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NE Code § 39-1731 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1731 - Roads along or across county line; discontinuance.

39-1731.  Roads along or across county line; discontinuance.Roads established by the concurrent action of the county boards of two or more counties can be discontinued only by the concurrent action of the county boards of the several counties in which the same may be situated; but such roads shall be treated in all other respects as other public roads.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. IV, § 31, p. 551.
NE Code § 39-1801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1801 - County and township roads; temporary closing; detours; authority of county and township board; barricades; violation; penalty.

39-1801.  County and township roads; temporary closing; detours; authority of county and township board; barricades; violation; penalty.Whenever a county or township road or a part of such road is impassable or unusually dangerous to travel, whenever it becomes necessary because of construction or maintenance work to suspend all or part of the travel on such road, or whenever justified by necessity in order to provide for the public safety, such road or part of a road may be temporarily closed, and when feasible a suitable detour provided, or the weight limitations of wheel and axle loads as defined in subsections (2) through (4) of section 60-6,294 may be restricted to the extent deemed necessary for a reasonable period where the subgrade or pavement of such roads is weak or materially weakened by climatic conditions, by the county board as to county roads within the county and by the township board as to township roads within the township or by the person to whom the county board or township board has delegated the authority to temporarily close roads within the particular county or township.Whenever such road or part of a road is temporarily closed, the person, board, or contractor therefor shall erect, at both ends of the portion of the road so closed, suitable barricades, fences, or other enclosures and shall post signs warning the public that the road is closed by authority of law. Such barricades, fences, enclosures, and signs shall serve as notice to the public that such road is unsafe and that anyone entering such closed road, without permission, does so at his or her own peril.Whenever a road or part of a road is undergoing construction, repair, or maintenance, while the public use thereof is permitted, traffic thereon may be regulated, limited, or controlled under the same authority as such road may be temporarily closed.Any person who violates any provision of this section or who removes or interferes with any barricade, fence, enclosure, or warning sign required by this section shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 1, p. 551;   Laws 1961, c. 181, § 9, p. 541;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 215;   Laws 1993, LB 370, § 41.  Annotations A motorist commits a misdemeanor by proceeding down a county road that has been temporarily closed and has suitable barricades and signs posted, thus giving an officer probable cause to stop the vehicle. State v. Morrissey, 19 Neb. App. 590, 810 N.W.2d 195 (2012).
NE Code § 39-1802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1802 - Public roads; drainage facilities; construction and maintenance; authority of county board or road overseer; damage to property outside of right-of-way; notice.

39-1802.  Public roads; drainage facilities; construction and maintenance; authority of county board or road overseer; damage to property outside of right-of-way; notice.The county board shall have the authority to construct, maintain, and improve drainage facilities on the public roads of the county. The county board also shall have the authority to make channel changes, control erosion, and provide stream protection or any other control measures beyond the road right-of-way limits wherever it is deemed necessary in order to protect the roads and drainage facilities from damage. The county board or road overseer shall have the authority to enter upon private or public property for the purposes listed in this section. The county board or road overseer shall make a record of the condition of the premises at the time of entry upon the premises or a record of any claimed encroachment of the road right-of-way that can be used in the event of damages to private property. In case of any damage to the premises, the county board shall pay the record owner of the premises the amount of the damages. Upon failure of the landowner and county board to agree upon the amount of damages, the landowner, in addition to any other available remedy, may file a petition as provided for in section 76-705. The county board or road overseer shall give the record owner of the premises ten days' notice of its intention to enter upon private property for purposes listed in this section or to modify, relocate, remove, or destroy any encroaching private property in the county road right-of-way for such purposes. Upon notice the record owner shall have five days to respond to the county board or road overseer. In the event of an emergency or a threat to public health, safety, or welfare, the notice requirement of this section may be waived.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 2, p. 552;  Laws 2013, LB386, § 1.
NE Code § 39-1803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1803 - Public road within city limits; maintenance by county; when authorized.

