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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 178.050 (2026)

Notice and advertisement of establishment, alteration or discontinuance,

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and of letting of contracts. (1) No county road shall be established or discontinued, or the location thereof changed unless due notice thereof has been given according to the provisions of this chapter. (2) Notices and advertisements for the establishment, alteration or discontinuance of any county road, bridge or landing, and all notices and advertisements for the letting of contracts for construction or maintenance of county roads and bridges under the provisions of this chapter shall be published pursuant to KRS Chapter 424 by the county road engineer. History: Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 153. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4298, 4304.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1944–2023 · leading case: Cary v. Pulaski Cnty. Fiscal Court, 420 S.W.3d 500 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013).
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Cary v. Pulaski Cnty. Fiscal Court, 420 S.W.3d 500 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 5× “080 is utilized for the establishment of a county road, the public notice requirements specified in KRS 178.050 must be followed. KRS 178.050 provides: (1) No county road shall be established or discontinued, or the location thereof changed unless due notice thereof has been…”
City of Pioneer Vill. v. Bullitt Cnty. Ex Rel. Bullitt Fiscal Court, 104 S.W.3d 757 (Ky. 2003). “In a situation involving annexation, the county is not required to follow the procedures established in KRS 178.050 and 178.070. Those statutes relate to the closing of a county road so as to make it unusable by the public.”
City of Worthington Hills v. Worthington Fire Prot. Dist., 140 S.W.3d 584 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004). “405), and counties (KRS 178.050 et seq.), it is the responsibility of the Court to harmonize those conflicts and give effect to the Development Code and these statutes.”
Bailey v. Preserve Rural Roads of Madison Cnty., Inc., 394 S.W.3d 350 (Ky. 2011). “Notice must be published, according to the provisions of KRS 178.050, and in addition notices must be placed at three (3) public places in vicinity of the road.”
Porter v. Johnson Cnty. Judge/Exec., 357 S.W.3d 500 (Ky. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “Appellants contend that Appellees failed to comply with the mandates of KRS 178.050 prior to the May 1991 fiscal court meeting.”
Whitley v. Robertson Cnty., 406 S.W.3d 11 (Ky. 2013). “This process is discussed in KRS 178.050 and KRS 178.070. . It is worth noting that KRS 178.”
Fannin v. Davis, 385 S.W.2d 321 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). “Appellant sued for the return of this money to the county, on the theory that the purchase contract was illegal because no advertisement for bids was made as provided in KRS 178.050 and because the machinery was not purchased from county road funds or from proceeds of bonds…”
Thompson v. Fayette Cnty., 302 S.W.2d 550 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). “It is next contended the action of the Fiscal Court was invalid because of the failure to comply with KRS 178.050, subsection (1) of which provides: “No county road shall be established or discontinued, or the location thereof changed unless due notice thereof has been given…”
Peers v. Cox, 356 S.W.2d 768 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). “Subsection (2) of this statute provides for publication in a newspaper at least once a week for two consecutive weeks “next preceding” the hearing.”
Whitley v. Robertson Cnty., 396 S.W.3d 890 (Ky. 2013). “This process is discussed in KRS 178.050 and KRS 178.070. . It is worth noting that KRS 178.”
Dixon v. Giles, 200 S.W.2d 919 (Ky. Ct. App. 1947). “Since this portion of the old road was from the time the State took over, a part of the State system had not only been abandoned, but relinquished and became only a permissive passway, and as there is not, nor could there be at the time of suit, claim of right by prescription,…”
Dep't of Highways v. Current, 184 S.W.2d 879 (Ky. Ct. App. 1944). · cites it 2× “She alleges that the provisions of KRS 178.050 were violated in the construction of the new road and that sections 178.”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 178.050(1) — 2 cases
Porter v. Johnson Cnty. Judge/Exec., 357 S.W.3d 500 (Ky. Ct. App. 2010). “Appellants contend that Appellees failed to comply with the mandates of KRS 178.050 prior to the May 1991 fiscal court meeting.”
Peers v. Cox, 356 S.W.2d 768 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). “Subsection (2) of this statute provides for publication in a newspaper at least once a week for two consecutive weeks “next preceding” the hearing.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 178.050(2) — 1 case
Cary v. Pulaski Cnty. Fiscal Court, 420 S.W.3d 500 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). “080 is utilized for the establishment of a county road, the public notice requirements specified in KRS 178.050 must be followed. KRS 178.050 provides: (1) No county road shall be established or discontinued, or the location thereof changed unless due notice thereof has been…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 178.050(3) — 1 case
Cary v. Pulaski Cnty. Fiscal Court, 420 S.W.3d 500 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). “080 is utilized for the establishment of a county road, the public notice requirements specified in KRS 178.050 must be followed. KRS 178.050 provides: (1) No county road shall be established or discontinued, or the location thereof changed unless due notice thereof has been…”
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