Title 65, Highways, Bridges and Ferries

The board of supervisors of the several counties and the State Highway Commission are hereby authorized and directed to enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with each other and with any appropriate federal agency that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of …

After the selection and determination of the projects in the manner prescribed in Sections 65-11-1 through 65-11-37, the State Highway Commission shall prepare and submit to the commissioner of public roads of the public roads administration for approval detailed programs of such…

The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and directed to prepare all necessary surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates for all projects upon county highways, to furnish engineering and technical assistance for the preparation of such surveys, plans, specifications,…

All contracts for the construction of projects under the terms and provisions of Sections 65-11-1 through 65-11-37 shall be let and awarded by the state highway commission in the manner and method now provided by law for the awarding of contracts for the improvement and construct…

If the amount apportioned to any county from federal aid funds for the purposes mentioned above shall exceed the amount made available to such county from state appropriated funds, then the board of supervisors of such county is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion,…

If the board of supervisors of any county notify the State Highway Commission that it refuses to accept the benefits of Sections 65-11-1 through 65-11-37 on the terms and conditions specified therein and in the federal laws, rules, and regulations, or if any county shall fail to …

Any county may, by resolution of its board of supervisors, request that all or any portion of the moneys available for expenditure in such county from federal aid and state appropriated funds be expended on any state highway in such county which is on the approved system of secon…

(a) When used in Sections 65-11-1 through 65-11-37, unless the context indicates otherwise:(a) The term “construction” means the supervising, inspection, actual building, and all expenses incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway, including locating, surveying…

Any county, acting through its board of supervisors, may enter into an agreement with any other county or counties, or with any road or highway district, or any other public agency for the expenditure of a part or all of the moneys available pursuant to Sections 65-11-1 through 6…

All rights of way for any county highway to be constructed or improved under the provisions of Sections 65-11-1 through 65-11-37 shall be obtained, secured, and paid for by the county in which such highway is located.

All moneys that shall be appropriated for the purposes of Sections 65-11-1 through 65-11-37 shall be paid into the State Highway Fund, as shall all other moneys that shall be paid for said purposes as a result of any other law, state or federal, and all moneys which shall accrue …

All highways constructed under the provisions of Sections 65-11-1 through 65-11-37, including those constructed under the provisions of Sections 65-11-27 through 65-11-31, may be constructed by the State Highway Commission without regard to any group priority of construction whic…

(a) When used in Sections 65-11-39 through 65-11-59, unless the context indicates otherwise:(a) The term “construction” shall mean the supervising, inspection, actual building, and all expenses incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a road or bridge, including locati…

It being recognized that county roads and bridges of the various counties of the state have deteriorated to a considerable extent during the past several years, and it being further recognized that the selection, construction, and improvement of a system of all-weather county roa…

The funds hereinafter appropriated for the purpose of Sections 65-11-39 through 65-11-59 shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated on warrants issued by the State Auditor of Public Accounts, and the said auditor shall i…

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3, this section shall read as follows:] The State Fiscal Management Board shall notify the board of supervisors of each county of the amount of money to be available for expenditure in such county from…

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3, this section shall read as follows:] The board of supervisors of each county, at its next regular or special meeting after receipt of notice of the amount of money apportioned such county, shall spr…

The board of supervisors of counties who do not have an engineer employed are hereby authorized and empowered to employ a competent engineer to prepare all necessary surveys, plans, and specifications and to supervise the construction and repairing of roads and bridges in their r…

It being recognized that county highways generally have deteriorated to a considerable extent during the past several years, and it being further recognized that the selection, construction, and improvement of a system of all-weather rural secondary, feeder, or farm-to-market roa…

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3, this section shall read as follows:] All contracts for the construction of projects under the terms and provisions of Sections 65-11-39 through 65-11-59 shall be let and awarded by the board of supe…

The boards of supervisors of the several counties are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to use and expend any county road or bridge funds available to supplement and to be used in conjunction with state appropriated funds in the construction of roads and bridg…

Any county may, by resolution of its board of supervisors, request that all or any portion of the moneys available for expenditure in such county be expended on any secondary highway in such county or on the state highway system, as may be agreed upon by the board of supervisors …

The board of supervisors is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate all necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions and purposes of Sections 65-11-39 through 65-11-59.

The board of supervisors shall not expend any of said funds for machinery or other equipment or tools.

The purpose of this section is to authorize the Highway Commission to repair roadbed, surfacing, and bridges being constructed as farm-to-market projects under the provisions of the County Highway Aid Law of 1946, Sections 65-11-1 through 65-11-37. Said roadbed, surfacing, and br…

There is hereby created a system of county federal aid highways, for the purposes of Sections 65-11-1 through 65-11-37, and the county highways which shall comprise and constitute such system shall be selected jointly by the boards of supervisors of the various counties and the S…

The State Highway Commission shall determine what proportion of the funds allotted to the State of Mississippi for the improvement of secondary and feeder roads under subsection (b), Section 3, of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [53 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626], shall be expende…