Tennessee § 54-5-109 - Plans and specifications and contracts for building each road or bridge authorized.
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§ 54-5-109. Plans and specifications and contracts for building each road or bridge authorized.
The department has full power, in conformity with the rules and regulations made or to be made by any officer or agency of the federal government authorized to make rules under any act of congress granting funds for the construction of roads, or rules made or to be made by the department, to make all plans and specifications for the building of each particular road or bridge to be constructed under its direction, to make all contracts for the construction of the road or bridge, and to supervise and superintend the construction of the road or bridge. Acts 1917, ch. 74, § 6; Shan., § 1720a29b21 (p. 6550); Shan. Supp., § 1720a7b52; Code 1932, § 3210; modified; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-509; Acts 1981, ch. 264, § 12. Attorney General Opinions. There would be no legal prohibition against the building of a bridge on a state road by a non-profit foundation, provided that there were a prior contract between the department of transportation and the foundation, pursuant to T.C.A. § 54-5-109 ; and that, upon completion of the bridge, the planned conveyance of the bridge to the state could be accomplished pursuant to T.C.A. § 12-1-101 , assuming the governor and the foundation agree as to terms and conditions of the transfer, as well as to uses and purposes of the property, OAG 02-103 (10/01/02).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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