Chapter 68, ROADS AND BRIDGES

68-1074. Designation of part of U.S. 169 as the Civil War veterans memorial highway. That portion of United States highway 169 from the southern boundary of Anderson county then north to the southern city limits of the city of Olathe is hereby designated the Civil War veterans me…

68-1075. Designation of part of U.S. 160 as the Spanish-American war veterans memorial highway. From the junction of United States highway 160 with United States highway 83, then west on United States highway 160 to the Kansas-Colorado border is hereby designated the Spanish-Amer…

68-1076. Designation of part of U.S. 24 as the World War II veterans memorial highway. From the junction of United States highway 24 with United States highway 77 then west on United States highway 24 to the junction of United States highway 24 with United States highway 83 is he…

68-1077. Designation of part of K-4 as the Korean War veterans memorial highway. From the junction of K-4 highway with United States highway 281 then west on K-4 highway to the junction of K-4 highway with United States highway 83 is hereby designated the Korean War veterans memo…

68-1078. Designation of part of K-96 as the Persian Gulf War veterans memorial highway. K-96 highway from the west city limits of Great Bend then west on K-96 highway to the junction of K-96 highway and United States highway 83 is hereby designated the Persian Gulf War veterans m…

68-1079. Designation of part of K-156 as the Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans memorial highway. K-156 highway from the west city limits of Larned then west on K-156 highway to the eastern city limits of Jetmore is hereby designated the Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans memorial hi…

68-1080. Designation of part of K-156 as the Operation Enduring Freedom veterans memorial highway. K-156 highway from the west city limits of Jetmore then west on K-156 highway to the eastern city limits of Garden City is hereby designated the Operation Enduring Freedom veterans …

68-1081. Designation of part of Kansas highway 25 as the Great Plains Indian highway. Kansas highway 25 from the Nebraska state line to interstate highway 70 is hereby designated the Great Plains Indian highway. The secretary of transportation shall place highway signs along the …

68-1082. Designation of part of U.S. 160, as the 1011th quartermaster co. U.S. army reserve memorial highway. The portion of United States highway 160 from the east city limits of the city of Independence, then east on United States highway 160, to the junction with United States…

68-1083. Designating bridge no. 85 in Labette county as the veterans memorial bridge. Bridge no. 85 located on United States highway 166 in Labette county is hereby designated as the veterans memorial bridge. The secretary of transportation shall place suitable signs to indicate …

68-1084. Designating bridge no. 62 in Marshall county as the 1st Lieutenant Michael Hugh Breeding memorial bridge. Bridge No. 62 located on United States highway 77 in Marshall county is hereby designated as the 1st Lieutenant Michael Hugh Breeding memorial bridge. The secretary …

68-1085. Designation of part of K-14, U.S. 160 and K-2 highways as the SFC David R. Berry/SGT WillSun M. Mock memorial highway. From the junction of K-14 highway and NE 100 road in Harper county, then south on K-14 highway and United States highway 160, to the junction of United …

68-1086. Designation of part of U.S. 59, as the Vern Chesbro memorial highway. From the north junction of interstate highway 35 with United States highway 59, then north on United States highway 59 to the northern boundary of Franklin county is hereby designated as the Vern Chesb…

68-1087. Designation of part of K-61 as the John Neal memorial highway. K-61 highway from the north city limits of Hutchinson then north on K-61 highway to the southern city limits of Medora is hereby designated the John Neal memorial highway. The secretary of transportation shal…

68-1088. Designation of part of U.S. 75 as the Lane freedom trail. United States highway 75 from the southern city limits of Holton then south on United States highway 75 to the junction of United States highway 75 and N.W. 46th street in Shawnee county is hereby designated as th…

68-1089. Designating part of K-18 highway as the Medal of Honor recipient Donald K. Ross memorial highway. From the junction of United States highway 81 and K-18 highway then west on K-18 highway to the western boundary of Lincoln county is hereby designated as the Medal of Honor…

68-1090. Designation of junction U.S. 24 and K-7 as the Representative Margaret Long interchange. The junction of United States highway 24 and K-7 highway in Wyandotte county is hereby designated as the Representative Margaret Long interchange. The secretary of transportation sha…

68-1091. Designation of part of interstate highway 70 as the Eisenhower/Truman Presidential highway. If the state of Missouri designates a portion of interstate highway 70 as the Truman/Eisenhower Presidential highway, or something substantially similar, then the portion of inter…

68-1092. Designation of part of K-99 as the Frankfort Boys World War II memorial highway. The portion of highway K-99 from the south city limits of Frankfort, north on K-99 highway to the junction with United States highway 36 is hereby designated as the Frankfort Boys World War …

68-1093. Designation of part of US-75 as the Floyd H. Robinson memorial highway Vietnam MIA. The portion of United States highway 75 from the northern border of Coffey county, then south on United States highway 75 to the northern border of Woodson county is hereby designated as …

68-1094. Designation of part of K-9 as the David Mee memorial highway. [The portion of highway K-9] from the junction of United States highway 75 and K-9 highway, then west on K-9 to the junction of K-9 with K-63 is hereby designated as the David Mee memorial highway. The secreta…

68-1095. Designation of junction I-70 and US 183 as the CW2 Bryan J. Nichols fallen veterans memorial interchange. The junction of interstate 70 and United States highway 183 is hereby designated as the CW2 Bryan J. Nichols fallen veterans memorial interchange. The secretary of t…

68-1096. Designating bridge no. 060 in Marshall county as the SP4 Michael T. Martin memorial bridge. Bridge no. 060 on United States highway 77 in Marshall county is hereby designated as the SP4 Michael T. Martin memorial bridge. The secretary of transportation shall place suitab…

