176.250 Duties of department in regard to county roads.

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The department shall:

(1)Recommend rules and regulations determining the method of constructing roads

and fixing the duties of county road engineers and their employees in respect to all

public roads;

(2)Instruct and advise with the county road engineers and their employees as to the

establishment of grades and suitable systems of drainage and as to the construction,

improvement and maintenance of public roads;

(3)Cause plans, specifications and estimates to be prepared for the repair and

improvement of public roads and the construction and repair of bridges, and, when

requested, advise upon the various methods of road construction adapted to

different sections of the state, and as to the best methods of construction and

maintenance of public roads throughout the state, and collect such information

relating thereto as it deems expedient; and

(4)Cause meetings to be held in each county for the purpose of furnishing general

information and instruction upon the maintenance and improvement of public roads

and the application of the road laws and the rules of the department. The department

shall notify the county engineer of any county of such meetings and specify the date

and place thereof.