Use of state highways

(a) As used in this section "special event" means a gathering of persons assembled for patriotic, religious, athletic, political, memorial or civic purposes. (b) The local traffic authority of any municipality shall obtain permission from the Office of the State Traffic Administration to use a state highway for a parade, a bike-a-thon, a walk-a-thon, or a special event. (c) Such required permission shall be requested not less than ninety (90) days prior to the scheduled event. (d) The Office of the State Traffic Administration shall in cooperation with the local traffic authority or state police, determine the necessity for an alternate route for through traffic on state highways, the location and type of traffic control devices and for uniform traffic personnel required. (e) The local traffic authority shall be responsible for seeing that all requirements of the Office of the State Traffic Administration are complied with and all emergency services and public utilities which could be affected are notified. (f) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may waive any one or more of the above requirements upon showing of justification for such action.