Boards of county commissioners of the several counties may join with the department of transportation to acquire by donation, purchase, or condemnation any land or right of access appurtenant thereto necessary for the construction of any state highway, freeway, or local service road.
Source: L. 55: p. 735, § 1. CRS 53: § 120-6-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 120-6-11. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1112, § 160, effective July 1.
ANNOTATION
There is no express or implied authority in this section for a county to condemn private property for parking and transit facilities. The section only allows a county to join with the department of transportation to acquire any land or right of access necessary for the construction of any state highway, freeway, or local service road. Dept. of Transp. v. Stapleton, 81 P.3d 1105 (Colo. App. 2003), rev'd on other grounds, 97 P.3d 938 (Colo. 2004).