39-1803.  Public road within city limits; maintenance by county; when authorized.(1) In any case in which the boundary line of an incorporated city extends in and along a public road, which road has not been paved or macadamized, then the county board of any county in which such road lies is hereby authorized and empowered to maintain and keep in repair and proper condition for travel the full width of such road, including the portion which lies within the corporate limits as well as the portion which lies outside of the corporate limits, and to pay the cost and expense of such maintenance, repair, and upkeep, so long as the road remains unpaved.(2) A county may enter into an agreement under the Interlocal Cooperation Act with a city or village located in such county to appropriate and use county road funds for the improvement, maintenance, or repair of a road or street that is:(a) Located within the corporate limits of the city or village if the street is classified as other arterial, collector, or local under subdivisions (4) through (6) of section 39-2104 and such street acts as a direct link or extension of an other arterial as described in subdivision (5) of section 39-2103;(b) Located on the boundary between the corporate limits of the city or village and the county; or(c) A city or village road or street directly impacted by county operations or through traffic.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 3, p. 552;  Laws 2002, LB 616, § 1.  Cross References  Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801.
NE Code § 39-1804 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1804 - Main thoroughfare through cities and villages of 1,500 inhabitants or less; graveling by county; when authorized; chargeable to Highway Allocation Fund.

39-1804.  Main thoroughfare through cities and villages of 1,500 inhabitants or less; graveling by county; when authorized; chargeable to Highway Allocation Fund.The county board may, with the approval of the mayor and council or the chairperson and board of trustees, as the case may be, whenever conditions warrant, furnish, deliver, and spread gravel of a depth not exceeding three inches on certain streets in cities of the second class and villages having a population of not more than fifteen hundred inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census and shall charge the cost of such improvement to that portion of the Highway Allocation Fund allocated to such counties from the Highway Trust Fund under section 39-2215. No improvement of any street or streets in cities of the second class or villages having a population of not more than fifteen hundred inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census shall be made under the provisions of this section unless the street or streets, when graveled, will constitute one main thoroughfare through such city or village that connects with or forms a part of the county highway system of such county which has been or which shall be graveled up to the corporate limits of such city or village. Before being entitled to such county aid in graveling such thoroughfare, the same must have been properly graded by such city or village in accordance with the grade established in the construction of the county road system.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 4, p. 553;   Laws 1972, LB 1058, § 13;   Laws 1986, LB 599, § 10;  Laws 2017, LB113, § 41.
NE Code § 39-1805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1805 - Snow fences; access to adjacent property authorized; damages; payment.

39-1805.  Snow fences; access to adjacent property authorized; damages; payment.The county board shall cause the county roads to be kept sufficiently clear of snow and ice so as to be reasonably safe for travel. The county shall have the authority to enter upon private or public property adjacent to any county road and to place and maintain thereon snow fences wherever it is deemed necessary in order to prevent snow drifting on the traveled portion of such road. Such snow fences shall be erected in such a manner as to provide the most protection to the road and shall not be placed on such property prior to October 15, nor remain on such property after April 1, without the consent of the property owner. In case of any damage to such property, the county shall pay the amount of such damage to the owner of the property.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 5, p. 553.
NE Code § 39-1806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1806 - Snow fences; refusal of access to lands; willful or malicious damage; other violations; penalty.

39-1806.  Snow fences; refusal of access to lands; willful or malicious damage; other violations; penalty.Any person who shall refuse to allow an agent or employee of the county board access to any lands for the purpose of installing, maintaining or removing any snow fences, or any person who shall violate any other provision of section 39-1805, or any person who shall willfully or maliciously damage or destroy any snow fence installed and erected, as provided for by law, shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 6, p. 554;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 216.
NE Code § 39-1807 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1807 - Road lighting system; installation, maintenance, operation; powers of county board.

39-1807.  Road lighting system; installation, maintenance, operation; powers of county board.The county board of any county, as a part of its duties, shall have power and authority to contract for the installment, maintenance, and operation of road lighting systems, sufficient to light any county road, or any portion thereof in its county, when, in the judgment of the county board, the lighting of such road or any portion thereof is in the interest of public safety. The cost of installing, maintaining, and operating such road lighting systems shall be paid out of funds that are available for the construction and maintenance of county roads.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 7, p. 554.
NE Code § 39-1808 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1808 - Livestock lanes; when provided by county board.

