Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 227

State Highway System

←227.260

Section 227.270.1

227.280→

August 28, 2015

Commission may abandon and relocate inundated portion of highway.

227.270. Whenever the construction or operation of any waterpower and/or

hydroelectric project results in the inundation of any portion of a state

highway, the state highways and transportation commission is authorized to

abandon said portion of said highway, and, in addition to the relocations

mentioned in section 227.260, to relocate, construct and maintain, as in its

opinion may be best from considerations of good engineering, safety to the

general public, economy and directness of route and service to the locality,

so much of said highway as in the judgment of said commission is necessary on

account of such inundation, and abandon the portion of the highway in lieu of

which the relocation is made, provided that any such relocation shall not

deviate from any designated point, if any named in any law, unless such

designated point shall itself be inundated; provided, that when the seat of

county government of any county is inundated by virtue of the construction or

operation of any waterpower, and/or hydroelectric project, rendering

necessary the reestablishment and relocation of such seat of county

government, such seat of county government having prior to such inundation,

been a designated point on any state highway, such relocation and

reestablished seat of county government shall be considered for all purposes

of state road designation and construction, as the original seat of county

government of such county.



(RSMo 1939 § 8771)



Prior revision: 1929 § 8123







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