Connecticut Chapter 238 — Highway Construction and Maintenance (contains Secs. 13a-36 to 13a-153)
- Sec. 13a-36. Milestones to be reset.
- Sec. 13a-37. Determination of boundaries.
- Sec. 13a-38. Entry on private property to determine boundary.
- Sec. 13a-39. Selectmen to define bounds of highway.
- Sec. 13a-40. Appeal.
- Sec. 13a-41. Bounds of new highways to be marked and recorded.
- Sec. 13a-42. Taking of roads into state system.
- Sec. 13a-43. Abandonment of state highway.
- Sec. 13a-44. Transfer of state highway to town.
- Sec. 13a-45. Effective date of transfers and abandonments.
- Sec. 13a-46. Transfers of rights in lands on transfer of roads.
- Sec. 13a-47. Powers of commissioner unaffected.
- Sec. 13a-48. Acceptance of highways by municipalities.
- Sec. 13a-49. Discontinuance of highways or private ways.
- Sec. 13a-50. Discontinuance of highway by Superior Court.
- Sec. 13a-51. Discontinued turnpikes remain highways.
- Sec. 13a-52. No assessed damages collected if unopened highway discontinued.
- Sec. 13a-53. Discontinuance of highway crossing railroad.
- Sec. 13a-54. Abandonment of highway for construction of dam.
- Sec. 13a-55. Right-of-way of property owners bounding a discontinued or abandoned highway or a highway any portion of which is discontinued or abandoned.
- Sec. 13a-56. Relocation to straighten or remove dangerous location.
- Sec. 13a-57. Layout of state highway.
- Sec. 13a-57a. Consultation with municipal officers in planning of highway within municipality.
- Sec. 13a-57b. Areas for bicycles and pedestrians.
- Sec. 13a-58. Public hearing on proposed layout.
- Sec. 13a-58a. Change of zone of property within limits of laid-out highway prohibited.
- Sec. 13a-59.
- Sec. 13a-60. Entry upon private property in altering of highways.
- Sec. 13a-60a. Entry to repair or relocate private driveway.
- Sec. 13a-61. Layout of highways by selectmen.
- Sec. 13a-62. Application to Superior Court for relief.
- Sec. 13a-63. Refusal of selectmen to lay out or alter highway.
- Sec. 13a-64. Remonstrance. Reestimate of damages and benefits by jury.
- Sec. 13a-65. When jury's doings conclusive. New jury.
- Sec. 13a-66. Costs on application for jury.
- Sec. 13a-67. Committee's accepted report to be recorded. Judgment.
- Sec. 13a-68. Assessment of benefits limited. Collection.
- Sec. 13a-69. Proceedings when towns disobey court order.
- Sec. 13a-70. Bond to construct highway when application pending in court.
- Sec. 13a-71. Layout by individuals.
- Sec. 13a-72. Alteration or relocation of highway for dam construction.
- Sec. 13a-73. Acquisition of real property.
- Sec. 13a-74. Payment of damages.
- Sec. 13a-75. Determination of value of flood-damaged land.
- Sec. 13a-76. Reassessment of damages or benefits by judge trial referee or court.
- Sec. 13a-76a. Additional damages for unreasonable delay in taking.
- Sec. 13a-77. Costs in appeals from awards in highway cases.
- Sec. 13a-78. Lien for assessed benefits.
- Sec. 13a-79. Interest payable ninety days after acceptance of agreement.
- Secs. 13a-79a and 13a-79b. Right-of-way revolving fund; payment of taxes on and lease of property acquired prior to highway construction. Establishment of long-range highway plan.
- Sec. 13a-79c. Federal assistance for early acquisition of rights-of-way.
- Sec. 13a-80. Sale or lease of land by commissioner. Appraisals. Offer to agencies and abutting landowners.
- Sec. 13a-80a. Disposition of interests on, above or below state highway rights-of-way.
- Sec. 13a-80b. Order of priorities.
- Sec. 13a-80c. Limitation.
- Sec. 13a-80d. Conformation with local zoning regulations and ordinances.
- Sec. 13a-80e. Tax assessment.
- Sec. 13a-80f. Acquisition of land or air space.
- Sec. 13a-80g. Disposition of interest in, above or below municipal highways.
- Sec. 13a-80h. Agreement setting forth responsibilities of municipality and Commissioner of Transportation re acquisition of real property required for certain bridge projects.
- Sec. 13a-81. Relocation of persons, businesses and farms displaced by state highway construction.
- Secs. 13a-81a to 13a-81l. Highway relocation assistance.
