Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 67 - Highways. > Article 3 - State Transportation Commission, 67-3-1 through 67-3-77. > Section 67-3-16 - General duty to construct, repair and maintain highways.

Section 67-3-16 - General duty to construct, repair and maintain highways.

67-3-16. [General duty to construct, repair and maintain highways.]

It shall be the duty of such commission to construct, repair and maintain, at the expense of the state either wholly or in part, such public roads and highways, within the state, as in their judgment will best subserve the interest of the general public, looking to the construction and maintenance of a complete system of highways in the state.