Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 82.05 (2026)
Superintendent of highways
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82.05(1)(1) The term of office of highway superintendents shall be one year from the date of their appointment.
82.05(2)(2) The superintendent of highways shall supervise the construction and maintenance of all highways in the superintendent’s district that are required to be maintained by the town, and keep them passable at all times, and perform such other services in connection with the highways as the town board requires. The superintendent may arrange for the prosecution of the highway work as the superintendent considers necessary and appoint any overseers that the highway work requires.
82.05(3)(3) When any highway under the superintendent’s charge becomes impassable, the superintendent shall put the highway in passable condition as soon as practicable. Upon actual notice of the existence of any depression, ditch, hump, or embankment that impedes the use of any highway under the superintendent’s charge, the superintendent, or in the absence of a superintendent the chairperson of the town board, shall as soon as practicable take action to make the highway safe for travel, which may include closing the highway.
82.05 NoteNOTE: 2003 Wis. Act 214, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.
82.05 AnnotationThe duty to keep highways passable is made mandatory by ss. 81.01 and 81.03 [now this section and s. 82.03], when read together. State ex rel. Cabott, Inc. v. Wojcik, 47 Wis. 2d 759, 177 N.W.2d 828 (1970).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1978–2018 · leading case: 519 CORP. v. Dep't of Transp., 284 N.W.2d 643 (Wis. 1979).
519 CORP. v. Dep't of Transp., 284 N.W.2d 643 (Wis. 1979). “Pursuant to sec. 82.05(9), Stats. 1975, the Corporation appealed the award of damages on April 5, 1976, by applying to the circuit judge for an assignment of the matter to the county condemnation commission to determine the compensation to be paid.”
Wieczorek v. City of Franklin, 260 N.W.2d 650 (Wis. 1978). “2 The judgment provided in pertinent part as follows: “IT IS ADJUDGED that the condemnation of the property described in the Jurisdictional Offer dated February 28, 1975, is voided for failing to provide a specific date as to the proposed date of occupancy as required in Section…”
DSG Evergreen Fam. Ltd. v. Town of Perry, 925 N.W.2d 782 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018). “Stat . § 82.03(1)(a) ("Where no superintendent of highways is appointed, it shall be the duty of the town board to perform all of the duties that are prescribed by law for the superintendent of highways to perform, including keeping the highways passable at all times.”
— Wis. Stat. § 82.05(3) — 1 case
Wieczorek v. City of Franklin, 260 N.W.2d 650 (Wis. 1978). “2 The judgment provided in pertinent part as follows: “IT IS ADJUDGED that the condemnation of the property described in the Jurisdictional Offer dated February 28, 1975, is voided for failing to provide a specific date as to the proposed date of occupancy as required in Section…”
— Wis. Stat. § 82.05(9) — 1 case
519 CORP. v. Dep't of Transp., 284 N.W.2d 643 (Wis. 1979). “Pursuant to sec. 82.05(9), Stats. 1975, the Corporation appealed the award of damages on April 5, 1976, by applying to the circuit judge for an assignment of the matter to the county condemnation commission to determine the compensation to be paid.”
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