Title 24, Title 24 — Highways
15 chapters · 157 sections in this title.
W.S. § 24-2-101 Department and commission created; qualifications; appointment; term; removal; compensation; location of offices; power to bring civil actions; official seal
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Department and commission created; qualifications; appointment; term; removal; compensation; location of offices; power to bring civil actions; official seal. (a) There is created a department of transportation to consist of a transportation commission and a director of the depar…
W.S. § 24-2-102 General powers; power of eminent domain limited
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General powers; power of eminent domain limited. (a) To construct, maintain and supervise the public highways of this state, the department of transportation is authorized to: (i) Acquire, hold and manage real property in the name of the transportation commission and to develop, …
W.S. § 24-2-105 Appointment of director; qualifications; salary and expenses; powers and duties
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Appointment of director; qualifications; salary and expenses; powers and duties. (a) The commission shall submit a minimum of three (3) names of qualified candidates to the governor who shall appoint a director of the department of transportation. The director shall receive an an…
W.S. § 24-2-106 Appointment of chief engineer; duties of director and engineer
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Appointment of chief engineer; duties of director and engineer. (a) With the approval of the commission, the director of the department of transportation shall appoint a qualified chief engineer who shall: (i) Compile all available information relative to the public roads and bri…
W.S. § 24-2-107 Required reports
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Required reports. The director of the department of transportation shall make an annual report to the commission of the transactions of the department, and on or before December first of each even-numbered year, the commission shall, as required by W.S. 9-2-1014, report to the go…
W.S. § 24-2-108 Road and bridge construction; professional services procurement
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Road and bridge construction; professional services procurement. (a) All road and bridge construction work, any part of the cost of which is paid from the state highway fund, shall be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the director of the depart…
W.S. § 24-2-109 Designation of state highways; vesting of county interest in state; commission authorized to acquire severed portions of land; land to be sold
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Designation of state highways; vesting of county interest in state; commission authorized to acquire severed portions of land; land to be sold. (a) The transportation commission shall designate public highways to be known as state highways, which may coincide in whole or in part …
W.S. § 24-2-110 Cooperation with counties in construction and maintenance of county roads; allocation of costs
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Cooperation with counties in construction and maintenance of county roads; allocation of costs. (a) The board of county commissioners of each county shall establish a separate road construction and maintenance fund solely for the construction and maintenance of county roads, brid…
W.S. § 24-2-111 Cooperation with cities in construction of streets connecting state highways and construction of storm sewers along streets designated as state highways
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Cooperation with cities in construction of streets connecting state highways and construction of storm sewers along streets designated as state highways. (a) The transportation commission may cooperate with incorporated cities and towns in the construction of public streets and h…
W.S. § 24-2-112 Contracts and agreements with United States government
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Contracts and agreements with United States government. The legislature of the state of Wyoming assents to the provisions of the act of congress approved July 11, 1916, entitled "an act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in the construction of rural post roads…
W.S. § 24-2-114 State agency law enforcement communications system; department duties and responsibilities
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State agency law enforcement communications system; department duties and responsibilities. (a) The department of transportation shall: (i) Maintain, install, operate and dispatch the state agency law enforcement communications system as defined by W.S. 9-2-1101(b); (ii) Supervis…
W.S. § 24-2-115 Program for specific service signing by businesses or attractions; department duties and responsibilities; contracting of duties; fees
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Program for specific service signing by businesses or attractions; department duties and responsibilities; contracting of duties; fees. (a) As authorized under W.S. 31-5-406(b), the department of transportation shall establish a program for specific service signing by business en…
W.S. § 24-2-116 Department of transportation state-funded communications facilities
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Department of transportation state-funded communications facilities. (a) Upon application by a telecommunications company, the Wyoming department of transportation may lease excess capacity on any state-funded communication infrastructure operated by the department of transportat…