# C.R.S. § 43-2-204: 43-2-204. Commissioners authorized to acquire property for highways

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T43_A2_P2_S43-2-204

## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 43-2-204
- **Heading:** 43-2-204. Commissioners authorized to acquire property for highways
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 43 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 43-2-204

## Text

43-2-204. Commissioners authorized to acquire property for highways. Boards of county commissioners, acting for their respective counties, are authorized to acquire by donation, by purchase, or by eminent domain proceedings in the name of such boards any private or public property necessary for the improvement or construction of state highways. Said boards have authority to contract with the department of transportation to pay for all or any part of such property so acquired.

## Nearby sections

- [C.R.S. § 43-2-201 43-2-201. Public highways](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T43_A2_P2_S43-2-201.md)
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- [C.R.S. § 43-2-209 43-2-209. Contract for work on highways - advertise for bids](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T43_A2_P2_S43-2-209.md)
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