(a)The transportation commission may cooperate with
incorporated cities and towns in the construction of public
streets and highways, including bridges and culverts, but
excepting bypass routes, if the streets or highways constitute
direct connections between sections of established state
highways. All cooperative work shall be performed under the
immediate control and supervision of the director of the
department of transportation in accordance with plans and
specifications prepared under the supervision of the director or
the chief engineer, but no contract shall be let nor work
commenced until sixty (60) days after the plans for the work
have been submitted and approved by the legislative body of the
incorporated city or town. The failure of the legislative body
of the incorporated cit
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(a) The transportation commission may cooperate with
incorporated cities and towns in the construction of public
streets and highways, including bridges and culverts, but
excepting bypass routes, if the streets or highways constitute
direct connections between sections of established state
highways. All cooperative work shall be performed under the
immediate control and supervision of the director of the
department of transportation in accordance with plans and
specifications prepared under the supervision of the director or
the chief engineer, but no contract shall be let nor work
commenced until sixty (60) days after the plans for the work
have been submitted and approved by the legislative body of the
incorporated city or town. The failure of the legislative body
of the incorporated city or town to take official action
approving or disapproving the plans within sixty (60) days shall
constitute approval for the purpose of this section. The entire
cost of construction of the streets and highways and the
maintenance, including streets and highways currently in
existence, shall be paid by the transportation commission with
the following exceptions:
(i) The cost of construction of storm sewers along
streets designated as state highways shall be paid by the
transportation commission. If the city decides to connect other
storm sewers with the one constructed by the commission, the
commission shall only pay for the cost of a storm sewer needed
to provide drainage for the street. If additional costs are
incurred, the cities shall pay these additional costs. The city
or town, if the population is over fifteen hundred (1,500) or
more, shall pay all costs of, and be responsible for, the
cleaning and maintenance of the storm sewers;
(ii) The city or town, if it has a population of
fifteen hundred (1,500) or more, shall pay all costs of, and be
responsible for, the cleaning, sweeping and washing of, and snow
removal from the streets and highways. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the transportation commission may contribute
financial assistance to any city or town with a population
between fifteen hundred (1,500) and five thousand (5,000) that
is performing its duties under this paragraph in a total amount
not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per capita annually to the
city or town;
(iii) The entire cost to the state of the
construction, maintenance and acquisition of the necessary
right-of-way for any highway route, which constitutes a bypass
of any incorporated city or town, and which is constructed for
the purpose of satisfying the highway construction standards
established by the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials and approved by the federal highway
administration including access control, regardless whether any
portion lies within the corporate limits of any city or town,
shall be paid by the transportation commission.