STATE AND FEDERAL HIGHWAYS -- LIMITED ACCESS FACILITIES -- TURNPIKES -- ROAD BONDS -- BILLBOARDS
KRS tit. XV, ch. 177
in effectContents
section177.010. Definitions for KRS 177.010 to 177.890section177.020. State primary roads to be designated and controlled by the Department of Highways -- Notice to fiscal court and affected citizens -- Rural secondary road system -- Maintenance -- Administrative regulationssection177.021. Department may acquire rights-of-way for primary system -- Power of citiessection177.025. Removal of snow from certain state roads by county plows on order of county judge/executivesection177.030. Cost of construction to be borne by state -- State may accept donationssection177.035. Cost of relocation of publicly and privately owned utility equipment and appliances to be borne by department -- Conditionssection177.037. Community boundary signs -- Commemorative boundary signs for city or unincorporated urban placesection177.040. Repealed, 1942section177.041. Repealed, 1964section177.042. Designation of city streets by commissioner of highways -- Record -- Statement to citysection177.043. Powers of department as to designated city streets -- Agreementssection177.044. Repealed, 1962section177.045. Repealed, 1964section177.046. Repealed, 1964section177.047. Permission of department required for obstructions or excavations in streetssection177.048. Repealed, 1964section177.050. Construction of roads with county funds -- Repayment to countysection177.055. Construction and maintenance of urban roads and streetssection177.057. Required consultation on highway access prior to purchase of property for school facilitysection177.060. Payment for right-of-waysection177.065. Repealed, 1970section177.066. Repealed, 1972section177.068. Statutorily designated sections of the National Truck Networksection177.070. Purchase of right-of-way -- Donationssection177.072. Motorcycle awareness signssection177.073. Official signs and notices as to scenic and historical attractionssection177.074. Naming of state road or bridge – Signagesection177.075. Repealed, 1952section177.076. Definitions for KRS 177.076 to 177.079section177.077. Limited supplemental guide signs -- Administrative regulations -- Criteria for approval -- Hearings -- Effect on pre-existing signssection177.078. Application -- Fees -- Reimbursementsection177.079. Commissioner required to apply to Federal Highway Administration for experimental usage of signssection177.080. Repealed, 1950section177.081. Authority of Department of Highways to condemn land and materials -- Title to property -- Conclusiveness of official order -- Duty of department to clear and maintain propertysection177.082. County attorney to represent Department of Highways in condemnation proceedings -- Petitionsection177.083. Repealed, 1976section177.084. Repealed, 1976section177.085. Repealed, 1976section177.086. Repealed, 1976section177.087. Repealed, 1976section177.088. Repealed, 1976section177.089. Repealed, 1976section177.090. Acquisition of land along federal-aid highways for scenic beauty -- Condemnationsection177.095. I-69 Ohio River Crossing Projectsection177.100. Repealed, 1950section177.103. Repealed, 2021section177.106. Definition -- Highway encroachment prohibited without permit -- Removal -- Civil fines imposed and collected -- Permissible use of finessection177.107. Transportation and Tourism Interagency Committee -- Purposesection177.108. Membership of Transportation and Tourism Interagency Committee -- Compensation -- Officers -- Meetings -- Proxy votingsection177.109. Duties and responsibilitiessection177.110. Railroad crossings -- Construction of KRS 177.120 to 177.210section177.120. Department may order elimination of grade crossings or substitution -- Standards to be set by administrative regulations -- Closure of grade crossingssection177.130. Hearing -- Order -- Plans, specifications, and estimates of costsection177.140. Railroad company to present plans and estimates of costsection177.150. Final hearing -- Notice -- Final order -- Waiver of proceedings -- Appealsection177.160. Rejection of bids -- Department may do worksection177.170. Division of costs -- Paymentsection177.180. Highway engineer to approve contractssection177.190. Appeal by railroad company to Circuit Courtsection177.200. Appeal to Court of Appealssection177.210. Department may bring action to enforce ordersection177.220. Definition of "limited access facility."section177.230. Establishment of limited access facilities -- Regulation of usesection177.240. Design of facilities -- Regulation of accesssection177.250. Acquisition of property and property rights -- Options to acquire -- Administrative regulationssection177.260. Precedence of condemnation cases in courtssection177.270. Use of existing facilities -- Grade crossing elimination -- Public way connectionssection177.280. Agreements