Title 23 — Title 23

(a) It is hereby declared by the Legislature of Alabama that all city and town streets and roads in the State of Alabama, including viaducts, bridges, and culverts, do now, and will in the future, serve a state purpose and are of benefit to the people of the state, that said stre…

or Bridge. Whenever a county commission shall desire that a state road or bridge on a state road in said county be constructed or maintained with state aid, written application shall be made by the county to the State Department of Transportation under such rules and regulations …

The State Department of Transportation shall furnish a competent engineer, when needed, during the progress of road or bridge construction, repair, or maintenance in any county under the provisions of this title, who shall supervise said work and see that the plans and specificat…

Construction of Highways. (a) Whenever the Director of Transportation shall determine and order that the relocation of any utility facility is necessitated by the construction of any project on the national system of interstate and defense highways, including the extensions there…

Subject to the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 41, the State Department of Transportation is authorized to rent, construct, or purchase such buildings, stock, machinery, tools, materials, and other equipment as it may find necessary for use in carrying out the provisions of this c…

Management Surplus Reserve Account. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to give the State Department of Transportation authority to accumulate depreciation, equipment replacement allowances, and salvage value on road machinery and equipment sufficient to upgrade, replace, or …

(a) All motor fuels, oils, greases, and lubricants bought by or for the State Department of Transportation for use in each county in which the construction, maintenance, and repair of the county roads and bridges have been transferred to the State Department of Transportation sha…

Motor vehicles used by the State Department of Transportation, its officials or engineers, shall not be subject to any state, county, or municipal license. History: (Code 1923, §1313; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §10.)

The State Department of Transportation may enter into contracts with any of the counties of the state or with any of the municipalities of this state, as it may with individuals, firms, or private corporations, to do any work in the construction, repair, or maintenance of the roa…

Every contract for road or bridge construction, repair, or maintenance under the provisions of this chapter shall be made in the name of the State of Alabama, approved by the State Department of Transportation and the Governor. History: (Code 1923, §1330; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 3…

No contracts for construction, repair, or renewals of highways, bridges, or culverts shall be let without the approval of the Governor and until after all necessary right- of-way for such highways and right for material for construction and right-of-way for ingress and egress to …

(a) Prequalifications of contractors. The Director of Transportation shall require all bidders to furnish a statement under oath, on such forms as the State Department of Transportation may prescribe, of detailed information with respect to their financial resources, equipment, p…

Government Relative to Bridges. The State Department of Transportation may enter into agreements and contracts with adjoining states and the federal government relative to the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and repair of bridges across any river or stream forming the bou…

Prohibited. Neither the director nor any other person in the employ of the Department of Transportation shall be, either directly or indirectly, interested in any contract or agreement for the construction or maintenance of any road or bridge in this state or in the sale of any m…

(a) The State Department of Transportation shall have the right and power to adopt all reasonable and necessary rules and regulations for the better construction, repair, and maintenance of the public roads and bridges in Alabama under the jurisdiction of the department which the…

Signs, markers, and advertising on the rights-of-way of state controlled highways are prohibited except those official signs or markers placed thereon by the State Department of Transportation or under its authority. History: (Code 1923, §1344; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 19…

Work, Determine Need for Extra Work, Make Supplemental Agreements, Etc. The following implementation of the provisions of the State Department of Transportation standard specifications for highways and bridges is hereby adopted as a statutory provision, any and all other laws in …

in Fund; Manner of Making Payments from Fund. There is hereby appropriated to the State Department of Transportation for its use the entire net revenue derived by the state from the sale of motor vehicle, trailer, and tractor licenses, and such other appropriations or funds recei…

(a) All proceeds arising from the sale of state highway bonds and the revenue appropriated to the State Department of Transportation, when received by the State Treasurer, shall be set aside in a special fund known as the State Highway Fund and be used for no other purpose than i…

Inauguration Date of Incoming Governor. The Director of Transportation shall not, on the inauguration date of an incoming Governor, have outstanding obligations, encumbrances, or commitments or shall have authorized the obligating, encumbering, or committing of, except for debt s…

for Disposal; Sale at Fair Market Value and Payment; Preferences; Notification by Municipalities and Counties. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 41-16-120 to 41-16-125, inclusive, the State Department of Transportation shall be responsible for the distribution, trans…

Property. (a) Surplus personal property shall be made available at such times and places as determined to be appropriate by the State Department of Transportation for inspection and acquisition by the agencies determined to be eligible for the acquisition under criteria developed…

(a) This section shall apply only to the property which has been held by the State Department of Transportation for a period of not less than 60 days from the date the property is first published in the list of surplus personal property, as set out in subsection (b) of Section 23…

(a) Upon the request of the Director of the Alabama Tourism Department, the Director of the State Department of Transportation may cause to be constructed and erected along state highways appropriate directional markers designating major tourist attractions of Alabama. (b) The Di…

