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Mississippi Statutes, Title 65

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Title 65, Highways, Bridges and Ferries

26 chapters · 1,181 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 651,181 Ch 3, State Highway System499 Ch 1, Transportation Department140 Ch 7, Public Roads and Streets; Private Way72 Ch 19, Separate Road Districts45 Ch 23, Bridges; Boundary and Other Waters42 Ch 25, Mississippi River Bridges41 Ch 33, Sea Walls36 Ch 11, County Highway Aid31 Ch 43, Toll Roads and Toll Bridges31 Ch 13, Highway and Street Revenue Bond Auth…28 Ch 4, Economic Development Highway Act23 Ch 41, Mississippi Scenic Byways21 Ch 39, Gaming Counties Bond Sinking Fund20 Ch 9, State Aid Roads in Counties19

9 sections·Filtered byTitle 65✕Ch 18✕

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Local System Road Program.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-11 Conditions for eligibility
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(1) In order for a county to be eligible to utilize its Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program allocation or any of its state aid road funds for the Local System Road Program, a county must meet the following conditions:(a) The county has employed a county eng…
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-13 Rights-of-way
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All rights-of-way and adjustments for utilities necessary for Local System Road Program projects must be acquired or performed by the boards of supervisors in the manner provided by law for the acquisition of rights-of-way, including gift, purchase, deed, dedication and eminent d…
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-15 Contracts to be advertised for bidding
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Contracts for the construction of local system road projects must be advertised and let by the board of supervisors of the county in the manner required by law. Before advertising for bids, plans and specifications covering the proposed work shall be prepared by the county engine…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-17 Maintenance, repair and reconstruction of local system roads

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It shall be the duty of the several boards of supervisors to properly maintain all local system roads in their respective counties after construction of any such roads under this chapter. It shall be the duty of the State Aid Engineer and his assistants to make annual maintenance…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-3 Definitions

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For the purposes of this chapter, the term “local system road” means a road that is included on the county road system as designated under Section 65-7-4 that (a) is functionally classified as a local rural road in accordance with policies on geometric design of highways and stre…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-5 Establishment of Local System Road Program

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(1) There is established a Local System Road Program which shall be administered by the State Aid Engineer for the purpose of assisting the counties of this state in the construction, reconstruction and paving of local system roads. (2) Routes on which projects are performed unde…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-7 Program administered by State Aid Engineer; powers and duties of State Aid Engineer

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(a) The Local System Road Program shall be administered by the State Aid Engineer. In administering the program, the State Aid Engineer shall have the following powers and duties:(a) To supervise the use of all funds made available for the purposes of this chapter for use on loca…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-9 State aid allocation to counties; local system bridge replacement and rehabilitation program allocation to counties; certification of adequate sufficiency rating for local system bridges; establishment of specific designs and standards to be followed by counties

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(1) The State Aid Engineer shall allocate annually the amount of the state aid road allocation of a county that is requested by such county for use in the construction, reconstruction and paving of local system roads in the county if the county has met the requirements of this ch…