South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 05 - State Highway Construction And Maintenance In General
Section 31-5-1 - Duty of department to maintain and repair state highways.

31-5-1. Duty of department to maintain and repair state highways.
The Department of Transportation shall maintain, and keep in repair, all highways or portions of highways, including the bridges and culverts, on the state trunk highway system.

Source: SL 1923, ch 285; SDC 1939, §28.0211; SL 1965, ch 132; SL 1984, ch 207, §24; SL 2010, ch 145, §25.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 31 - Highways and Bridges

Chapter 05 - State Highway Construction And Maintenance In General

Section 31-5-1 - Duty of department to maintain and repair state highways.

Section 31-5-5 - Contracts with counties for completion and improvement of trunk highways.

Section 31-5-8 - Moneys to be expended on highways and expenses of commission--Loans to local government highway jurisdictions.

Section 31-5-8.1 - Expenditures for roads in state parks and recreation areas.

Section 31-5-8.3 - Annual winter safe highway maintenance plan.

Section 31-5-10 - Improvements to trunk system--Manner of advertising for bids--Letting of contract--Rules.

Section 31-5-10.1 - Design-bid-build.

Section 31-5-10.2 - Indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity.

Section 31-5-10.3 - Emergency procurement.

Section 31-5-11 - Improvements to trunk system--Payments upon estimates approved by department--Vouchers.

Section 31-5-19 - Historic and prehistoric remains of state--Contract for preservation.

Section 31-5-20 - Interstate agreements for rest and recreation areas.

Section 31-5-21 - Mowing of ditches on state trunk highway--Rules--Priority to abutting landowner.

Section 31-5-22 - Violation of rules authorizing mowing of ditches as misdemeanor.

Section 31-5-23 - Consultation with first and second class municipalities and counties on construction or conversion of maintenance facilities--Sharing facilities.

Section 31-5-24 - Written agreements required for joint use of maintenance facilities.

Section 31-5-25 - Consultation prerequisite to construction or acquisition of facilities.

Section 31-5-26 - Supervision of design and construction of joint facilities.