Title 24 — Highways, Bridges, and Ferries

The county road and bridge fund created by section 24-05-01 may be expended only for road machinery and for grading, ditching, and surfacing, and implementation of the proposed county construction program of roads on the county road system.

The board of county commissioners, in case of each improvement ordered by it, shall designate the place of beginning and the direction in which the work must proceed, and shall require the same to be completed mile [1.61 kilometers] by mile [1.61 kilometers] or in parts of miles …

No county, city, or township may lease, rent, or enter into a contract or agreement for the use of any road construction or maintenance equipment belonging to any county, city, or township on other than county, city, or township roads or projects at a rate which is less than the …

Repealed by S.L. 2017, ch. 204, § 3.

Upon the filing of the surveyor's certificate as provided in section 24-05-03, the county auditor shall issue warrants accordingly on the county treasurer in favor of the contractor, payable out of the county road and bridge fund appropriated thereto, and the same must be paid by…

Repealed by S.L. 1953, ch. 115, § 2.

Whenever the expense of constructing a highway or any part thereof is to be borne by the county, the board of county commissioners thereof has the power to deviate from section and township lines and to condemn and purchase right of way for such highway, if in its opinion the cos…

Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county bordered by a state line deems it for the best interests of such county to open and improve a highway on said state line, it may negotiate with the proper officials of the adjoining county or state, and may make contracts o…

The board of county commissioners of any county of the state, by resolution or order, as part of the cost of constructing, reconstructing, widening, altering, changing, locating, relocating, aligning, realigning, or maintaining, any highway in said county, may purchase, acquire, …

If the board of county commissioners is unable to purchase the lands required for the purposes mentioned in section 24-05-09 at a price that the board determines reasonable, the board by order or resolution shall declare the necessity for the taking of the lands. The board of cou…

Within fifteen days after the making of an order or the passing of a resolution as provided in section 24-05-10, the special board therein specified shall fix a time and place not later than thirty days from and after the passage of said order or resolution for hearing all person…

When damages have been awarded by the special board, the board of county commissioners shall pay or cause to be paid to the clerk of the district court, for the benefit of the persons interested, the sum awarded by said board, said amount to be paid in cash. Every owner entitled …

If no appeal is taken from an award made as provided in section 24-05-11, then at the expiration of thirty days from the date of the deposit of the amount awarded, the receipt of the owner of said premises, or of the clerk of the district court, must be recorded in the office of …

Any party aggrieved by the award made as provided in section 24-05-11 shall have the remedy now provided by law for an appeal from any determination of the board of county commissioners in the taking of lands by a county for highway purposes. Appeal from such award must be taken …

Notwithstanding the taking of an appeal as provided for in section 24-05-14, the board of county commissioners may proceed with the use of the property so condemned and is liable for any additional amount awarded to the appellant upon such appeal.

The county road system must be the roads designated and selected by the boards of county commissioners. The director must be informed of the system so designated. Any changes of the original designation which can be justified and based on new developments must be made by the boar…

The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties have the sole authority and responsibility to acquire land for, construct, maintain, and operate the county road system as designated and selected by them. If a board of county commissioners determines a local road m…

Whenever any board of county commissioners of any county decides that any county road or roads in such county must be improved or constructed in cooperation with the department, such board shall make written application to the director for the improvement and construction thereof…

The election to proceed with an improvement as provided in section 24-05-18 by the board of county commissioners constitutes an agreement and contract with the director and the board of county commissioners shall provide sufficient funds in accordance with law to defray its share…

The requirement of section 24-05-21 as to a graded inslope of all roads and approaches does not apply: 1. Where the governing body having authority over such roads and approaches exempts such roads and approaches from the requirement of section 24-05-21 due to factors causing an …

The governing body having authority over the right of way of a county or township road may develop and implement rules governing the disposal of any stored hay or other obstruction placed on the right of way.