- Sec. 13a-82. Damages or benefits by change of grade of municipal highway. Lien.
- Sec. 13a-83. Assessment of benefits by municipalities.
- Sec. 13a-84. Ascertainment of damages or benefits. Remonstrance.
- Sec. 13a-85. Assessment on private property, when collectible.
- Sec. 13a-85a. Acquisition of land adjacent to state highways for preservation and enhancement of scenic beauty and development of rest and recreation areas.
- Sec. 13a-85b. Route 7 limited access highway from Danbury to Norwalk. Acquisition of property. Property in Danbury adjacent to Route 7.
- Sec. 13a-86. Construction of bridges; cost; width.
- Sec. 13a-86a. Geometric design standards for bridges, exceptions. Factors re bridge rehabilitation or new construction. Development or construction of projects by municipal governments. Immunity from liability.
- Sec. 13a-87. Maintenance of bridges by commissioner.
- Sec. 13a-88. Load capacity.
- Sec. 13a-89. Appeal to commissioner from posted weight restriction.
- Sec. 13a-90. Bridge over artificial watercourse.
- Sec. 13a-91. Sidewalks on bridges.
- Sec. 13a-92. Sidewalks on bridges at Thompsonville and Warehouse Point.
- Sec. 13a-93. Snow removal from state highways.
- Sec. 13a-94. Construction over or adjacent to streams.
- Sec. 13a-95. Submission of bids on state highway construction.
- Sec. 13a-95a. Award of contracts to certain small business concerns and minority business enterprises.
- Sec. 13a-96. Payment to contractor under highway contract.
- Sec. 13a-97. Agreement for town maintenance of state highways.
- Sec. 13a-97a. Improvement of state highways by towns in conjunction with redevelopment or utility improvements.
- Sec. 13a-97b. Adopt a highway program. Regulations.
- Sec. 13a-97c. Contracts for repair, improvement and maintenance work on limited access highways or concerning adopt a highway programs.
- Sec. 13a-98. Authority for additional construction; reimbursement by party requesting.
- Sec. 13a-98a. Construction of frontage roads.
- Sec. 13a-98b. Construction of urban arterial streets.
- Secs. 13a-98c and 13a-98d. Extension of federal-aid primary and secondary systems into urban areas. Agreements with Secretary of Transportation and municipalities.
- Sec. 13a-98e. Acquisition of land and rights-of-way.
- Sec. 13a-98f. Regulation of accommodation of utilities to federal surface transportation urban program roadways or facilities. Apportionment of cost of readjusting, relocating or removing facility necessitated by state highway project.
- Secs. 13a-98g and 13a-98h. Federal aid urban system. Selection of routes to be included in system.
- Sec. 13a-98i. Agreements for acceptances and expenditure of funds.
- Sec. 13a-98j. Municipal and state responsibility for streets or roads in the urban program.
- Sec. 13a-98k. Use of program roadways or facilities by utility facilities or utilities.
- Sec. 13a-98l. Specifications to encourage use of recycled materials in projects.
- Sec. 13a-98m. Definition.
- Sec. 13a-99. Towns to build and repair highways and bridges.
- Sec. 13a-99a. Town roads lying within, intersecting or crossing state highway rights-of-way.
- Sec. 13a-100. Expense of bridges between towns.
- Sec. 13a-100a. Maintenance of pedestrian walkways on bridges.
- Sec. 13a-101. Bridges over artificial watercourses.
- Sec. 13a-102. Court may direct construction or repair of bridge.
- Sec. 13a-103. Complaint to court for failure of town to maintain highway.
- Sec. 13a-104. Proceeding against borough for failure to maintain highway.
- Sec. 13a-105. Contracts for highway construction.
- Sec. 13a-106. Competitive bids not required when material available at price acceptable to commissioner.
- Sec. 13a-107. Selectmen to open highway blocked with snow.
- Sec. 13a-108. Rural free delivery route to be opened.
- Sec. 13a-109. Apportionment of cost for work on bridge.
- Sec. 13a-110. Lighting on bridges, dangerous locations and intersections.
- Sec. 13a-110a. Highway and roadway lighting designed to maximize energy conservation and minimize light pollution. State and municipal funds.
- Sec. 13a-111. Railings on bridges and highways.
- Sec. 13a-112. Certain bridges to have draws.
- Sec. 13a-113. Drawbridges to have gates.
- Sec. 13a-114. Traffic control during department operations.
- Sec. 13a-115. Closing highways under construction, maintenance or repair.
- Sec. 13a-116. Warning signs.
- Sec. 13a-117. Permit to operate truck between parts of industrial plant.