39-1808.  Livestock lanes; when provided by county board.Whenever the condition of any sand roadbed shall be such that the driving of cattle or other livestock thereon will destroy or impair said sand roadbed, the county board may at its discretion, locate, build, and maintain lanes or other driveways adjacent to said road through which such cattle or other livestock shall be driven.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 8, p. 554.
NE Code § 39-1809 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1809 - Livestock lanes; establishment; maintenance; powers of county board.

39-1809.  Livestock lanes; establishment; maintenance; powers of county board.In the establishment and maintenance of such lanes and driveways the county board shall have the same powers and follow the same procedure as is provided by law for the establishment and maintenance of public roads and highways, except as to bridges, culverts and the grading of such lanes and driveways.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 9, p. 554.
NE Code § 39-1810 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1810 - Livestock lanes; driving livestock on adjacent highway; penalty.

39-1810.  Livestock lanes; driving livestock on adjacent highway; penalty.Any person who shall drive or assist in driving any cattle or livestock over a public road where such lane or driveway has been established as provided in section 39-1808 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 10, p. 554;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 217.
NE Code § 39-1811 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1811 - Weeds; mowing; duty of landowner; neglect of duty; obligation of county board; cost; assessment and collection.

39-1811.  Weeds; mowing; duty of landowner; neglect of duty; obligation of county board; cost; assessment and collection.(1) It shall be the duty of the landowners in this state to mow all weeds that can be mowed with the ordinary farm mower to the middle of all public roads and drainage ditches running along their lands at least twice each year, namely, sometime in July for the first time and sometime in September for the second time.(2) This section shall not restrict landowners, a county, or a township from management of (a) roadside vegetation on road shoulders or of sight distances at intersections and entrances at any time of the year or (b) snow control mowing as may be necessary.(3) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no person employed by or under contract with a county or township to mow roadside ditches shall do such mowing before July 1 of any year.(4) Whenever a landowner, referred to in subsections (1) and (5) of this section, neglects to mow the weeds as provided in this section, it shall be the duty of the county board on complaint of any resident of the county to cause the weeds to be mowed or otherwise destroyed on neglected portions of roads or ditches complained of.(5) The county board shall cause to be ascertained and recorded an accurate account of the cost of mowing or destroying such weeds, as referred to in subsections (1) and (4) of this section, in such places, specifying, in such statement or account of costs, the description of the land abutting upon each side of the highway where such weeds were mowed or destroyed, and, if known, the name of the owner of such abutting land. The board shall file such statement with the county clerk, together with a description of the lands abutting on each side of the road where such expenses were incurred, and the county board, at the time of the annual tax levy made upon lands and property of the county, may, if it desires, assess such cost upon such abutting land, giving such landowner due notice of such proposed assessment and reasonable opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed assessment before the same is finally made.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 11, p. 555;  Laws 2017, LB584, § 1.
NE Code § 39-1812 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1812 - Hedges and trees; trimming; duties of landowners.

39-1812.  Hedges and trees; trimming; duties of landowners.Each landowner in this state upon whose land there is standing or growing any osage orange, willow or locust hedge fence, trees, or undergrowth, bordering the public roads, when such fence, trees, or undergrowth become a public nuisance to travel on the roads, or obstruct the view at or near railroad crossings, crossroads or abrupt turns in the road, shall keep the same trimmed not less than once a year by cutting back to within four feet of the ground, excepting trees, which shall be trimmed from the ground up eight feet, and the trimmings so cut shall be burned or removed from the road right-of-way within ten days after each cutting.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 12, p. 555.
NE Code § 39-1814 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1814 - Road over private property; when authorized; fences; auto gates.

39-1814.  Road over private property; when authorized; fences; auto gates.Where it is apparent to the county board that a county or township road causes or would cause unnecessary burdens upon the county or township or upon the landowners adjoining such road, the county board may provide that such road may be fenced by such landowners; Provided, the safety and welfare of the traveling public are not substantially affected thereby; provided further, that the county board may install and maintain auto gates through such fences where the road crosses the fences; and provided further, that auto gates shall be not less than eighteen feet in length when located upon an established graded road.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 14, p. 557;   Laws 1963, c. 238, § 1, p. 729.
NE Code § 39-1815 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1815 - Road over private property; leaving gates open; penalty.

