ORS 366.290
Adding to or removing roads from state highway system

  • responsibility for construction and maintenance

(1)

The Department of Transportation may select, locate, establish, designate, improve and maintain out of the highway fund a system of state highways, and for that purpose may, by mutual agreement with several counties, select county roads or public roads. By an appropriate order entered in its records the department may designate and adopt such roads as state highways. Thereafter the construction, improvement, maintenance and repair of such roads shall be under the jurisdiction of the department.

(2)

In the selection of highways or roads to be included in the state highway system the department shall give consideration to and shall select such county roads or public roads as will contribute to and best promote the completion of an adequate system of state highways.

(3)

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(a)

With the written agreement of the county in which a particular highway or part thereof is located, the department may, when in its opinion the interests of highway users will be best served, eliminate from the state highway system any road, highway, road segment or highway segment. The road, highway or segment becomes a county road or highway, and the construction, repair, maintenance or improvement, and jurisdiction over the road or highway will be exclusively under the county in which the road or highway is located.

(b)

In addition to the funds provided under ORS 366.762 (Appropriation from highway fund for counties) to the county, the department may annually provide funds out of the State Highway Fund to address the additional costs to the county for the construction, repair, maintenance or improvement of the road or highway over which the county accepts jurisdiction.

(c)

The agreement between the department and the county accepting jurisdiction must contain provisions to ensure that freight movement on the highway will not be restricted beyond the limits set in the agreement, unless the Oregon Transportation Commission, in consultation with the freight industry and the county, concludes that the restriction is necessary for the safety of the highway users. Nothing in this section prevents a county from taking emergency action to protect safety or place weight restrictions on a structure that is failing or otherwise damaged.

(4)

The construction, maintenance and repair of state highways shall be carried on at the sole expense of the state or at the expense of the state and the county by mutual agreement between the department and the county in which any particular state highway is located. [Amended by 1953 c.252 §2; 1979 c.223 §1; 2011 c.330 §24]

Source: Section 366.290 — Adding to or removing roads from state highway system; responsibility for construction and maintenance, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors366.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Exclusive authority over adopted and designated highway system under this section and grant of general supervision and control under ORS 366.205 are indicative of legislative intent to impose duty upon state to make highway travel reasonably safe to general public; “improvement, maintenance, repair and operation” are mandated functions and state has no discretion to engage in “non-decisions” regarding duties delineated by these mandated functions. Little v. Wimmer, 303 Or 580, 739 P2d 564 (1987)

Closing portion of state road does not “eliminate” road from state highway system. Klamath County v. Department of Transportation, 201 Or App 10, 116 P3d 924 (2005)

