39-1307 Department of Roads; political subdivisions; highways, roads, streets; constructing, maintaining, improving, financing; agreements. - Nebraska Statutes

39-1307. Department of Roads; political subdivisions; highways, roads, streets; constructing, maintaining, improving, financing; agreements.The department, on behalf of the state, and any political or governmental subdivision or public corporation of this state shall have the authority to enter into agreements with each other respecting the planning, designating, financing, establishing, constructing, improving, maintaining, using, altering, relocating, regulating, or vacating of highways, roads, streets, connecting links, rights-of-way, including but not limited to, canals, ditches or power, telephone, water, gas, sewer and other service lines owned by such political or governmental subdivision or public corporation. Such agreements may, in the discretion of the parties, include provision for indemnification of, or sharing of, any liability of the parties for future damages occurring to other persons or property and which may arise under the terms of the contract authorized by this section.When the installation, repair, or modification of an electric generating facility necessitates increased use of a street or road the department may (1) temporarily or permanently provide for the construction and maintenance of such street or road, (2) cooperate with the county or township to maintain such street or road, or (3) designate the street or road as part of the state highway system as provided in section 39-1309. The department shall consider whether improving or maintaining the street or road will benefit the general public, the present condition of the street or road, and the actual or potential traffic volume of such street or road. SourceLaws 1955, c. 148, § 7, p. 420; Laws 1967, c. 238, § 1, p. 636; Laws 1981, LB 14, § 1. AnnotationsA first class city may contract with the state through the Department of Roads to prohibit parking on a street which forms a connecting link in the state highway system. Vap v. City of McCook, 178 Neb. 844, 136 N.W.2d 220 (1965).