All highways built or maintained by and through federal or state aid shall be designated by numbers and by names, where such highways are known by names, on the directional signs erected along said highways and upon the maps authorized and published by the state. Memorial or othe…

Designating Roads, Bridges, Etc., in Honor or Memory of Individuals. After September 1, 1979, no state funds shall be expended in this state for purposes of erecting and maintaining signs designating roads, bridges, or buildings in honor or in memory of any individual; provided, …

The county commissions of the several counties of this state have general superintendence of the public roads, bridges, and ferries within their respective counties so as to render travel over the same as safe and convenient as practicable. To this end, they have legislative and …

Operations. (a) A county commission, by ordinance or resolution, may require all persons or firms that own timber in any unincorporated area of the county which plan to utilize county roads for delivery of pulpwood, logs, poles, posts, or wood chips to any wood yard or processing…

Ferries, Causeways, Etc.; Licensing. (a) The county commission of each county is invested with authority to purchase or establish toll bridges, free bridges, causeways, and ferries or free ferries within their respective jurisdictions as provided in this article and may levy a sp…

The county commissions of the several counties of the state are given the right of eminent domain for the purpose of establishing and changing public roads, bridges, and ferries in their respective counties, except in cases where the State Department of Transportation has jurisdi…

The county commission of any county in this state may transfer to the road fund of the county any surplus of the general funds of the county in the county treasury or any part of such surplus whenever, in the judgment of such commission, it will promote the interest of the county…

on Vehicles and Fuels. (a) The several counties of the state are hereby authorized to expend the funds derived from fees, excises, or license taxes levied by the state relating to the registration, operation, or use of motor vehicles upon the public highways, and also the money d…

Right-of-Way of County Highways. The right-of-way is granted to any person or corporation having the right to construct electric transmission, telegraph, or telephone lines within this state to construct them along the margin of the right-of-way of public highways, subject to the…

The county commission of any county, with the consent or permission of the city council or governing body of any municipality, may establish, construct, and maintain any road, street, or bridge within the corporate limits of such municipality except in cases where the State Depar…

Whenever a bridge, ferry, or causeway is necessary on the line between two counties, the same must be built at the joint expense of such counties, in proportion to the amount of taxable property in each. When the cost of building any county line bridges is so great that it cannot…

Establish, Etc. Adjoining counties may purchase, establish, build, maintain, and operate bridges and ferries or public highways across streams, swamps, waters, or marshes which form the boundary between two counties upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the county commissions …

Counties. The county commission of any county in the state that will be benefited by the establishment of such means of communication as are set forth in Section 23-1-88 may also extend aid in the purchase, establishment, construction, and maintenance of such means of communicati…

Whenever the funds of the state are being expended for the construction, maintenance, or repair of a public highway, the State Department of Transportation shall have the power and authority to compel all railways operating in this state to construct viaducts, tunnels, underpasse…

The governing authority of any municipality that would be benefited by the purchase, establishment, construction, or maintenance of the bridges, causeways, highways, or ferries, or combination of same, mentioned in this article may extend aid to the establishment, construction, o…

Contiguous Counties or Municipalities. The county commission of any county or governing body of any municipality in this state is hereby authorized, upon the adoption by a majority vote of a resolution duly recorded in its minutes, to aid and participate in the development of any…

No contract where the estimated cost of the work will exceed $250.00 shall be made except after advertisement for 30 days in some newspaper published in the county, describing the character of the work to be done and the time and place of letting, and then only to the lowest reas…

In the event of the destruction of a bridge, or damage thereto, rendering the same impassable, or in any other emergency, the county commission may contract for the repair or rebuilding of such bridge without advertisement if the public good requires it, except in cases where the…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the county commissions of the several counties to establish, promulgate, or enforce any rules, regulations, or laws which may be in conflict with a local or special law providing for the working, maintenance, change, discont…

No person shall violate any rule, regulation, or law which may be adopted or promulgated by the county commission of any county under the authority conferred by this article relating to the use, control, care, operation, or maintenance of any such public road, bridge, or ferry, e…

Repealed by Act 2009-769, p. 2364, §1, effective May 22, 2009. History: (Acts 1957, No. 450, p. 612, §1.)

Facility. Repealed by Act 2009-769, p. 2364, §1, effective May 22, 2009. History: (Acts 1957, No. 450, p. 612, §2.)

Outstanding Indebtedness. Repealed by Act 2009-769, p. 2364, §1, effective May 22, 2009. History: (Acts 1957, No. 450, p. 612, §3.)

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority Act. History: (Acts 1980, No. 80-691, p. 1377, §25.)

The purpose of this article is to facilitate vehicular traffic and safety in the state by providing for the construction of modern toll roads, bridges and tunnels in strategic and essential locations, without taxes and without a pledge of the faith and credit of the state. Histor…

As used in this article, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY. The Alabama Toll Road, Bridge, and Tunnel Authority created by this article, or any board, body, or commission su…