68-5,100. County roads; construction and maintenance; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required. The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to levy an annual tax of not to exceed five mills upon all taxable tangible property in the county for the purpose of providing funds for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair […]
68-5,101. County roads and bridges; tax levies, use of proceeds. The board of county commissioners of each of the several counties is hereby authorized to levy an annual tax upon all taxable tangible property in the county in an amount not to exceed the limitation prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1947, and amendments thereto, for road and […]
68-5,102. Declaration of minimum maintenance roads; procedure; posting of road; limitation of tort liability. (a) When the board of county commissioners of any county is of the opinion that any road within the county or on the county line is used only occasionally or is used only by a few individuals, the board may commence […]
68-5,103. Road improvements in counties over 300,000; bonds; election; limitation. When the board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than 300,000 determines it is necessary to make improvements on any existing roads or highways in the county or any streets in any city within the county and sufficient funds are […]
68-501. County engineer, appointment, qualifications, approval; termination of appointment, when. The board of county commissioners of each county shall appoint a licensed professional engineer, whose official title shall be county engineer. Such appointment may be terminated without cause on June 1 of any year by a majority vote of the board of county commissioners or […]
68-502. Duties of county engineer. It shall be the duty of the county engineer, in conformity with the regulations and requirements of the secretary of transportation to: (1) Prepare plans and specifications and estimates for roads, bridges and culverts to be built by the county; (2) act for the county in all matters relating to […]
68-503. Joint county engineer districts; employment of engineer. In any county where there is not a sufficient amount of road and bridge work to keep the county engineer employed throughout the year, the board of county commissioners of any such county, with the approval of the secretary of transportation, may unite with the board of […]
68-504. Office, assistants, supplies and clerical help for county or district engineer. The board of county commissioners of each county shall provide the county or district engineer with suitable offices, conveniently situated, and such assistants, equipment, supplies and clerical help as are necessary for the proper performance of his duties: Provided, That in counties having […]
68-505. Bond of engineer. Before entering upon his duties the county engineer shall give a bond unto the state of Kansas with surety to be approved by the board of county commissioners in the sum $2,500, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties and the protection, care and return of all property of the […]
68-506. Classification and designation of roads in noncounty unit road system counties. (a) In any county which has not adopted the county unit road system, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners with the approval of the county engineer to classify and designate the roads and highways within such county within […]
68-506a. City connecting link in county highway; city tax levy and bonds. The governing body of the city through which any such public highway shall pass, and which said city shall be declared a benefit district under the provisions of K.S.A. 68-506, shall be authorized to bear its proportion of the cost of constructing said […]
68-506b. Same; validation of certain acts of cities; letting of contracts; change of route; eminent domain. Where any city of the state, a part of whose boundary is formed by a state line between this and any other state, has heretofore begun proceedings by resolution, ordinance or otherwise, whereby the board of county commissioners of […]
68-506c. Same; apportionment of costs. Upon the completion of any improvement under the provisions of this act the county commissioners shall meet at their office and apportion to the cost thereof as follows: (a) If all or any portion of said improvement is entitled to and does receive federal or state aid or donations, the […]
68-506d. Same; city to maintain roads. All roads improved under the provisions of this act shall after their completion be maintained and kept in repair by the city in which the same may be located. History: L. 1925, ch. 211, § 5; Mar. 13.
68-506f. City connecting links in county highway system; agreements for maintenance; compensation or maintenance by county. The board of county commissioners of any county and the governing body of any city having a population of less than 5,000 which is located within such county are hereby authorized to enter into agreements for the maintenance of […]
68-506g. Designating certain roads located in and out of city as part of county system; improvement and maintenance of. Whenever any county major collector road or county minor collector road is located partly within and partly without a city or connects any such road or highway with a city, by and with the consent of […]
68-508. Maps of county roads; filing by county engineer for correction and approval. As soon as the county roads are so designated, the county engineer shall mark them upon some map which shows the public roads and section lines in the county, and for this purpose existing atlas maps may be used, provided the county […]
68-509. Elimination of grade crossings; division of costs between railroad and county; eminent domain; publication notice; appeal from award; warning signals. The county engineer and board of county commissioners, in designating the county road system, shall eliminate all steam or electric road grade crossings and all other dangerous places on the highways so far as […]
68-515b. Adoption of county road unit system; procedure. Boards of county commissioners may adopt the provisions of the county road unit system by resolution at a regular meeting of said board, and in the event of the filing with the county clerk of a petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors in […]
68-516. Classification of highways in county unit road counties. (a) All the roads and highways in county unit road counties shall be classified, constructed and maintained according to the following classification system: (1) “County major collector roads” which shall include all county roads and highways designated for inclusion in the major collector road system in […]
