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WY Stat § 22-27-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 22 - Elections|Chapter 27 - Severability; Repeals|Section 22-27-101 - Provisions Severable.

22-27-101. Provisions severable.| If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application; and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
WY Stat § 24-1-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-102 - Location, Survey and Construction.

24-1-102. Location, survey and construction.| (a) Any such highways, and such additional highways in connection therewith as may be provided for, which are designated as state highways, shall be located and surveyed under the direction and supervision of the director of the department of transportation or his authorized representative, who shall cause plans and specifications of the highways to be prepared, and designate the materials to be used in their construction. He shall take into consideration the climate, soil and materials to be had in the vicinity, and the extent and nature of the probable traffic on the highway with a view to the most economical construction consistent with efficiency.  (b) Where any such highways are designated as a county highway the same shall be located and surveyed under the direction of the county surveyor of the county in which such highway is located; said county surveyor shall cause plans and specifications of any such highway to be prepared and the board of county commissioners of such county shall designate the materials to be used in their construction. Said board of county commissioners shall take into consideration the climate, soil, and materials to be had in the vicinity, and the extent and nature of the probable traffic on said highway with a view to the most economical construction thereof consistent with efficiency. The expense of locating, surveying, and constructing such county highways shall be paid by the county in which such highway is constructed.
WY Stat § 24-1-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-103 - State Transportation Commission of Wyoming to Acquire Right-of-Way; When Right-of-Way Becomes State Property.

24-1-103. State transportation commission of Wyoming to acquire right-of-way; when right-of-way becomes state property.| The transportation commission is hereby authorized, required and may proceed under the provisions of W.S. 24-2-109(a), to secure the right-of-way for all state highways presently designated by the transportation commission as part of the state highway system or in the future to be designated as part of the state highway system. When any state highway designated by the transportation commission shall occupy in whole or in part the right-of-way of a formerly constructed highway, whether a county highway or a state highway, so much of the right-of-way as is occupied in the construction of the new highway or reconstruction of the previously constructed highway shall become the property of the state.
WY Stat § 24-1-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-104 - Management and Control of County Roads.

24-1-104. Management and control of county roads.| All county roads shall be under the supervision, management and control of the board of the county commissioners of the county wherein such roads are located, and no county road shall hereafter be established, altered or vacated in any county in this state, except by authority of the board of the county commissioners of the county wherein such road is located, except as is otherwise provided by law.
WY Stat § 24-1-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-105 - Width Restrictions.

24-1-105. Width restrictions.| (a) All county roads established under this chapter shall not be less than sixty (60) nor more than one hundred (100) feet in width, unless the board of county commissioners determines that a county road be established with a less width; provided, that for the purpose of providing driveways for livestock, the board of county commissioners may open a road to a width not exceeding five hundred (500) feet. Provided, however, that state highways may be established not to exceed three hundred (300) feet in width unless a greater width is necessary for parking facilities, maintenance, excavations, embankments, the deposit of waste materials, or driveways for livestock.  (b) Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 174, § 3.
WY Stat § 24-1-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-106 - Closing or Restricting Use; When Necessary.

24-1-106. Closing or restricting use; when necessary.| (a) The department of transportation may restrict the use of, or close, any state highway whenever the department considers the closing or restriction of use necessary:  (i) For the protection of the public;  (ii) For the protection of the highway from damage during storms or during construction, improvement or maintenance operations thereon; or  (iii) For a special event or athletic event pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section.  (b) The department of transportation may authorize the complete or partial closure of designated portions of any state highway for the purpose of conducting a special event or athletic event. The director of the department may use equipment and personnel as necessary. The closure may be authorized only if:  (i) A written application for the event is submitted to the department, containing information the department deems necessary and the application is approved by the director;  (ii) A county government approves the closure if the closure would restrict the use of any county road in the unincorporated area of the county; and  (iii) The closure is implemented in a manner consistent with the rules and regulations of the department and will cause the least inconvenience to the driving public consistent with the requirements of the special event or athletic event.  (c) If an event calls for closure of a state highway within an incorporated city or town, for which there is no readily accessible alternate route, the city or town shall request department approval for the closure.  (d) For purposes of this section:  (i) "Special event" or "athletic event" means any event which is held outside the corporate limits of any city or town on a state highway but cannot comply with all applicable traffic statutes or ordinances. This shall include, but not be limited to, parades, fairs, exhibitions, motion picture filming, bicycle races and foot races. This definition does not include an event taking place away from a highway which, due to the number of persons attending the event, creates traffic congestion on a highway before and after the event; and  (ii) "Partial or complete closure of designated portions of any state highway" means the closing to traffic of any roadway, lane or other portion of a state roadway or highway or any other restriction of the normal use of a highway.
WY Stat § 24-1-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-107 - Closing or Restricting Use; Who May Close; Notice to Controlling Agency Required.

