Title 24, Highways

Viewer; factors to be considered. In forming his judgment the viewer shall take into consideration both the public and private convenience, and also the expense of the proposed road.

Viewer; report. The said viewer shall report in writing to the board of the county commissioners, whether or not in his judgment, said proposed road is practicable, and ought or ought not be established, altered or vacated, as the case may be, stating the probable expense of the …

Viewer; compensation. The board of the county commissioners shall allow the said viewer such reasonable compensation for his services as they shall determine and fix upon.

Roads established by consent of landowners. Public roads shall be established without the appointment of a viewer, or without any other proceeding, than the order of the board of county commissioners; provided, that the written consent of all the owners of the land to be used for…

Survey of proposed location for new road; recordation required. If, upon considering and acting upon the report of the viewer, or otherwise, the board of the county commissioners shall decide to lay out such road, they shall cause the county surveyor to make an accurate survey th…

Notice of location of road to be published or posted; notice by mail to property owners. (a) Notice shall be published of the proposed location or alteration of any road by posting on the county's official website in the manner provided in W.S. 18-3-516(f) and by publication for …

Objections and claims for damages; when filed. If the board of the county commissioners shall determine to establish, lay out or alter any road, they shall appoint a day, not less than thirty (30) days after such determination, on or before which day all objections to the establi…

Objections and claims for damages; when barred. No objections or claims for damages shall be filed or made after the noon of the day fixed for filing the same, and if no objections or claims for damages are filed, on or before noon of the day fixed for filing the same, they shall…

Objections and claims for damages; continuance of hearing upon filing. If objections to the establishment, altering or vacating of the road, or if any claims for damages shall be filed, the further hearing of the application may be continued by the board until the matter can be p…

Appraisers; number; appointment; qualifications; duties generally; report. When claims for damages are filed, at the next regular meeting or special meeting of the board of the county commissioners, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable and convenient, the said board shall …

Appraisers; notification of appointment required; contents. The county clerk shall cause each of the said appraisers to be notified in writing, of his appointment, stating in said notice, first, the names of all appraisers, second, the names of all claimants for damages, on accou…

Appraisers; specific duties enumerated; compensation. The said appraisers shall, within ten (10) days after receiving notice of their appointment, meet at some convenient place, on the line of said proposed or altered road, and take and administer to each other, an oath or affirm…

Neglect of duty by appraiser or viewer. If any viewer or appraiser shall refuse or neglect to perform any of the duties required by law or shall fail to act after his appointment, without a satisfactory excuse for such refusal or neglect, he shall be fined in any sum not exceedin…

Hearing before county commissioners; determination and payment of damages; entry on land; abandonment prohibited; records; surveys. (a) At the next meeting of the county commissioners after the report of the appraisers has been filed, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, …

Appeals from decisions of county commissioners; notice; bond required. Any applicant for damages claimed, or caused by the establishment or alteration of any road, may appeal from the final decision of the board of the county commissioners to the district court of the county, in …

Appeals from decisions of county commissioners; duties of county clerk. The county clerk shall, within ten (10) days after the notice of an appeal as provided for in W.S. 24-3-119 is filed in his office, make out and file in the office of the clerk of the district court, in his c…

Appeals from decisions of county commissioners; recovery of damages; court costs. The amount of damages to which the claimant shall be entitled on such appeal shall be ascertained in the same manner as in a civil action, and the amount so ascertained, if any, shall be entered of …

Condemned land tax free during use by state. No taxes covering the real estate taken by the county or the department of transportation for rights-of-way shall be assessed, or charged against the land owner or owners during the time that rights-of-way are being used for the purpos…

Effect of location of new road on route of previous road. The establishment of a new road on the route of a road already established according to law, shall not vacate any road previously established, unless such vacation shall be ordered by the board of the county commissioners.

Removal of fences on right-of-way. Whenever a public road is ordered to be established or altered, according to the provisions of this act, which shall pass through, or on enclosed lands, the road overseer, or other proper officer, shall give the owner, agent or occupant of such …

Streets in unincorporated towns or villages declared public roads; working. All public streets of towns or villages, not incorporated, are a part of the public roads, and all road overseers, or persons having charge of the same, in their respective districts or counties, shall wo…

Abandonment of portion of highway upon reconstruction or relocation of existing highway; relinquishment to county or city in lieu of abandonment. (a) The transportation commission may abandon or relinquish any portion of state highways upon the reconstruction or relocation of any…

Cooperative agreements with federal agencies to construct, maintain and use roads within county. The board of county commissioners of any county of this state may, in its discretion, enter into cooperative agreements with the forest service of the U.S. department of agriculture o…

Purpose of procedure. The legislature finds that due to inaccurate and inconsistent records, there exist roads which are seldom used, not maintained and are not identified as or believed by the public to be county roads but are, in fact, county roads. Recognizing the numerous dif…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Board" means the board of county commissioners of any county; (ii) "This act" means W.S. 24-3-201 through 24-3-206.

Board may identify county roads through specified procedure; resolution; terms; limited to not more than 1 per area. (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 24-1-102 and 24-3-101 through 24-3-127, when it finds the public interest so requires, the board may initiate the identification procedure…

Notice of identification to be published. (a) Prior to adoption of a resolution identifying county roads in any area in the county, notice of the proposed identification shall be posted on the county's official website in the manner provided in W.S. 18-3-516(f) and published for …

Objections and claims for damages; when filed; when barred; procedure for considering. (a) If the board initiates identification of county roads under this act, the board shall establish a date not less than thirty (30) days after the second notice is published, by which all obje…

Effect of identification. If the board identifies roads under this act, the roads designated as county roads in the identification action shall be the only county roads within the area identified and all other county roads within the area identified are accordingly altered or vac…