The department shall proceed to the improvement of the primary road system as rapidly as
funds become available therefor until the entire mileage of the primary road system is built to
established grade, bridged and surfaced with pavement or other surface suited to the traffic
on such road. Improvements shall be made and carried out in such manner as to equalize
the condition of the primary roads and accessibility for commercial and industrial economic
development purposes, as nearly as possible, in all sections of the state.
[C27, 31, 35, §4755-b8; C39, §4755.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §313.8]
88 Acts, ch 1019, §7\n\nTue Dec 09 22:16:29 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 313 (45, 0)
§313.9, PRIMARY ROADS 6
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
3
cases, 1948–1983 · leading case:
Butler v. State, 336 N.W.2d 416 (Iowa 1983).
Butler v. State, 336 N.W.2d 416 (Iowa 1983).
· cites it 2× “36 , and improve, Iowa Code § 313.8 , the State’s primary road system, Iowa Code § 306.”
Montandon v. Hargrave Constr. Co., 130 N.W.2d 659 (Iowa 1964).
· cites it 3× “11, provides: "The state of Iowa hereby waives immunity from suit and consents to the jurisdiction of any court in which an action is brought against the Iowa state highway commission respecting any claim, right, or controversy arising out of the work performed, or by virtue of…”
Grimes v. Cnty. of Polk, 34 N.W.2d 767 (Iowa 1948).
· cites it 2× “The statute applicable was first enacted by the Acts of Thirty-eighth General Assembly, chapter 237, section 6, as amended in 1927, Acts of Forty-second General Assembly, chapter 101, section 9 (now section 313.8, Code of 1946). • This statute, among other things, provides that…”
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