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NE Code § 39-1403 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1403 - Roads on county or township line; deviation from line.

39-1403.  Roads on county or township line; deviation from line.Any public road that is or shall hereafter be laid out on a county or township line shall be held to be a road on a county or township line, although, owing to the topography of the ground along the county or township line, or at the crossing of any stream of water, the proper authorities, in establishing or locating such road, may have located a portion of the same to one side of such county or township line.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. I, § 3, p. 509.
NE Code § 39-1404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1404 - Public grounds, interests in; cannot arise by operation of law.

39-1404.  Public grounds, interests in; cannot arise by operation of law.No privilege, franchise, right, title, right of user, or other interest in or to any street, avenue, road, thoroughfare, alley or public grounds in any county, city, municipality, town, or village of this state, or in the space or region under, through or above any such street, avenue, road, thoroughfare, alley, or public grounds, shall ever arise or be created, secured, acquired, extended, enlarged or amplified by user, occupation, acquiescence, implication, or estoppel.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. I, § 4, p. 509. Annotations Title by prescription cannot be obtained to all or any part of state highway. State v. Merritt Brothers Sand & Gravel Co., 180 Neb. 660, 144 N.W.2d 180 (1966).
NE Code § 39-1405 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1405 - Streets in unincorporated villages and sanitary and improvement districts; powers and duties of county or township authorities; liability for damages.

39-1405.  Streets in unincorporated villages and sanitary and improvement districts; powers and duties of county or township authorities; liability for damages.(1) All public streets of unincorporated villages are a part of the public roads and shall be worked and maintained by the respective county or township authorities.(2) The county board may, after the clearance of snow and ice from the county road system, clear snow and ice from all public streets of incorporated sanitary and improvement districts in the same manner as if such streets were part of the county road system.Any county board performing such snow and ice clearance in a sanitary and improvement district shall not be held liable for any damages arising from such snow and ice clearance unless damages arise as a result of gross negligence.(3) The county board of commissioners in counties having a population of sixty thousand inhabitants or more may enter into contracts with incorporated associations of homeowners representing at least fifty individual housing units which are located wholly within the county and are not part of any sanitary and improvement district or incorporated municipality for the provision of road maintenance services or snow and ice removal services on nonpublic roads which serve the homeowner association. Such contracts shall provide for payment to the county of an amount which fairly represents the cost to the county of providing such additional services.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. I, § 5, p. 509;   Laws 1975, LB 211, § 1;   Laws 1986, LB 1131, § 1;   Laws 1994, LB 501, § 5.  Annotations Subsection (1) of this section requires counties to maintain the public roads within unincorporated villages. Subsection (2) of this section permits, but does not obligate, a county to perform snow and ice clearance in a sanitary and improvement district. State ex rel. Scherer v. Madison Cty. Comrs., 247 Neb. 384, 527 N.W.2d 615 (1995).
NE Code § 39-1407 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1407 - County road improvement projects; lettings; procedure; county board may authorize Department of Transportation to conduct; contractors' bonds.

39-1407.  County road improvement projects; lettings; procedure; county board may authorize Department of Transportation to conduct; contractors' bonds.Whenever contracts are to be let for road improvements, it shall be the duty of the county board to cause to be prepared and filed with the county clerk an estimate of the nature of the work and the cost thereof. After such estimate has been filed, bids for such contracts shall be advertised by publication of a notice thereof once a week for three consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper of the county prior to the date set for receiving bids. Bids shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder. The board shall have the discretionary power to reject any and all bids for sufficient cause. If all bids are rejected, the county board shall have the power to negotiate any contract for road improvements, but the county board shall adhere to all specifications that were required for the initial bids on contracts. The board shall have the discretionary power to authorize the Department of Transportation to take and let bids on behalf of the county at the offices of the department in Lincoln, Nebraska. When the bid is accepted the bidder shall enter into a sufficient bond for the use and benefit of the county, precinct, or township, for the faithful performance of the contract, and for the payment of all laborers employed in the performance of the work, and for the payment of all damages which the county, precinct, or township may sustain by reason of any failure to perform the work in the manner stipulated. It shall be the duty of the county to determine whether or not the work is performed in keeping with such contract before paying for the same.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. I, § 7, p. 510;   Laws 1972, LB 1058, § 12;   Laws 1975, LB 114, § 2;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 139.
NE Code § 39-1408 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1408 - County or township roads; emergencies; authority of county or township boards.