39-1815.  Road over private property; leaving gates open; penalty.It shall be unlawful for any person traveling upon a road provided for in section 39-1814 to leave the gates open when he shall have passed through the same. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. V, § 15, p. 557;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 218.
NE Code § 39-1816 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1816 - Parking motor vehicles on right-of-way; county board; power to prohibit or restrict; violation; penalty.

39-1816.  Parking motor vehicles on right-of-way; county board; power to prohibit or restrict; violation; penalty.In order to promote safety, power is conferred upon the county board of any county to prohibit or restrict the parking of motor vehicles on the right-of-way of county highways outside the corporate limits of any city or village and to erect and maintain appropriate signs thereon giving notice of no parking or restricted parking.Any person, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which parks a motor vehicle in the right-of-way of a county highway where no parking or restricted parking signs have been erected or maintained, in violation of such signs, shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor. Whenever any peace officer finds a vehicle parked in violation of this section, he or she may move such vehicle at the expense of the registered owner or request the driver or person in charge of such vehicle to move such vehicle.If any motor vehicle is found upon the right-of-way of any county highway in violation of this section and the identity of the driver cannot be determined, the owner or person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall be prima facie responsible for such violation.Source   Laws 1963, c. 216, § 1, p. 688;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 219;   Laws 1993, LB 121, § 213.
NE Code § 39-1817 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1817 - Roads; water impoundment structure; when permitted; liability.

39-1817.  Roads; water impoundment structure; when permitted; liability.The county board of any county may, in accordance with sections 39-1817 to 39-1820, enter into an agreement with any agency or political subdivision of the state approving the construction of a water impoundment structure which, when completed, may result in the occasional and temporary storage or flowage of floodwaters upon, across, or adjacent to any road classified as a local road or remote residential road. Any such agreement may include such terms regarding the maintenance of such road or other matters incident to the construction and operation of such water impoundment structure as the parties to the agreement determine to be mutually acceptable. Conformance with sections 39-1817 to 39-1820 shall relieve the county board and all other parties to any such agreement of any liability for personal injury or property damage suffered by any person while utilizing any such road for travel during a period of inundation.Source   Laws 1979, LB 265, § 1;   Laws 1988, LB 903, § 1;  Laws 2008, LB1068, § 2.
NE Code § 39-1818 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1818 - Water impoundment structure; approval; criteria considered.

39-1818.  Water impoundment structure; approval; criteria considered.A water impoundment structure which will result in temporary storage and flowage of water upon, across, or adjacent to a road upstream from such structure may be approved only if such road would not be inundated because of the storage in such structure of waters from a ten-year, twenty-four-hour or lesser frequency storm. A water impoundment structure which will also serve as a roadbed may be approved and constructed only if the structure would contain the runoff from a twenty-five-year, twenty-four-hour frequency storm without water overtopping such structure or being discharged through its emergency spillway, except that if the road which is subject to such inundation is classified as a local road or remote residential road with current average daily traffic of fifty vehicles or less, the containment of a ten-year, twenty-four-hour frequency storm shall be sufficient. In making the storm frequency determinations required by this section, any recognized method may be used.Source   Laws 1979, LB 265, § 2;   Laws 1988, LB 903, § 2;  Laws 2008, LB1068, § 3.
NE Code § 39-1819 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1819 - Water impoundment structure; county board; erect warning devices; form; maintenance.

39-1819.  Water impoundment structure; county board; erect warning devices; form; maintenance.Whenever any water impoundment structure is approved pursuant to sections 39-1817 to 39-1820, it shall be the responsibility of the county board to erect at both ends of the portion of the road subject to such inundation permanent warning devices providing notice of the potential hazard. Such warning devices shall conform to the United States Department of Transportation's Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, shall have printed thereon the words FLOOD AREA, and shall indicate the distance from such sign to the opposite extreme of the flood hazard area. The county board shall exercise reasonable care in maintaining such warning devices.Source  Laws 1979, LB 265, § 3.
NE Code § 39-1820 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1820 - Existing water impoundment structure; liability; relieved from; when.

39-1820.  Existing water impoundment structure; liability; relieved from; when.Any liability of the type described in section 39-1817 which might arise because of the operation of a water impoundment structure constructed prior to April 3, 1979, shall be relieved by conformance by the county board with section 39-1819 even if conformance with the provisions of section 39-1818 has not been achieved.Source  Laws 1979, LB 265, § 4.