24-1-107. Closing or restricting use; who may close; notice to controlling agency required.| Whenever a dangerous condition is prevailing upon or so near a public highway as to create a menace to public health or safety, members of the Wyoming highway patrol, police departments or sheriff offices may close any highway to traffic when necessary to protect the public from such danger. Whenever such closing of a highway is done the governmental agency having control over said highway shall be immediately notified of the reason of such closing and the location.
WY Stat § 24-1-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-108 - Closing or Restricting Use; Public Notice.

24-1-108. Closing or restricting use; public notice.| (a) To notify the public that a state highway is closed or its use restricted pursuant to this act notification shall be in one (1) or more of the following forms:  (i) Erect suitable barriers or obstructions upon such highway;  (ii) Post warnings and notices of the condition of any such highway;  (iii) Post signs for the direction of traffic upon it, or to or upon any other highway or detour open to public travel;  (iv) Place warning devices on such highway;  (v) Assign a flagman to warn, detour or direct traffic on such highway.
WY Stat § 24-1-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-109 - Closing or Restricting Use; Failure to Observe Signs and Markers; Exceptions.

24-1-109. Closing or restricting use; failure to observe signs and markers; exceptions.| (a) Any person who willfully fails to observe any sign, marker, warning, notice, or direction, placed or given under W.S. 24-1-108 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be subject to a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) or to imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or to both such fine and imprisonment.  (b) The department or state highway patrol may allow a person to proceed past any sign, marker, warning, notice or other device posted pursuant to W.S. 24-1-108 under the following circumstances:  (i) The person requesting permission to travel upon a closed road is seeking to travel to a destination beyond the closure point, but in an area unaffected by the conditions warranting the closure;  (ii) The department or state highway patrol makes a determination there is no dangerous or hazardous condition which would reasonably preclude the ability of the person to travel on the closed portion of the highway; and  (iii) The person making the request shall agree to any conditions or requirements for traveling on the closed portion of the highway which are imposed by the department or state highway patrol.  (c) Any permission granted under subsection (b) of this section to travel upon a closed road shall be granted by the department or the state highway patrol on a case-by-case basis, unless otherwise determined by the department or the highway patrol.
WY Stat § 24-1-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-110 - Speed or Acceleration Contest or Exhibition on Highways.

24-1-110. Speed or acceleration contest or exhibition on highways.| (a) No person shall engage in any motor vehicle speed or acceleration contest, or exhibition of speed or acceleration on any highway without approval of such use by the governing body in charge of said highway. No person shall aid or abet in any such motor vehicle speed or acceleration contest or exhibition on any highway, without approval of such use by the governing body in charge of said highway.  (b) No person shall for the purpose of facilitating or aiding or as an incident to any motor vehicle speed or acceleration contest upon a highway, in any manner obstruct or place or assist in placing any barricade or obstruction upon any highway without approval of such use by the governing body in charge of said highway.  (c) Any person who violates this section shall upon conviction be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ten (10) days or both.
WY Stat § 24-1-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-111 - County Road Districts.

24-1-111. County road districts.| All counties shall be divided into road districts. The board of county commissioners of each county shall divide their county into road districts of as compact form and convenient size as is practicable, and embracing the territory within an election district, if possible, and may change or alter said road district from time to time as the public convenience may require.
WY Stat § 24-1-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-112 - Construction and Repair of Fences to Be Performed by Department of Transportation.

