KRS 180.300: Contract with other governmental agencies for acquisition and

maintenance of bridges and tunnels.

The department may enter into written contracts with the owner of any bridge over or

tunnel under any boundary line stream of this state for the purchase or lease of the bridge

or tunnel to connect any primary road of this state with a hard surface road or street in an

adjoining state, when the adjoining state or a subdivision thereof or county or city in this

state, or the United States joins with the dep artment in the purchase or lease of the bridge

or tunnel and jointly or severally contributes to the purchase price or the annual rental

price thereof, an amount equal to or in excess of the amount which the department

proposes to expend for the purchase or lease of the connecting bridge or tunnel. When the

bridge or tunnel is so purchased or leased, the department shall enter into a contract with

the other cooperating governments or subdivisions for the joint maintenance of the bridge

or tunnel.