Whenever a county commission shall desire that a state road or bridge on a state road in said county be constructed or maintained with state aid, written application shall be made by the county to the State Department of Transportation under such rules and regulations as the department may prescribe. Such application, when made, shall be considered by the department and, if approved by it, the commissioners shall direct an engineer to view said road or bridge and cause to be made surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates of the cost of construction or maintenance, and the State Department of Transportation may thereupon appropriate out of the State Highway Fund such part of the estimated cost of such work as it may deem proper, and the State Department of Transportation shall proceed to do such work by contract or with its own force. If it deems best, the department may accept appropriations from the county for said work, which shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Highway Fund, before the work begins. Whenever a county fails to make application for the construction or maintenance of a road or bridge or the department deems it best for such work to be done, it may proceed to construct or maintain any part of the state road or bridge upon a state road and pay part or all of the cost of such work out of the State Highway Fund.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 23 - Highways, Roads, Bridges and Ferries.
Article 2 - Department of Transportation.
Section 23-1-21 - Director of Transportation.
Section 23-1-21.1 - Definitions.
Section 23-1-21.2 - Authority of Director With Regard to Public Transportation.
Section 23-1-21.4 - Deputy Directors.
Section 23-1-23 - Chief Engineer - Qualifications.
Section 23-1-24 - Chief Engineer - Duties.
Section 23-1-25 - Legal Division - Creation; Appointment of Chief Counsel.
Section 23-1-27 - Legal Division - Salaries.
Section 23-1-28 - Legal Division - Offices, etc.; Expenses.
Section 23-1-29 - Legal Division - Charging of Salaries and Expenses.
Section 23-1-30 - Legal Division - Functions and Duties.
Section 23-1-31 - Legal Division - Private Practice Prohibited.
Section 23-1-32 - Offices; Director Full-Time Position.
Section 23-1-33 - Official Records of Department; Appointment of Assistants and Personnel.
Section 23-1-35 - Annual Report to Governor.
Section 23-1-36 - Employees Used on Transferred County Roads and Bridges.
Section 23-1-37 - Use of Convict Labor.
Section 23-1-38 - Paying Expenses of Nonemployees Prohibited.
Section 23-1-39 - Seal; Power to Administer Oaths, Etc.
Section 23-1-40 - Duties and Powers Generally.
Section 23-1-41 - Self-Insurance Program for Department Employees.
Section 23-1-42 - Roads, etc., Located on State Institutions.
Section 23-1-43 - State Agricultural Experiment Station Roads.
Section 23-1-44 - Right of Entry for Purpose of Making Surveys and Taking Soil Samples.
Section 23-1-45 - Acquisition of Rights-of-Way.
Section 23-1-46 - Changes or Additions to State Road System.
Section 23-1-47 - Authority to Maintain, etc., City and Town Streets and Roads.
Section 23-1-48 - Application by Counties for Construction or Maintenance of State Road or Bridge.
Section 23-1-49 - Furnishing of Competent Engineers.
Section 23-1-50 - Authority to Procure Equipment; Payment of Expenses.
Section 23-1-51 - Purchase of Motor Fuels, Oils, Greases, and Lubricants.
Section 23-1-52 - License Exemption for Vehicles of Department.
Section 23-1-53 - Contracts to Do Work - Authority.
Section 23-1-54 - Contracts to Do Work - How Drawn and Approved.
Section 23-1-55 - Contracts to Do Work - Preconditions.
Section 23-1-56 - Contracts to Do Work - Qualification of Bidders.
Section 23-1-59 - Rules and Regulations of Department.
Section 23-1-62 - State Highway Fund - Purposes for Which Used.
Section 23-1-65 - Disposal of Surplus Personal Property - Availability; List of Surplus Property.
Section 23-1-66 - Disposal of Surplus Personal Property - Sale Procedures.