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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XV. Roads, Waterways, and Aviation § 177.010.Definitions for KRS 177.010 to 177.890

Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

As used in KRS 177.010 to 177.890, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Department” means Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Kentucky;

(2) “Construct” includes reconstruct and improve;

(3) “Roads” includes rural roads; highways; bridges and bridge approaches; city streets, viaducts, and bridges;

(4) “Rural and secondary roads” includes:

(a) A county road as defined in KRS 178.010(1)(b);

(b) A publicly-owned road other than a state or federal highway, that is outside a city, town, or urban area having a population of twenty-five hundred (2,500) or more;

(c) A road that is classified as part of the rural secondary road system by the Department of Highways;

(5) “Public grade crossing” means the at-grade intersection of a railroad track or tracks and a road or highway that has been dedicated to public use and incorporated into either the state primary road system or the highway or road system of a county or municipality;

(6) “Cabinet” means the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet; and

(7) “Secretary” means the secretary of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

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