39-1408.  County or township roads; emergencies; authority of county or township boards.When an emergency or unusual condition exists requiring immediate action in order to preserve a county or township road or provide for safe conditions, the county board as to county roads within the county and the township board as to township roads within the township, or some person to whom such board has delegated such authority, may cause necessary repairs to be made, necessary services to be provided, or may contract for such repairs, or services without calling for competitive bids.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. I, § 8, p. 510.
NE Code § 39-1409 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1409 - Labor on roads; wages fixed by county board.

39-1409.  Labor on roads; wages fixed by county board.Any person performing labor on roads shall receive the wages fixed by the county board in each county for such labor.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. I, § 9, p. 511.
NE Code § 39-1410 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1410 - Section lines declared roads; opening; damages, appraisal and allowance; government corners, how perpetuated.

39-1410.  Section lines declared roads; opening; damages, appraisal and allowance; government corners, how perpetuated.The section lines are hereby declared to be public roads in each county in the state, and the county board may whenever the public good requires it open such roads without any preliminary survey and cause them to be worked in the same manner as other public roads; Provided, any damages claimed by reason of any such road shall be appraised and allowed in the manner provided by law. The county board shall cause existing government corners along such line to be perpetuated by causing to be planted monuments of some durable material, with suitable witnesses, and causing a record to be made of the same and, if government corners are lost or obliterated, the county board shall cause the corners to be located in the manner provided in the manual of instruction for government surveys. The county board shall cause such work to be performed by the county surveyor or, if there is no county surveyor in the county, by some other competent land surveyor.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. I, § 10, p. 511. Annotations A county cannot open a section line road without giving notice to the landowners, hearing the landowners' claim for damages, or appointing appraisers and making provisions for the payment of the landowners' damages; if it attempts to do so it is trespassing. Olson v. Bonham, 212 Neb. 548, 324 N.W.2d 260 (1982).
NE Code § 39-1411 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1411 - Road and bridge records, who must keep; carrying capacity posted on bridges.

39-1411.  Road and bridge records, who must keep; carrying capacity posted on bridges.The county highway superintendent or some other qualified person designated by the county board shall keep in his or her office a road record which shall include a record of the proceedings in regard to the laying out, establishing, changing, or discontinuing of all roads in the county hereafter established, changed, or discontinued, and a record of the cost and maintenance of all such roads. Such person shall record in the bridge record a record of all county bridges and culverts showing number, location, and description of each, and a record of the cost of construction and maintenance of all such bridges and culverts. If the carrying capacity or weight limit of any bridge is less than the limits set forth in subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 60-6,294, the county shall cause to be firmly posted or attached upon such bridge in a conspicuous place at each end thereof a board or metal sign showing the carrying capacity or weight which the bridge will safely carry or bear.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. I, § 11, p. 511;  Laws 2018, LB310, § 1.  Cross References  Road record, duties of county clerk, see section 23-1305.Annotations County held liable for injuries resulting from collapse of bridge where county highway superintendent failed to replace a weight limit sign. Hansmann v. County of Gosper, 207 Neb. 659, 300 N.W.2d 807 (1981).
NE Code § 39-1412 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1412 - County bridges; loads exceeding limits or posted capacity; no damage recovery; violation; penalty.

39-1412.  County bridges; loads exceeding limits or posted capacity; no damage recovery; violation; penalty.(1) No person shall drive across or go upon any county bridge with a greater weight than the limits set forth in subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 60-6,294 or the carrying capacity or weight posted or attached pursuant to section 39-1411.(2) A person who violates this section shall recover no damages from the county for any accident or injury which may happen to him or her upon such bridge because of damage to or the failure of such bridge caused by such violation.(3) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. I, § 12, p. 512;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 214;  Laws 2018, LB310, § 2.
NE Code § 39-1501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1501 - Highway superintendent or road unit system counties; county boards; general powers and duties.