24-1-112. Construction and repair of fences to be performed by department of transportation.| (a) Except as provided by W.S. 11-24-108(g) or subsection (c) of this section, in the event that fences paralleling state highways, or built on the highway right-of-way need repair or reconstruction to meet legal fence requirements, as set forth in W.S. 11-28-102, the actual work of repair and reconstruction of the fence, including all corresponding labor costs, shall be performed by the department of transportation.  (b) Where any state highway is reconstructed the new right-of-way fence will be constructed and maintained by the department of transportation.  (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a landowner or the owner or person having custody or charge of livestock may, but is not obligated to, attempt to repair any fence under this section in order to protect livestock or prevent livestock from entering a highway. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to create or increase any liability of a landowner or an owner or person having custody or charge of livestock.
WY Stat § 24-1-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-113 - Owner of Unnatural Canal to Construct and Maintain Bridge at Road Crossing; Subsequent Assumption and Maintenance by County.

24-1-113. Owner of unnatural canal to construct and maintain bridge at road crossing; subsequent assumption and maintenance by county.| Any person, company, corporation or association of persons, operating or maintaining in whole or in part, either as owners, agent, occupant or appropriator any ditch, canal or watercourse, not being a natural stream, for irrigation or any other, and different purpose, shall put in, construct, maintain and keep in repair at his, her, its or their expense for one (1) year, where the same crosses any public highway or publicly traveled road, a good substantial bridge, not less than fourteen (14) feet in width, over such ditch, canal or watercourse where it crosses such road. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, the person so offending shall pay a fine in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each day such ditch, canal or watercourse shall be unbridged, insufficiently bridged, or permitted to remain out of repair; provided, that after the expiration of one (1) year, from the construction of said bridge, the road supervisor of the road district in which said bridge is located, shall upon being notified by the owner or owners of the ditch, canal or watercourse over which said bridge is constructed, at once inspect said bridge, and if found in a good and lawful condition, shall accept the same for the county in which it is located, and said bridge shall thereafter be maintained by the said county.
WY Stat § 24-1-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-114 - Bridges Between Counties.

24-1-114. Bridges between counties.| Whenever it shall appear to be advantageous to any county or counties to build or repair any bridge or bridges over streams constituting the boundary line of such county or counties, or when such bridge or bridges when built will be partly in one (1) county and partly in another county in this state, or when a bridge when built shall be partly in a county of this state and partly in a county of another state, it shall be lawful for the county commissioners of any county in which part of such bridge has been or is to be erected, to join with the other county or counties containing or to contain other parts of the said bridge, in making any contract or contracts for the purpose of procuring the erection or repair of such bridge or bridges on the basis that each of the counties contracting shall pay one-half of the whole expense of building or repairing such bridge or bridges.
WY Stat § 24-1-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-116 - Restrictions Upon Damming Streams; Generally.

24-1-116. Restrictions upon damming streams; generally.| No person or persons, company or corporation, or association of persons, shall be permitted or allowed to dam the water or waters of any stream or irrigating or mining ditch or any waterway so that the water thus dammed, or any part thereof, shall overflow any public road or highway, or undermine, weaken or damage any bridge, or any walls or embankment of any road, nor shall any person, association or corporation owning or controlling any ditch or irrigated lands, allow any wastewater from the same to flow across or upon any public road or highway. Any person finding a public road or highway or any bridge flooded or damaged by such wastewater may report the same to the road supervisor of the county in which such road, highway or bridge may be located, who shall make an examination and report to the county attorney for the county. If the report of the said road supervisor shows that such damage has occurred, it shall then be the duty of the county attorney to institute proceedings against the party or parties whose negligence has caused such damage.
WY Stat § 24-1-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-117 - Restrictions Upon Damming Streams; Effect of Failure to Comply With w.s. 24-1-116.