of local governmental units respecting facilitiessection177.290. Local service roads and streetssection177.300. Traffic rules on limited access facilitiessection177.305. Prevention of spillage from trucks hauling coalsection177.310. Declaration of policysection177.315. Spacing of access control points on limited access facilities for those having limited rights or easement of accesssection177.317. Hal Rogers Parkway -- Access control and spacing -- Inclusion of certain countiessection177.320. Use of portion of gasoline and special fuel tax revenues for secondary and rural roads, county roads and bridges and the Kentucky Transportation Center -- Allocation of fundssection177.330. Consultation by Department of Rural and Municipal Aid with fiscal courts for selection of roads to be improved -- Recommendations -- Road through city with population of less than 3,000section177.340. Selection of roads to be improved in case of disagreement with fiscal court -- Roads become part of state highway systemsection177.350. Standards for construction and improvement of state-maintained secondary and rural roads -- Studies -- Surveys -- Maps -- Personnel -- Equipmentsection177.360. Allocation of funds for state-maintained roads -- Apportionments to be made on basis of revenue estimates -- Uniform financial information report required -- Procedures to identify project needs in unincorporated areas of consolidated local governmentssection177.365. Reservation of certain tax receipts for urban roads and streets -- Definitionssection177.366. Allocation of municipal aid funds -- Apportionments to be made on basis of revenue estimates -- Uniform financial information reportsection177.367. Repealed, 1980section177.368. Repealed, 1980section177.369. Payment of pro rata share of funds appropriated to incorporated cities and countiessection177.370. Repealed, 1956section177.375. Kentucky Transportation Center Advisory Boardsection177.376. Duties of boardsection177.377. Appointment of directorsection177.378. Use of fundssection177.379. Budgetsection177.380. Funds not to be diverted to other use -- Records -- Annual financial reportsection177.390. Definitions for KRS 177.390 to 177.570section177.400. Turnpike projects authorizedsection177.410. General powers of Department of Highways as to turnpike projectssection177.420. Acquisition of property -- Condemnation -- Possession -- Special provisions for condemning railroad propertysection177.430. Grade separations -- Relocation or vacation of existing highway -- Rights of access -- Regulations as to public utility facilities on or along turnpike projectsection177.440. Limited access to turnpikessection177.450. Turnpike revenue bondssection177.460. Trust agreement to secure bonds -- Rights and remedies of bondholderssection177.470. Bonds not debt of Commonwealthsection177.480. Tolls for use of turnpike -- Contracts for utility and service facilities -- Disposition of toll revenues -- Maintenance of turnpike by Department of Highwayssection177.490. Trust fundssection177.500. Remedies of bondholderssection177.510. Turnpike properties and bonds exempt from taxationsection177.520. Turnpike bonds valid for purposes of investment or collateralsection177.530. Maintenance of turnpike -- Restoration of private property -- Donation of property by county or city -- Annual report of turnpike activities -- Audits -- Personnel of Department of Highways not to have interest in project -- Penalty for failure to pay toll -- Lien on vehiclesection177.540. Refunding bonds -- Additional bondssection177.550. Transfer of turnpike to highway system after retirement of bondssection177.560. Preliminary expenses of turnpike projectsection177.570. Turnpike law is alternativesection177.571. Purpose of KRS 177.571 to 177.576section177.572. Definitions for KRS 177.571 to 177.576section177.573. Administrative regulations for designation, nomination, review and removal of scenic designation of byway or highwaysection177.574. Criteria for designationsection177.575. Maintenance by cabinet -- Identification signssection177.576. Adjacent outdoor advertising devices -- Existing devices exemptedsection177.580. State debt contracted -- Legislative intent for KRS 177.580 to 177.630 -- Approval of peoplesection177.585. Bonds to be issued -- Denominations -- Interest -- Coupons -- Payment -- Registration with Finance and Administration Cabinet -- Exemption from state, county and municipal taxation -- Cost of printingsection177.590. Serial numbers -- Maturity datessection177.595. Full faith and credit of state pledged -- Funds derived from certain taxes to be set aside in amount sufficient to pay principal and interest -- Exceptionsection177.600. Time of sale -- Unitssection177.605. Advertisements for bids before sale of bonds -- Bids to be in writing and sealed -- Opening of bids -- Rejection -- Premium