The department may acquire, either in fee or in any lesser estate or interest, any real property which it considers necessary for state highway purposes. Real property for such purposes includes, but is not limited to, real property considered necessary for any of the following purposes:
(a) For rights-of-way, including those necessary for state highways within cities.
(b) For the purposes of exchanging the same for other real property to be used for rights-of-way.
(c) For rock quarries, gravel pits, or sand or earth borrow pits.
(d) For offices, shops, or storage yards.
(e) For parks adjoining or near any state highway.
(f) For the culture and support of trees which benefit any state highway by aiding in the maintenance and preservation of the roadbed, or which aid in the maintenance of the attractiveness of the scenic beauties of such highway.
(g) For drainage in connection with any state highway.
(h) For the maintenance of an unobstructed view of any portion of a state highway so as to promote the safety of the traveling public.
(i) For the construction and maintenance of stock trails.
(j) For the construction and maintenance of nonmotorized transportation facilities, as defined in Section 156.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 674.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018