The director of the department of transportation shall include, as part of the department's project development process, a four-lane alternate when it develops the environmental document for the next major reconstruction project for United States highway 52 from reference point 52-101.683 to reference point 52-122.789. It is recommended that the four-lane alternative be selected as the preferred alternate and be constructed if environmental clearance is obtained.
N.D.C.C. § 24-01-52