Los Gatos has closed a highway onramp now for two consecutive summers and it is perfectly legal In California, you only need approval of Caltrans. In other sta

Los Gatos has closed a highway onramp now for two consecutive summers and it is perfectly legal In California, you only need approval of Caltrans. In other states it is likely similar. Many people think there is a "taxpayer" angle...there isn't. The governing body of the roads typically has blanket authority to close roads without public consent In the end, Towns will reconfigure themselves to be giant cul de sacs.