated boat ramp facilities
on highway right-of-way, in accordance with the Boat Ramp Memorandum
of Agreement (Minute Order No. 103818). The summary of required
details in the agreement follows.
TxDOT Responsibilities
According to the Memorandum of Agreement, TxDOT is responsible
for:
- Providing vegetation management, mowing, and trimming
- Providing litter pick-up and disposal
- Providing appropriate directional and regulatory signs
- Maintaining paved surfaces
- Maintaining unpaved surfaces by blading as necessary
- Performing periodic inspections of facilities
- Submitting to TPWD annual report of the list of ramps that require major rehabilitation
TPWD Responsibilities
According to the Memorandum of Agreement, TPWD is responsible
for:
- Providing for major rehabilitation of boat ramp parking lots and access roads
- Performing periodic inspection of the facilities
- Providing safe boating signs as needed
- Retaining operational control of the facilities
- Dredging of the facilities
- New construction
Public Boat Ramp Signs
PUBLIC BOAT RAMP sign (D7-5), should be used to designate
boat ramps. The signs may be erected in advance of the access road
that leads from a marked highway route to a public boat ramp. Only
toll free ramps, which are maintained by a public authority, may
be signed.