§ 27:20-8 — Widening roads; acquisition of property; cost borne by counties respectively

The title to the lands required for such widening may be acquired by gift, devise, purchase or condemnation, and shall vest in the county or counties within the territorial limits of which they may lie, respectively, and the cost and expense of acquiring such lands shall be paid by the county within which they shall lie, but nothing in this section or section 27:20-7 of this title shall alter or affect the provisions of law under which such road, including the bridges thereof, is or shall be constructed, renewed, repaired or maintained.