Chapter 39 — HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
1,079 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1344 State highways; removal of snow and ice; powers and duties.
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The department shall keep the highways, except the connecting links, sufficiently clear of snow and ice so as to be reasonably safe for travel. The department shall have the authority to enter upon private and public property adjacent to any highway and place and maintain thereon…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1345 State highways; temporarily close; powers and duties.
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The department shall have the authority to close temporarily any part or all of a highway. Whenever the department closes such highway or part thereof, the department or its contractor shall erect, at both ends of the portion of the highway so closed, suitable barricades, fences,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1345.01 State highways; public use while under construction, repair, or maintenance; contractor; liability.
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Whenever the department, under the authority of section 39-1345, permits the public use of a highway undergoing construction, repair, or maintenance in lieu of a detour route, the contractor shall not be held responsible for damages to those portions of the project upon which the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1345.02 State highways; construction; contractor; liability.
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A contractor shall not be held responsible, either during construction or after construction is completed, for damages which may result from or be due to inadequate, faulty, or insufficient design, plans, or specifications.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1346 State highway system; detours; temporary route part of system.
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When (1) any portion of the state highway system is impassable or dangerous to travel, (2) it shall be deemed necessary, because of construction or maintenance work or for other reasons, to suspend all or part of the travel thereon, or (3) it is impracticable to maintain any port…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1347 County roads; city and village streets; authority to use for detour; duties of department.
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Authority is granted to the department to use any road or street as a detour for the state highway system. During the time that said detour is in effect, the same shall in all respects be the responsibility of the department; Provided, that such authority and responsibility shall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1348 Construction; plans and specifications; advertisement for bids; failure of publication; effect; powers of department.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in sections 39-2808 to 39-2823, when letting contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, or repair of roads, bridges, and their appurtenances, the department shall solicit bids as follows: (a)(i) For contracts with an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1349 Construction contracts; letting; procedure; interest on retained payments; exception; predetermined minimum wages; powers of department.
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(1) Except as provided in subsections (5) and (6) of this section, all contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, or repair of state highway system roads and bridges and their appurtenances shall be let by the department to the lowest responsible bi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1350 Bids; contracts; department powers; department authorized to act for political subdivision.
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The department shall have the authority to act for any political or governmental subdivision or public corporation of this state for the purpose of taking bids or letting contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, or repair of roads, bridges, and th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1351 Construction contracts; bidders; qualifications; evaluation by department; powers of department.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person desiring to submit to the department a bid for the performance of any contract for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, or repair of roads, bridges, and their appurtenances, which the depa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1352 Construction contracts; bidders; statement of qualifications.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person proposing to bid on a contract for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, or repair of roads, bridges, and their appurtenances to be let by the department shall submit to the department, at …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1353 Construction contracts; request authorization to bid; issuance to certain bidders.
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(1) Any person desiring to bid on any contract for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, or repair of roads, bridges, and their appurtenances to be let by the department shall request an authorization to bid from the department at the offices of the departme…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1354 Construction contracts; plans; reproduction; how obtained.
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The department, in its discretion, may provide paper or electronic reproductions of the plans prepared by the department for any contract to be let for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, or repair of roads, bridges, and their appurtenances, to any person …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1355 Road materials; equipment; office accommodations; storage buildings; department's authority and responsibility; limitations.
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(1) The department shall have authority to: (a) Purchase, lease, employ, or acquire by other means, all needed road materials, machinery, equipment, supplies, services, and labor necessary for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and control of the state highway system …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1356 Road materials; equipment; acquisition; manufacture; powers.
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The department may purchase, lease, construct, or otherwise acquire and may maintain all necessary equipment, machinery, supplies, buildings, and other essential items and employ the necessary labor to remove road materials from the land, to prepare the materials for use, and to …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1357 Construction or repair of highways; salvaged materials; transfer to political subdivisions.
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The department is authorized to transfer, upon such terms as the department shall prescribe, to any other political or governmental subdivision or public corporation of this state, any materials salvaged and recovered from and through the construction, reconstruction, or repair o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1358 State highway system; funds; source; assistance by political subdivisions.
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Funds for the construction of the state highway system shall be derived from such state revenue as may be provided by law. Any governmental or political subdivision or public corporation of this state may, if it has funds available, assist with such funds in the construction of a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1359 Rights-of-way; inviolate for state and department purposes; temporary use for special events; conditions; notice; Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act; applicable.
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(1) The rights-of-way acquired by the department shall be held inviolate for state highway and departmental purposes and no physical or functional encroachments, structures, or uses shall be permitted within such right-of-way limits, except by written consent of the department or…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1359.01 Rights-of-way; mowing and harvesting of hay; permit; fee; department; powers and duties.
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For purposes of this section, the definitions in section 39-1302 apply. The department shall issue permits which authorize and regulate the mowing and harvesting of hay on the right-of-way of highways of the state highway system. The applicant for a permit shall be informed in wr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1360 Drainage facilities on highways; use; consent of department.
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No person may use the drainage facilities of a highway for private purposes without first obtaining the written consent of the department.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1361 Cross or dig up highway; permit by department; conditions.
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No person, firm, or corporation may dig up, cross, or otherwise use any portion of the state highway system for laying or relaying pipelines, ditches, flumes, pipes, sewers, railways, or any other similar purpose without obtaining a written permit from the department and agreeing…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1362 Cross or dig up highway; violations; penalty.
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Any person, who shall dig up, cross, or otherwise use any portion of the state highway system or drainage facilities of the state highway system for laying or relaying pipelines, ditches, flumes, sewers, railways, for constructing, or installing any new pole line, underground con…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1363 Preservation of historical, archaeological, and paleontological remains; agreements; funds; payment.
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To more effectually preserve the historical, archaeological, and paleontological remains of the state, the department is authorized to enter into agreements with the appropriate agencies of the state charged with preserving historical, archaeological, and paleontological remains …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1364 Plans, specifications, and records of highway projects; available to public, when.
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The department shall, upon the request of any citizen of this state, disclose to such citizen full information concerning any highway construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair project in this state, whether completed, presently in process, or contemplated for future action…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1365 State highway system; development; legislative findings.
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The Legislature finds and declares that the highways of the state are of the utmost importance to future development within the state and that the following actions are necessary for such development: (1) The accelerated completion of all improvement and expansion projects on the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1365.01 State highway system; plans; department; duties; priorities.
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The department shall be responsible for developing a specific and long-range state highway system plan. The department shall annually formulate plans to meet the state highway system needs of all facets of the state and shall assign priorities for such needs. The department shall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1365.02 State highway system; federal funding; maximum use; department; report on system needs and planning procedures.
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(1) The department shall apply for and make maximum use of available federal funding, including discretionary funding, on all highway construction projects which are eligible for such assistance. (2) The department shall transmit electronically to the Legislature, by December 1 o…
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1367 Freeways; declaration of legislative intent.
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Recognizing that safe and efficient transportation on modern high-speed highways is a matter of important interest to all the people in the state, the Legislature determines and declares that effective maintenance, operation, and control of freeways is essential to the general we…
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1372 Freeways; maintenance of approach, exit, and frontage roads; lighting facilities.
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(1) The department is charged with the maintenance of any freeway, including approach or exit roads thereto or part thereof whether or not such road is situated within or without the limits of any county, village, or city, including cities of the metropolitan and primary classes,…
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1973, LB 45, § 125.
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[Repealed or reserved.]