39-1501.  Highway superintendent or road unit system counties; county boards; general powers and duties.The county board, in commissioner-type counties having a county highway superintendent and in township-type counties having adopted a county road unit system as provided in sections 39-1513 to 39-1518, shall:(1) Have general supervision over all the duties and responsibilities of the county highway superintendent and shall make necessary policies and regulations to effect an efficient road administration in conformity with the laws of the State of Nebraska;(2) Appoint and fix the salary of a county highway superintendent in counties having a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants according to the most recent official United States census; Provided, that in counties having a population of less than eighteen thousand inhabitants and less than five commissioners the appointment of a county highway superintendent shall be optional with the county board unless a petition is filed with the county clerk as provided by section 39-1502; and provided further, that the county board may appoint and fix the salary of a county highway superintendent jointly with one or more other counties and determine the portion of the salary to be paid by the county for its share of the use of a county highway superintendent serving the cooperating counties;(3) Have authority to coordinate in an effective manner the highway programs and activities of the county with the related activities of the State of Nebraska and all governmental subdivisions thereof;(4) Have authority to enter into agreements with the federal government or any department or agency of the federal government, the state or any political or governmental subdivision or public corporation of this state, or with a citizen or group of citizens of this state respecting the planning, designating, financing, establishing, constructing, improving, maintaining, using, altering, relocating or vacation of highways, roads, streets, connecting links or bridges, and in such instances may cooperate with the state or with such subdivisions or public corporations on such terms as may be mutually agreed upon; and(5) Maintain roads in unincorporated areas if such roads are dedicated to the public and are first improved to minimum standards as established by the county board. In a zoning area of a municipality such standards shall be the higher of those established either by the county or the municipality. Future improvements may be undertaken pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 39, article 16.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. II, § 1, p. 512;   Laws 1974, LB 893, § 1.
NE Code § 39-1502 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1502 - Highway superintendent; optional appointment in certain commissioner counties; protests; election.

39-1502.  Highway superintendent; optional appointment in certain commissioner counties; protests; election.The county board, in a county having a population of less than eighteen thousand inhabitants and less than five commissioners, shall appoint and fix the salary of a county highway superintendent whenever a petition for such appointment is signed by ten percent of the legal voters in the county voting for Governor at the last general election and is filed with the county clerk. If a petition protesting such appointment is signed by ten percent of the legal voters in the county and is filed with the county clerk within ninety days from the filing date of the petition for appointment, the county board shall submit the question to the electors. Within ten days from the filing of the petition for appointment, the county board shall publish notice that such petition has been filed, and such notice shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper published in the county or, if none is published in the county, in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the county. If no petition in protest is filed or if a majority of the votes cast are in favor of appointing a county highway superintendent, the county board shall appoint and fix the salary of such superintendent within six months from the filing of the petition for appointment or from the date of balloting as the case may be.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. II, § 2, p. 513;   Laws 1986, LB 960, § 27.
NE Code § 39-1502.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1502.01 - Highway superintendent; abolition; procedure.

39-1502.01.  Highway superintendent; abolition; procedure.When a county highway superintendent has been appointed following an election held pursuant to section 39-1502, such position may be abolished at any general election after two years from the date of such election in the same manner as the appointment was approved.Source  Laws 1961, c. 199, § 1, p. 602.
NE Code § 39-1503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1503 - Highway superintendent or road unit system counties; county boards; duties.

39-1503.  Highway superintendent or road unit system counties; county boards; duties.It shall be the duty of the county board in commissioner-type counties having a county highway superintendent and in township-type counties having adopted a county road unit system to:(1) Give notice to the public of the date set for public hearings upon the proposed county highway program of the county highway superintendent for the forthcoming year by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper published in the county or, if none is published in the county, in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice shall clearly state the purpose, time, and place of such public hearings;(2) Adopt a county highway annual program no later than March 1 of each year which shall include a schedule of construction, repair, and maintenance projects and the order of priority of such projects to be undertaken and carried out by the county and a list of equipment to be purchased and the priority of such purchases, within the limits of the estimated funds available during the next twelve months;(3) Adopt standards to be applied in road and bridge repair, maintenance, and construction;(4) Advertise for and take and let bids for all or any portion of the county road work when letting bids, except that when the Department of Transportation takes bids on behalf of the county, the county shall have authority to permit such bids to be taken and let at the offices of the department in Lincoln, Nebraska; and(5) Cause investigations, studies, and inspections to be made, hold public hearings, and do all other things necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon it by law.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. II, § 3, p. 514;   Laws 1969, c. 333, § 3, p. 1190;   Laws 1986, LB 960, § 28;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 140.
NE Code § 39-1504 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1504 - Commissioner counties; no highway superintendent; county board or designee to perform duties.