24-1-117. Restrictions upon damming streams; effect of failure to comply with W.S. 24-1-116.| Any person or persons, company or corporation, violating the provisions of W.S. 24-1-116, shall be liable to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), and shall also be liable to the party injured for any damages resulting therefrom.
WY Stat § 24-1-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-118 - Construction and Maintenance to Be Performed at Expense of State; Geologic Formations.

24-1-118. Construction and maintenance to be performed at expense of state; geologic formations.| (a) Excepting as such work may be performed through mutual agreement with other entities, either public or private, the construction and maintenance of all state highways, including all bridges, and culverts thereon, shall be performed at the expense of the state and by and under the supervision of the commission and the director of the department of transportation or his authorized representative.  (b) When a new permanent highway cut is made that exposes a bedrock geological formation:  (i) It shall be the policy of the state to leave the bedrock geological formation exposed and not to cover it with soil and planted vegetation except when:  (A) There are safety requirements that require another treatment;  (B) The exposure occurs on private, tribal or federal land that will be private, tribal or federal land once the construction is completed and the landowner desires a different reclamation; or  (C) There are cost of construction or operational reasons to remove or cover the exposed formation.  (ii) After completion of highway construction, for any exposed bedrock geological formation site within the highway right-of-way, with exceptions for site specific safety needs, an individual wishing to understand the local geology for economic, educational or private curiosity reasons may examine the cut and the exposed formation and may remove any geologic samples as may be gathered by hand or collected using geological hammers or other hand held tools;  (iii) The department of transportation shall work with the state geologist to address and resolve any grievances raised under this subsection;  (iv) For exposed bedrock geologic formations of interest to the public, the department of transportation may install appropriate signage, in compliance with applicable federal and state law, to identify the geological formation and may consult with the state geologist on the appropriateness of the signage.
WY Stat § 24-1-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-119 - State Highway Fund Created; Income and Expenditure.

24-1-119. State highway fund created; income and expenditure.| There is created a fund known as the state highway fund, to the credit of which the state treasurer, who is designated as the state official to receive all amounts paid by the United States under the act of congress approved July 11, 1916, shall place all monies previously received for the fund, all money subsequently received from the United States, under cooperative agreements as authorized, all money derived from taxes levied for such purpose or appropriated for the fund, all monies received from the sale of state bonds for highway construction or improvement, all money received from the counties under cooperative agreements as hereinbefore authorized, and all other monies received from donations or bequests, which may be accepted by the commission on behalf of the state of Wyoming, or from any source designated by law for that purpose. All monies in the fund shall be available for the purpose of this act without further appropriation and no warrant shall be drawn on the fund excepting on a voucher approved by the director of the department of transportation or an assistant authorized by the director and approved by the transportation commission. It is provided that seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount of any bond issue subsequently issued by the state of Wyoming for the construction or improvement of state highways, after the payment of overhead expense, shall be apportioned to and spent in each county in the proportion which the assessed valuation of each county by the last general assessment bears to the total assessment of the state.
WY Stat § 24-1-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-120 - Administration of Provisions; Maximum Overhead Expenses.

24-1-120. Administration of provisions; maximum overhead expenses.| It is hereby provided that all expenses of the maintenance of office, offices, salary, salaries, engineering, surveying, field supervision and other overhead expenses in connection with the administration of this act, shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total amount expended each year under the provisions of this act.
WY Stat § 24-1-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 24-1-121 - Highways Subject to Injury From Cattle; Designation; Entry of Order; Notice to Be Posted.

24-1-121. Highways subject to injury from cattle; designation; entry of order; notice to be posted.| The board of county commissioners of every county, wherein is situated any mountain road or highway or portion thereof, which would be liable to receive unusual injury and damage by driving over the same herds of cattle, horses or flocks of sheep, shall have the power, by order entered in the records of such board of commissioners, to designate so much of such road or highway as would be so liable to receive unusual injury and damage, as, not a highway for herds of horses, cattle or flocks of sheep, a notice of which designation shall be posted at convenient and conspicuous places along, and in the vicinity of the portion of such road or highway so designated, which notices shall likewise reasonably point out the lieu road or highway laid out as hereinafter provided.