The Department of Highways is authorized to acquire and bear the cost of new or additional rights-of-way needed for establishment, improvement, construction, reconstruction, maintenance or repair of a public road or a city street which has been designated by the Department of Highways as a part of the state primary road system. All cities are authorized to deed any right-of-way owned by such cities to the Commonwealth of Kentucky if the right-of-way is to become part of the state primary road system.
KRS 177.021
Department may acquire rights-of-way for primary system -- Power of cities
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Ganote v. Commonwealth, Department of Highways (1966)
Most recently applied in Zanella v. City of Grand Rivers (June 1988)
History: Created 1964 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.