and accrued interest to be deposited in sinking fund -- Destruction of matured coupons -- Cost of advertisingsection177.610. Terms for bondssection177.615. Investment or deposit of amounts received for sinking fundsection177.620. Investment or deposit of proceeds derived from sale of bonds -- Use of proceedssection177.625. Repealed, 1986section177.630. "Year" definedsection177.700. Efforts to sell authorized and unissued bonds under existing restrictions to be continued -- If effort unsuccessful, proposal to remove interest rate limit to be submitted to voters at an electionsection177.710. Commonwealth to contract additional indebtedness not to exceed one hundred million dollars for parks, and for highways, bridges and tunnels -- Submission to voters at an election on November 8, 1960, according to Section 50 of the Constitutionsection177.720. Bonds for park purposes and bonds for highways, bridges and tunnels to be designated distinguishably -- Separation of proceedssection177.730. Bonds for park purposes and bonds for highways, bridges and tunnels to have separate sources of payment of principal and interest -- Provisions for levying taxes as required by the Constitutionsection177.0734. Definitions for KRS 177.0734 and 177.0736section177.0736. Logo and service signs -- Administrative regulationssection177.0738. Logo signs for eligible businessessection177.0739. Bed and breakfast establishments, shopping malls, and shopping areas eligible to obtain specific service highway signssection177.740. Form of question for ballots if bonds not sold prior to August 31, 1960section177.0745. Designation of Grange City Covered Bridgesection177.750. Form of question for ballots if bonds are sold prior to August 31, 1960section177.760. Submission of question to the people -- Duties of Secretary of Statesection177.770. Election held in conjunction with general electionsection177.780. Sale of bonds -- Conditionssection177.790. Bonds to mature in thirty years -- Other details to be established by the State Property and Buildings Commissionsection177.800. Bonds to be sold at public sale or sales -- Manner of advertising -- Interest rates to be established by the commission and may be determined on basis of competitionsection177.810. Bonds exempt from taxation -- Designation of signing officers -- Temporary bonds or certificates -- No other approvals requiredsection177.820. "Year" definedsection177.830. Definitions for KRS 177.830 to 177.890section177.840. Repealed, 1976section177.841. Billboard advertising prohibited -- Exceptionssection177.842. Application of KRS 177.830(10) to outdoor advertisingsection177.850. Purpose of KRS 177.830 to 177.890section177.860. Administrative regulations -- Standards for billboard advertisingsection177.863. Highway advertising devices, what prohibited -- Spacing -- Size -- Illuminationsection177.865. Repealed, 1992section177.867. Acquisition of billboards by state -- Compensationsection177.870. Violations declared a public nuisancesection177.880. Construction of KRS 177.830 to 177.890section177.890. Agreements with United States authorizedsection177.905. Repealed, 2026section177.910. Renumbered as KRS 190.350section177.912. Renumbered as KRS 190.352section177.915. Renumbered as KRS 190.354section177.916. Renumbered as KRS 177.912section177.920. Repealed, 2026section177.925. Renumbered as KRS 190.356section177.930. Repealed, 1968section177.935. Renumbered as KRS 190.358section177.940. Renumbered as KRS 190.360section177.945. Repealed, 1996section177.950. Renumbered as KRS 190.365section177.951. Repealed, 2017section177.960. Repealed, 1980section177.970. Repealed, 1980section177.971. Repealed, 1984section177.972. Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 177.977, 1984section177.973. Repealed, 1984section177.974. Repealed, 1984section177.975. Repealed, 1984section177.976. Repealed, 1987section177.977. Directory of coal road systemsection177.978. Energy recovery road fund -- Uses -- Transfer of funds from coal recovery road fundsection177.979. Cooperative agreements between Department of Highways and transporters of coal in vehicles exceeding maximum weight limits on state- maintained system -- Administrative regulationssection177.980. Repealed, 1987section177.981. Fiscal court may make cooperative agreementsection177.985. Extended weight unrefined petroleum products haul road system. (Repealed Effective June 30, 2028)section177.986. Directory of extended weight unrefined petroleum products haul road system -- Publication -- Reporting system. (Repealed Effective June 30, 2028)section177.990. Penaltiessection177.999. Prepayment of fines subject to certain conditionssection177.9771. Extended weight coal or coal by-products haul road systemsection177.9772. Impoundment of vehicle for violation
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=37984Fetched: 10/20/2026