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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1402 (2026)

Public roads; supervision by county board

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General supervision and control of the public roads of each county is vested in the county board. The board shall have the power and authority of establishment, improvement, maintenance and abandonment of public roads of the county and of enforcement of the laws in relation thereto as provided by the provisions of Chapter 39, articles 14 to 20, except sections 39-1520.01 and 39-1908.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1979–2008 · leading case: Sanitary & Improvement Dist. No. 2 v. Cnty. of Stanton, 567 N.W.2d 115 (Neb. 1997).
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Sanitary & Improvement Dist. No. 2 v. Cnty. of Stanton, 567 N.W.2d 115 (Neb. 1997). · cites it 5× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1402 (Reissue 1993) provides that the “[g]eneral supervision and control of the public roads of each county is vested in the county board.”
State ex rel. Scherer v. Madison Cnty. Commissioners, 527 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. 1995). · cites it 9× “§ 39-1402 Relators rely on Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1402 (Reissue 1993) to establish Madison County’s duty.”
Cnty. of Sarpy v. City of Gretna, 678 N.W.2d 740 (Neb. 2004). · cites it 2× “(Reissue 1997, Cum. Supp. 2002 & Supp. 2003).”
Sanitary & Improvement Dist. No. 1 v. Cnty. of Adams, 306 N.W.2d 584 (Neb. 1981). · cites it 2× “1 argues in substance that the streets in question are roads rural in nature, open to the public, designated mail routes, and thereby part of the primary road system of the County; further, that Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1402 (Reissue 1978) vests the power and authority to maintain…”
State v. Commissioners of Madison Cnty., 527 N.W.2d 615 (Neb. 1995). · cites it 9× “§ 39-1402 Relators rely on Neb.Rev.Stat. § 39-1402 (Reissue 1993) to establish Madison County's duty.”
Art-Kraft Signs, Inc. v. Cnty. of Hall, 279 N.W.2d 159 (Neb. 1979). · cites it 4× “Section 39-1402, R. R. S. 1943, provides as follows: “General supervision and control of the public roads of each county is vested in the county board.”
Camp Clarke Ranch v. MORRILL Cnty. BD., 758 N.W.2d 653 (Neb. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “See Neb.Rev.Stat. § 39-1402 (Reissue 2004). Neb.”
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