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161.177 Construction plans and specifications.

Not less than 120 days before the date specified by the commissioner for the receipt of construction bids for the construction or improvement of any state trunk highway within any municipality, the commissioner shall submit to the governing body of each municipality or agency entitled to receive a copy of the layout plan therefor under section 161.174, a copy of as complete a set of construction plans as is possible which will be issued to prospective bidders. All such plans shall be in accordance with the highway construction or improvement layout plan as approved under section 161.174, or section 161.176. If the construction plans are not in accordance with the layout plan as approved, the governing body of any municipality or agency entitled to receive notice of the hearing under section 161.174, within 60 days after the receipt of such construction plans, may request the establishment of a highway appeal board as provided in section 161.175, and the highway appeal board shall approve the plans following the procedures outlined in that section, except that action and comment is limited to changes from or additions to the layout. Changes in design capacity required to accommodate increased traffic forecasts shall not be considered deviations from the layout. A copy of any plans prepared to affect any highway construction or improvement plan previously approved by the highway appeal board, shall also be sent to the chair of the board. If the construction plans are not in accordance with the layout plan approved by the board under section 161.176, the board, within 60 days after the receipt of such plans, shall issue its order directing the commissioner to withhold any advertisement for construction bids until the plans are revised to comply with the plan approved by the board, or are approved by the board. If no municipality or agency requests the establishment of a highway appeal board, or the highway appeal board does not issue its order, as provided above, the commissioner may proceed to advertise for construction bids.

HIST: 1969 c 312 s 7; 1986 c 444

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