Ohio Code § 5579.01
Ohio Code § 5579.01. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5579.01.
The director of transportation, board of county commissioners, or board of township
trustees, may, in connection with any road improvement, appropriate any drainage rights
outside the line of a highway, or any easement, right, or interest in any property
desired for any proposed improvement. In case such official or boards desire to appropriate the drainage right, easements,
right, or interest in any property in connection with any existing highway, the same
may be done in the manner provided by sections 5549.04 to 5549.09 of the Revised Code . Any land or property rights required for the construction of a new bridge, or for
any additions or repairs to an existing bridge, may be acquired in like manner.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5579.01
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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