83.19 Temporary highways and detours. When any highway which is maintained or to be maintained by the county shall be practically impassable or be dangerous to travel or when it shall be deemed necessary on account of construction or repair work thereon or for other reasons to suspend travel upon any part of such highway, the county highway commissioner may lay out and open temporary highways for the accommodation of public travel through any lands, and the county highway commissioner shall possess the powers conferred by s. 82.35 upon town boards. Said powers shall be exercised by the county highway commissioner in like manner and the procedure shall be the same except that the contract and orders and claim for damages and other papers relating to the matter shall be filed with the county clerk, and claims for damages shall be acted upon by the county board in the manner provided by s. 893.80.
History: 1977 c. 285 s. 12; 1979 c. 323 s. 33; 1991 a. 316; 2003 a. 214.
NOTE: 2003 Wis. Act 214, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
83.01 - County highway commissioner.
83.013 - County traffic safety commissions.
83.015 - County highway committee.
83.016 - Traffic patrol officers, appointment, duties, bond.
83.018 - Road supplies; committee may sell to municipalities.
83.025 - County trunk highways.
83.026 - Federal aid secondary highways.
83.027 - Controlled-access highways.
83.03 - County aid; local levy; donations.
83.035 - Streets and highways, construction.
83.04 - Highway construction by county; noncontract work; payments.
83.05 - Improving streets over 18 feet wide.
83.06 - Maintenance of county aid highways.
83.065 - County road and bridge fund; tax levy.
83.07 - Acquisition of lands, quarries, gravel pits; relocation; eminent domain.
83.08 - Acquisition of lands and interest therein.
83.09 - Emergency repairs of county trunk highways.
83.11 - Marking section and quarter section corners in highways.
83.14 - County aid on town and village initiative.
83.15 - Aid by county for state line bridge or highway.
83.16 - County may contract with foreign county.
83.17 - County may assume compensation liability; agreements with localities.