68-1097. Designating bridge no. 054 in Marshall county as the SGT Joseph A. Zutterman Jr. memorial bridge. Bridge no. 054 on United States highway 36 in Marshall county is hereby designated as the SGT Joseph A. Zutterman Jr. memorial bridge. The secretary of transportation shall …

68-1098. Designation of part of K-79 as Barnes brothers memorial highway. The portion of Kansas highway 79 from the junction of Kansas highway 79 and Kansas highway 16 to the junction of Kansas highway 79 and county road 254 in Jackson county is hereby designated as the Barnes br…

68-1099. Designation of part of K-92 as John Bower memorial highway. That portion of K-92 highway from the junction of K-92 highway and 94th street in Jefferson county then south on K-92 highway until the northern boundary of the city of McLouth is hereby designated as the John B…

68-1101. Definitions; concrete overflow bridge or ford as bridge. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise the following words shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them wherever they appear in chapter 68 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory thereof or…

68-1103. County roads, bridges and culverts; construction and repair; costs, financing. (a) Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county shall determine that it is necessary to build or repair any road, bridge or culvert, the board may appropriate an amount equal to i…

68-1104. Construction and maintenance of bridges and culverts on county and township roads; payment of cost. The board of county commissioners shall construct, reconstruct, repair and maintain all county bridges and county culverts located on county roads and township roads and t…

68-1105. Estimates, plans and specifications for bridges and culverts; employment of engineer. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county be of the opinion that it is necessary to construct or repair any county bridge or culvert it shall determine in what manner the…

68-1106. Construction or repair of bridges; resolution authorizing bond issuance; election upon petition; limitation in certain counties. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county determines that it is necessary to build or repair any bridge, the county's share of …

68-1107. Classification of bridges and culverts. Bridges and culverts located on public roads or highways of this state shall be classified as follows: (a) All bridges located on county or township roads shall be known as "county bridges"; (b) all culverts located on county roads…

68-1108. Standard specifications. That standard specifications for all bridges, culverts and railroad overhead crossings and subways shall be furnished without cost to the counties, townships and railroad companies by the secretary of transportation, and all work shall be done in…

68-1109. Roadway and grade of bridges and culverts on county and township roads and on highways over railroad tracks. (a) Except as otherwise provided, all bridges constructed on county major collector roads or highways and on county minor collector roads or highways shall have a…

68-1113. Bids for contracts, how made. All bids shall be made on the proposal blanks furnished by the county, signed by the bidder, sealed and presented by the bidder, the bidder's agent or attorney or sent by mail, to the county clerk. The board shall conduct the letting of all …

68-1113a. Consolidation of bridge construction or repair projects; lump sum bids; acceptance. Whenever the board of commissioners of any county is authorized to let contracts for the construction or repair of two or more bridges, the board of commissioners may consolidate any of …

68-1114. Deposit with bid. Each bidder shall be required to deposit with such bidder's proposal a good and sufficient surety bond issued by a company authorized to do business in this state, a certified check or a cashier's check in an amount of not less than 5% of such bid propo…

68-1115. Acceptance and rejection of bids; recording of bids; penalty for premature opening of bids. The bids received shall be opened publicly by the board or the board's designee at the place, date and hour named in the advertising notice, and shall be recorded in detail in the…

68-1116. Day labor system; county engineer's duties; limitation. Nothing in this act shall prohibit the board from buying materials and contracting all or any part of the labor or purchasing or renting equipment to do the work by day labor under the direction of the county engine…

68-1117. Execution of contracts; bond of contractor. Within 21 days after any public letting, the bidder to whom any contract shall be awarded shall enter into contract with the board of county commissioners and shall give bond to the county in a penal sum equal to the amount of …

68-1118. Approval of contracts. It is hereby made the duty of the county attorney or county counselor: (a) To personally examine as to form, the advertisement, proposal, contract, plans, specifications, bond and the minutes of the board's meeting for each bridge or culvert propos…

68-1119. Inspection of work. If the county engineer deems it necessary the county engineer shall appoint, with the approval of the board, a competent inspector to inspect the construction of any bridge or culvert work. The county engineer shall be in direct charge of all construc…

68-1120. Payment on contracts; liability on bond of contractor. The board of county commissioners may make partial payments upon written estimate of their engineer, on any contract for bridge or culvert work under this act as the work progresses, except that at no time shall more…

68-1121. County engineer's accounts and records. It shall be the duty of the county engineer in the several counties of the state to keep separate itemized accounts of all expenditures for the construction and maintenance of each county bridge and culvert in a record prepared for…

68-1122. Bridge or culvert on county or township lines; apportionment of expense; proceedings. If a county bridge or culvert be necessary on any public highway that is on or near to a county line or divides one county from another in this state, the boards of both counties may un…

68-1125. Township contracts. The township board in letting contracts for the construction or maintenance of township culverts shall follow the plans and specifications of the county engineer. History: L. 1917, ch. 80, § 25; R.S. 1923, 68-1125; L. 2004, ch. 40, § 11; July 1.

68-1126. Unsafe bridges or culverts; condemnation; report of condition; repair or reconstruction. Whenever the county engineer deems any bridge or culvert unsafe for traffic, he shall condemn the same and shall cause to be put up at each end of such structure in a substantial man…

68-1135. Special bridge fund; tax levy, use of proceeds. The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to make an annual tax levy of not to exceed two mills upon all the taxable tangible property of the county for the purpose of creating and providing a spe…

68-1136. Same; use for construction, reconstruction and approaches. When a sufficient fund has been created by the annual tax levy authorized by K.S.A. 68-1135, and amendments thereto, or at any time after the first levy has been made, the board of county commissioners may make e…

68-1137. Loans or advances by secretary of transportation to counties for certain bridges; limitation. The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized and directed to make noninterest bearing loans and advances to any county to provide such county with funds to pay its share…