This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the “Highway Law”, and references to “this part 2” shall be understood to mean the highway law, including all its provisions. Source: L. 21: p. 362, § 1. C.L. § 1385. CSA: C. 143, § 92. CRS 53: § 120-3-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 120-3-1.
All roads and highways which are, on May 4, 1921, by law open to public traffic shall be public highways within the meaning of this part 2. Source: L. 21: p. 362, § 2. C.L. § 1386. CSA: C. 143, § 93. L. 45: Ex. Sess., p. 41, § 1. CRS 53: § 120-3-2. C.R.S. […]
If any road has been established by law, the transfer of all or any part of the property upon which such road is constructed to any party, including, but not limited to, any government agency, shall not act to vacate such road. No such transfer shall act to diminish the rights of any person in […]
If any roadway is vacated or abandoned by the state, by a county, or by a municipality, the documents vacating or abandoning such roadway, including but not necessarily limited to any resolution, ordinance, deed, conveyance document, plat, or survey, shall be recorded in the office of the clerk and recorder of the county in which […]
As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: “Highway” includes bridges on the roadway and culverts, sluices, drains, ditches, waterways, embankments, retaining walls, trees, shrubs, and fences along or upon the same and within the right-of-way, and any subsurface support acquired in accordance with section 43-1-209. Source: L. 21: p. 362, § […]
A “state highway” within the meaning of this part 2 is a right-of-way or location, whether actually used as a highway or not, designated for the construction of a state highway upon it. Source: L. 21: p. 363, § 4. C.L. § 1388. CSA: C. 143, § 95. CRS 53: § 120-3-4. C.R.S. 1963: § […]
The office of state planning and budgeting shall provide for the department of transportation suitable offices in the capitol or other state building at Denver at such rent and telephone or other expenses as are just and reasonable. Moneys for the payment of such rent and telephone or other expenses shall be paid from the […]
If a board of county commissioners desires to have the transportation commission accept as a state highway any section of road in the county, the board of county commissioners by resolution may so request the commission, and the chief engineer shall then examine the section of road referred to and report to the commission as […]
If the chief engineer deems it desirable to establish, open, relocate, widen, add mass transit to, or otherwise alter a portion of a state highway, negotiations to acquire the land have failed, and the chief engineer determines that filing a petition in condemnation pursuant to article 1 of title 38 is necessary or if the […]
Whenever real property is acquired for road, highway, or mass transit purposes, whether such acquisition is by purchase, lease, or other means or by eminent domain, the right to subsurface support of such real property is deemed to be acquired therewith; except that no right to oil, natural gas, or other mineral resources beneath such […]
Whenever a part of a parcel of land is to be taken for state highway purposes and the remainder is to be left in such shape or condition as to be of little value to its owner or to give rise to claims or litigation concerning severance or other damage, the department of transportation may […]
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the department of transportation controls the use of thousands of acres of rights-of-way in Colorado for highway purposes. The general assembly further finds that, although the primary use of such rights-of-way is for highways, certain rights-of-way could also be used for productive agricultural purposes without reducing the […]
For the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and supervising the public highways of this state, the department of transportation is authorized to purchase land and cause to be erected thereon by a nonprofit corporation or authority buildings suitable for offices or for housing machines, tools, and equipment, or for both of such purposes. Source: L. 51: […]
The department of transportation is authorized to enter into rental or leasehold agreements under which the department shall acquire title to such buildings within a period not exceeding thirty years upon payment of the stipulated aggregate annual rentals. The plans, specifications, bids, and contracts for such buildings and the terms of all such rental or […]
The excise fees and taxes payable into the state highway fund shall never be reduced to the extent that amounts payable into such fund are insufficient to comply with the terms of any rental or leasehold agreement entered into pursuant to this part 2. Source: L. 51: p. 734, § 3. CSA: C. 143, § […]
Property acquired or occupied pursuant to this part 2 shall be exempt from taxation so long as it is used for state highway or other public purposes. Source: L. 51: p. 734, § 4. CSA: C. 143, § 178. CRS 53: § 120-3-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 120-3-14.
Purchase or leasehold agreements entered into by the department of transportation pursuant to this part 2 shall be enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction. Source: L. 51: p. 734, § 5. CSA: C. 143, § 179. CRS 53: § 120-3-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 120-3-15. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1094, § 111, effective […]
All notices to landowners referred to in this part 2 may be given by mailing the same to such landowners. All tenders of payment of damages to landowners referred to in this part 2 may be made by mailing to each landowner to whom such tender is to be made a written or printed statement […]
For all of the purposes of this part 2 and, with respect to state highways, for all the purposes of part 1 of article 3 of this title, state highways or county highways may be designated, established, and constructed in, into, or through cities and counties, cities, or towns when such highways form necessary or […]
The provisions of this part 2 shall apply to state lands and school lands as well as other lands. Source: L. 21: p. 373, § 24. C.L. § 1408. CSA: C. 143, § 115. CRS 53: § 120-3-18. C.R.S. 1963: § 120-3-18.
