2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities
NRS 408.200 - Duties of Director: Standards for construction and maintenance; cooperation with county officers.
1. The Director shall investigate and determine the methods of highway construction best adapted to the various sections of the State, and shall establish standards and specifications for the construction and maintenance of the highways, giving due regard to the topography, natural conditions, character and availability of road-building materials.
2. The Director may construct, reconstruct, operate and maintain materials testing and research laboratory facilities as may be necessary to establish and maintain such standards and specifications.
3. The Director may be consulted by county officials, including members of regional transportation commissions, having authority over streets and highways within their respective counties relative to any question involving such streets and highways; and the Director may, in like manner, obtain from such county officials all such information or assistance as they may render in the performance of the Director’s duties with their county, and such county officials shall supply such information when requested by the Director.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 668; A 1967, 161; 1979, 1749, 1765)
