68-516. Classification of highways in county unit road counties.
68-516
68-516. Classification of highways in county unitroad counties.(a) All the roads and highways in county unit road counties shall beclassified, constructed and maintained according tothe following classification system:
(1) "County major collectorroads" which shall include all county roadsand highways designated for inclusion in the majorcollector road system inaccordance with K.S.A. 68-1701 to 68-1704, and amendments thereto;
(2) "county minor collector roads" which shall include allcounty roads and highways, not designated for inclusion in themajor collectorroad system, which are other main traveled roads utilized primarilyfor the movement of traffic between different areas of the county; and
(3) "local service roads" which shall include all public roads andhighways notdesignated for inclusion in the major collector roadsystem and not designated ascounty minor collector roads or highways and not included in the statehighway system or other state or federal systems.
(b) Such classification shall be made by theboard of county commissioners, with the approval of the county engineer.The county engineer and the board of countycommissioners may shift road or highway mileage from one road orhighway classification toanother as continuing study indicates that such changes are needed byreason of changing traffic needs or for other reasons substantiated byengineering analysis, except, that no road or highway mileage may be shifted toorfrom the major collector road system except as providedin article 17 ofchapter 68 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 25; L. 1919, ch. 245, § 7;R.S.1923, 68-516; L.1929, ch. 224, § 1; L. 1931, ch. 248, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 341,§ 1; L.1949, ch. 345, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 344, § 5; L. 1961, ch. 299,§ 16;L. 1986, ch. 252, § 3;L. 2005, ch. 84, § 6; July 1.