39-1504.  Commissioner counties; no highway superintendent; county board or designee to perform duties.In commissioner-type counties not having a county highway superintendent, the county board, or some other qualified person designated by the county board, shall assume and perform the powers and duties of the county highway superintendent.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. II, § 4, p. 515.
NE Code § 39-1505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1505 - Bridges, numbering; duties of county board; highway history, highway superintendent to keep.

39-1505.  Bridges, numbering; duties of county board; highway history, highway superintendent to keep.For the purpose of assisting the county highway superintendent in making and keeping the bridge record, the county board shall adopt a system of numbering all county bridges, and place and keep on each bridge a plain and substantial number, and furnish to the county highway superintendent a complete inventory of all bridges so numbered. The superintendent shall keep all maps, charts, plans, and specifications of such roads and bridges so as to preserve, as nearly as possible, a complete history of the roads of the county.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. II, § 5, p. 515.
NE Code § 39-1506 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1506 - County highway superintendent; qualifications.

39-1506.  County highway superintendent; qualifications.Any person, whether or not a resident of the county, who is a duly licensed engineer in this state, any firm of consulting engineers duly licensed in this state, or any other person who is a competent, experienced, practical road builder shall be qualified to serve as county highway superintendent, except that no member of the county board shall be eligible for appointment. In counties having a population of sixty thousand but less than one hundred fifty thousand inhabitants according to the most recent official United States census, the county surveyor shall perform all the duties and possess all the powers and functions of the county highway superintendent. In counties having a population of one hundred fifty thousand or more inhabitants, the county engineer shall serve as county highway superintendent.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. II, § 6, p. 515;   Laws 1982, LB 127, § 9;   Laws 1986, LB 512, § 3;  Laws 2017, LB200, § 4.
NE Code § 39-1507 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1507 - Highway superintendent; powers; bond; annual inventory.

39-1507.  Highway superintendent; powers; bond; annual inventory.The county highway superintendent shall have control, government, and supervision of all the public roads and bridges in the county under the general supervision and control of the county board. Before entering upon the duties of his office he shall execute to the county a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, to be approved by the county board, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, and to account for all funds and property that may come into his possession. The county highway superintendent shall prepare and file an annual inventory statement of county personal property in his custody or possession as provided in sections 23-346 to 23-350.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. II, § 7, p. 515.
NE Code § 39-1508 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1508 - Highway superintendent; duties.

39-1508.  Highway superintendent; duties.It shall be the duty of the county highway superintendent to:(1) Annually submit to the county board a proposed schedule of construction, repair, maintenance, and supervision of county roads and bridges in conjunction with sections 39-2115, 39-2119, and 39-2120;(2) Annually file with the county clerk a revised and current map of the county roads clearly distinguishing the primary and secondary roads, indicating the past year's improvements thereon, and showing the number of miles of roads established during the year and the location thereof; and(3) Undertake the projects contained in subdivision (1) of this section, and when requested by the county board report the projects completed, the projects in construction, the equipment and material purchased, the amounts expended upon roads and bridges, and the sum remaining to be expended, except that deviations from the adopted program may be authorized by the unanimous vote of the county board in case of an emergency.Source   Laws 1957, c. 155, art. II, § 8, p. 516;  Laws 2019, LB414, § 1.
NE Code § 39-1509 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 39 - Highways and Bridges|39-1509 - Highway superintendent; interest in public contracts prohibited; reports to county board; neglect of duty; removal from office.

39-1509.  Highway superintendent; interest in public contracts prohibited; reports to county board; neglect of duty; removal from office.The county highway superintendent shall not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract with the county, and shall render at any time an accounting of his acts and doings to the county board when requested by it so to do; and he may be removed from office by such board at any time upon failure to perform the duties of his office.Source  Laws 1957, c. 155, art. II, § 9, p. 516.