The department shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with an adjoining state to accomplish such design and preliminary engineering studies as may be deemed necessary prior to the construction of, or any construction upon, an interstate bridge. Such agreements may provide that such design and preliminary engineering studies may be accomplished by consulting engineers contracted for such purpose, or by any other means deemed suitable by the department and the adjoining state after joint consultation.

Source

  • Laws 1959, c. 175, § 9, p. 637.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 39-899

  • Construction: shall mean the erection, fabrication, or alteration of the whole or any part of any interstate bridge. See Nebraska Statutes 39-892
  • Department: shall mean the Department of Transportation. See Nebraska Statutes 39-892
  • Interstate bridge: shall mean the right-of-way, approaches, bridge structure, and highway necessary to form a passageway for highway traffic over the boundary line of the State of Nebraska from a point within the State of Nebraska to a point within an adjoining state for the purpose of spanning any obstruction or obstructions which would otherwise hinder the free and safe flow of traffic between such points, such bridge being a part of the state highway system with title vested in the State of Nebraska or in the State of Nebraska and an adjoining state jointly. See Nebraska Statutes 39-892
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
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