MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 65-3-107. Addition to state highway system; Laws, 1990, chs. 372, 431, 482, 578.

The mileage of highway hereinafter specifically designated is in addition to the total mileage limitation of eight thousand six hundred (8,600) miles which is set out in Section 65-3-3, Mississippi Code of 1972.

The following highways are hereby designated as state highways and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for construction and maintenance as hereinafter provided; and such highways, together with the highways designated in Sections 65-3-3 and 65-3-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, and any and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Central District-Scott County

The Golden State Park road from its junction with Mississippi Highway 21 in the NE 1 /4 of Section 10, Township 8 North, Range 9 East, extending westerly and northwesterly to its junction with Mississippi Highway 492 in SE 1 /4 of Section 6, Township 8 North, Range 9 East, a distance of approximately three and three-tenths (3.3) miles [Laws, 1990, ch. 431].

Northern District-Chickasaw County

A former spur of Mississippi Highway 341 from the county line separating Chickasaw and Webster Counties northeasterly for a distance of approximately one-tenth ( 1 /10 ) of a mile. [Laws, 1990, ch 372].

Northern District-Pontotoc County

State Route 355 from the Union County line to State Route 346 in Pontotoc County [Laws, 1990, ch. 578].

The county having jurisdiction over the above-designated highway shall prepare the preliminary engineering plans in accordance with the Design Manual for Federal Aid Secondary Highway Projects, shall comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, and shall acquire the right-of-way necessary for the designated highway in accordance with the Real Property Acquisition Policies Law and the Relocation Assistance Law, being Chapters 37 and 39 of Title 43, Mississippi Code of 1972. Upon compliance by the county with such provisions and the conveyance of the acquired right-of-way to the Mississippi State Highway Commission, the highway designated shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for construction and maintenance [Laws, 1990, ch. 578].

The following highways are hereby designated as state highways and, upon acquisition of all rights-of-way by the counties of Itawamba, Tishomingo and Tippah and upon completion of preliminary engineering work sufficient to qualify the below-designated highways for federal construction and maintenance funds, such highways shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for construction and maintenance as hereinafter provided; and such highways, together with the highways designated in Sections 65-3-3 and 65-3-5, and any and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Northern District-Tishomingo and Itawamba Counties

The portion of Ridgeroad from Mississippi Highway 25 to the Alabama state line extending approximately three and one-fourth (3-1 /4 miles with approximately three (3) miles being situated in Itawamba County and approximately one-fourth (1 /4 ) mile being situated in Tishomingo County [Laws, 1990, ch. 482].

Northern District-Tippah County

That road in Tippah County known as Center Road, commencing at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 2 and extending northeasterly for a distance of approximately two (2) miles to its intersection with that road known as the Peoples Farm-to-Market Road [Laws, 1990, ch. 482].

The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized to maintain, construct, take over and assume jurisdiction of the above-designated highways in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as set out in Sections 65-1-75, 65-3-3, 65-9-1 and 65-9-3.

SOURCES: Laws, 1990, ch. 372, Secs. 1-3, eff from and after passage (approved March 13, 1990); 1990, ch. 431, Secs. 1-3, eff from and after passage (approved March 15, 1990); 1990, ch. 482, Secs. 1-3, eff from and after passage (approved March 27, 1990); 1990, ch. 578, Secs. 1-3, eff from and after passage (approved April 9, 1990).


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