Access management is the coordination of land use and access to the highway. Access management along existing highways occurs over a period of time through the county development process, by directing newly developing or redeveloping parcels to new access points, future service roads or public roads. A major tool of access management is to control local access to highway capacity through plans, regulations, and negotiated agreements between appropriate levels of government in ways that ensure that regional needs, adequate system capacity, and public health and safety are protected and sprawl is minimized. Case/Example: Access Management Programs of Maine, Maryland, and Oregon DOTs. Source/Reference: Maryland DOT, B.