In order to provide for improvements such as grading, draining, bridging, aggregate surfacing, paving, or resurfacing of secondary roads, the board of supervisors may, on petition, establish secondary road assessment districts. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 4746; C46, §311.3; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §311.1 ] 85 Acts, ch 143, §1 C2001, §311.1A