Statutes > Tennessee Statutes > Title 54 - Highways, Bridges And Ferries > Chapter 10 - Establishment of Public Roads > Part 2 - Opening, Closing or Changing Public Roads > 54-10-213 - Commissioner may act without petition.

54-10-213 - Commissioner may act without petition.

54-10-213. Commissioner may act without petition.

The commissioner may, without petition or application, proceed to open, change, close and construct any public highway that the commissioner deems necessary for the public interest.

[Acts 1891, ch. 1, § 14; Shan., § 1632; Code 1932, § 2742; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-917.]