Mo. Rev. Stat. § 228.060 (2026)

  228.060.  Survey of road by county highway engineer, when — report. — If the county commission finds it necessary to establish such road, either at the expense of the county or wholly or partly at the expense of the petitioners, and the petitioners pay into the county treasury, on or before a time to be fixed by such commission, the probable amount of damages or a sum to be fixed by the commission, to the use of the owners of such lands, the county commission, by order, shall direct the county highway engineer, within sixty days thereafter, to view, mark out and survey such road, take all relinquishments of the right-of-way of those who will give the same, and take the names of all owners of land through which said road may run who have not given or will not give the right-of-way, and the amount of damages claimed by each one separately, together with a legal description of the lands of each owner sought to be taken, and also the engineer's estimate of the cost of the bridges, culverts, and grading that may be necessary upon such road.  The engineer shall report his proceedings in the premises, together with his survey and plat of said road to the county commission.