366.005
Definitions
366.010
“County court” and “road” or “highway” defined
366.112
Bicycle lane and path advisory committee
366.155
Duties and powers of department regarding highways
366.157
Program for prevention and cleanup of litter and vandalism
366.158
Adopt-a-Highway Program
366.159
Vegetation control permit
366.161
Prevention of wildlife-vehicle collisions
366.162
Temporary coordination of efforts to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions
366.165
Revolving fund
366.205
Power and authority of commission over highways
366.207
Statewide winter maintenance strategy and policy
366.210
Limit on administration and engineering expenditure
366.212
Freight Advisory Committee
366.215
Creation of state highways
366.220
Creation of state highway system
366.285
Location of highways when in doubt
366.290
Adding to or removing roads from state highway system
366.292
Consideration of tolling prior to doing modernization project
366.295
Relocation of highways
366.297
Environmental performance standards
366.300
Treatment of sections eliminated when highway relocated
366.305
Materials, supplies and equipment
366.310
Buildings and structures
366.315
Widths of rights of way
366.320
Acquisition of rights of way and right of access
366.321
Expense of relocating municipal facilities payable by department
366.323
Studies to aid in relocating persons displaced by highway acquisition
366.324
Financial assistance to persons displaced by highway acquisition
366.325
Rights of way through cemeteries
366.330
Acquisition of land adjoining right of way
366.332
Definitions for ORS 366.332 and 366.333
366.333
Acquisition of utility real property
366.335
Acquisition of railroad right of way
366.337
Exchange of certain parcels of land authorized
366.340
Acquisition of real property generally
366.360
Taking fee simple title
366.365
Going upon private property
366.366
Removal of trees
366.395
Disposition or leasing of property
366.400
Execution of contracts
366.425
Deposit of moneys for highway work
366.435
Auditing and allowing claims
366.445
Repair of damaged highways
366.450
Road signs
366.455
Removing unlawful signs and structures
366.460
Construction of sidewalks within highway right of way
366.462
Construction of fences on freeway overpasses
366.465
Gates and stock guards
366.470
Agreements with railroad companies for snow removal
366.480
Destruction of vouchers
366.483
Transfer of jurisdiction of certain highways
366.486
Construction of roadside rest area facilities for persons with disabilities
366.487
Use of roadside rest area rest rooms by persons with disabilities
366.490
Coffee and cookies at roadside rest areas
366.493
Rules regarding health and safety
366.505
Composition and use of highway fund
366.506
Highway cost allocation study
366.507
Modernization program
366.508
Legislative findings
366.510
Turning over highway funds to State Treasurer
366.512
Collection of certain registration fees for State Parks and Recreation Department Fund
366.514
Use of highway fund for footpaths and bicycle trails
366.516
Incurring obligations payable from anticipated revenues
366.517
Department may determine certain accounting procedures
366.518
Expenditures from highway fund to be reported, budgeted and limited to amounts budgeted
366.520
Expenses in legalizing state highways
366.522
Appropriations from highway fund for legislative interim committees
366.523
Transportation Project Account
366.550
“Historic Columbia River Highway” defined
366.551
Policy
366.552
Historic road program for Historic Columbia River Highway
366.553
Advisory committee
366.556
Acceptance of provisions of Acts of Congress
366.558
Contracting with and submitting programs to federal government
366.560
Pledge of state to match federal funds
366.562
Use of highway fund to match federal moneys
366.564
Borrowing to match federal moneys
366.566
Meeting requirements of federal aid statutes
366.568
Using highway funds to comply with federal aid statutes
366.570
Payments under cooperative agreement with federal government
366.572
State highway agreements with local governments
366.574
Intergovernmental road maintenance agreement
366.576
Road, highway or street agreements with local governments
366.578
Farm-to-market roads
366.739
Allocation of moneys to counties and cities generally
366.742
Repayment of specified bonds
366.744
Allocation of moneys from specified increases in title and registration fees and in truck taxes and fees
366.747
Allocation of moneys from specified increases in fees
366.749
Allocation of moneys resulting from increase in numbers of vehicle registrations, titles and trip permits due to specified actions by vehicle dealers and persons engaged in towing
366.752
Allocation of moneys from specified increases in fees
366.762
Appropriation from highway fund for counties
366.764
Basis of allocation of appropriation to counties
366.766
Remitting appropriation to counties
366.768
Advances from highway fund to county
366.772
Allocation of moneys to certain counties
366.774
Authorized use of allocation to counties
366.785
Definitions for ORS 366.785 to 366.820
366.790
Authorized use of appropriation to cities
366.800
Appropriation from highway fund for cities
366.805
Allocation of appropriation to cities
366.810
Payment of appropriation to cities
366.815
City to establish state tax street fund
366.820
Limit to application of ORS 366.785 to 366.815
366.903
Legislative findings
366.905
“Old Oregon Trail” designation
366.906
Oregon City designated end of Oregon Trail
366.907
Findings and declarations concerning Highway 101
366.910
End of Lewis and Clark Trail
366.916
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
366.917
World War II Veterans Historic Highway
366.918
Police Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway
366.919
Officer Chris Kilcullen Memorial Highway
366.921
Wilbur C. Moore Bridge
366.922
Warm Springs Veterans Memorial Highway
366.923
William Tebeau Memorial Highway
366.924
Veterans memorial highways
366.925
Don Kendall Memorial Highway
366.930
Roadside memorial signs
366.931
Roadside memorial signs
366.932
Roadside Memorial Fund
366.934
Roadside memorial sign
366.936
Oregon Medal of Honor Highway
366.937
Memorial markers for recipients of Medal of Honor
366.940
Roadside memorial signs
366.991
Penalty for violation of rules adopted under ORS 366.493
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