(a) An authority may designate a turnpike project or a portion of a project as a controlled-access toll road.(b) An authority by order may:(1) prohibit the use of or access to or from a turnpike project by a motor vehicle, bicycle, other vehicle, or a pedestrian;(2) deny access to or from:(A) its turnpike projects;(B) real property adjacent to its turnpike projects; or(C) a street, road, alley, highway, or other public or private way intersecting its turnpike projects;(3) designate locations on its turnpike projects at which access to or from the toll road is permitted;(4) control, restrict, and determine the type and extent of access permitted at a designated location of access to the turnpike projects; or(5) erect appropriate protective devices to preserve the utility, integrity, and use of its turnpike projects.(c) Denial of access to or from a segment of the state highway system is subject to the approval of the commission. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 7.24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.