- Sec. 13a-117a. (Formerly Sec. 13a-28). Permit to operate service car or wrecker on limited access highway.
- Sec. 13a-117b. Soliciting of business by service car and wrecker businesses.
- Sec. 13a-118. United States routes to be marked.
- Sec. 13a-119. Warning and directional signs.
- Sec. 13a-120. Traffic authority to maintain warning signs.
- Sec. 13a-121. Notice of load capacity; appeal.
- Sec. 13a-122. Installation of decorations in streets restricted.
- Sec. 13a-123. Restriction of outdoor advertising on interstate, federal-aid and other limited access highways. Information centers at safety rest areas.
- Sec. 13a-123a. Church signs on state highways.
- Sec. 13a-123b. Exemption of certain areas.
- Sec. 13a-123c. Junkyard and scrap metal processing facilities control. Definitions.
- Sec. 13a-123d. Regulations.
- Sec. 13a-123e. Certificate of approval.
- Sec. 13a-123f. Screening of certain installations. Acquisition of property by Commissioner of Transportation.
- Sec. 13a-123g. Facilities as nuisance. Abatement.
- Sec. 13a-123h. Provisions of other statutes, ordinances, etc., not abrogated.
- Sec. 13a-123i. Facilities in industrial area not affected.
- Sec. 13a-123j. Agreements with Secretary of Commerce.
- Sec. 13a-124. Unauthorized signs.
- Sec. 13a-124a. Specific information signs on limited access highways. Regulations.
- Sec. 13a-125. Removal or destruction of signs.
- Sec. 13a-126. Readjustment, relocation or removal of public service facilities for highway construction.
- Sec. 13a-126a. Regulation of public service facility installations along state highway rights-of-way for aesthetic purposes.
- Sec. 13a-126b. Agreements with public service facility operators for revision of plans of proposed installation.
- Sec. 13a-126c. Longitudinal use of highway right-of-way by public service utility.
- Sec. 13a-127. Utility lines on certain bridges.
- Sec. 13a-128. Discontinuance or alteration of highways in watershed.
- Sec. 13a-129. Court procedure. Estimate of damages. Appeal.
- Sec. 13a-130. Bridges over railroad tracks.
- Sec. 13a-131. Alteration of highway made unsafe by railroad occupation.
- Sec. 13a-132. Alteration of railroad facilities in construction of highway.
- Sec. 13a-133. Contracts with railroads where tracks to be altered. Advancement of funds.
- Sec. 13a-134. Location of tracks of street railway.
- Sec. 13a-135. Taking of street railway rails and ties by commissioner.
- Sec. 13a-136. Benefits assessed where highway is dike against tides.
- Sec. 13a-137. Material for repair of highway taken from private land.
- Sec. 13a-138. Highways may be drained into private lands.
- Sec. 13a-138a. Limitation on actions for drainage damage.
- Sec. 13a-139. Clearing untraveled portion of highway.
- Sec. 13a-140. Removal of trees along state highways. Penalties established by municipalities.
- Sec. 13a-141. Bridle paths; pedestrian walks; bicycle paths.
- Sec. 13a-141a. State-wide footpath and bicycle trail plan.
- Sec. 13a-142. Bridle paths along Merritt Parkway.
- Sec. 13a-142a. Acquisition of land adjacent to highway for environmental protection purposes.
- Sec. 13a-142b. Development of linear parks along state highways.
- Sec. 13a-142c. Authority of Environmental Protection Department.
- Sec. 13a-142d. Route 11 linear park.
- Sec. 13a-142e. Route 11 Greenway Authority Commission.
- Sec. 13a-143. Commercial establishments along limited access highways.
- Sec. 13a-143a. Driveway permits.
- Sec. 13a-143b. Car-wash installation to correct icy highway conditions.
- Sec. 13a-143c. Regulations establishing minimum requirements re traffic safety for car wash facilities.
- Sec. 13a-143d. Floodlights intended for private property illumination located within the state right-of-way on state highways.
- Sec. 13a-144. Damages for injuries sustained on state highways or sidewalks.
- Sec. 13a-145. Use of closed highway at user's risk.
- Sec. 13a-146. Closing of municipal highway or bridge during expressway construction. Liability for injury.
- Sec. 13a-147. Detours to be restored.
- Sec. 13a-148. Damage to municipal highway or bridge in state highway construction.
- Sec. 13a-149. Damages for injuries by means of defective roads and bridges.
- Sec. 13a-150. Obligations of towns.
- Sec. 13a-151. Violation of load capacity of bridge. Liability for damages to vehicle not in violation.
- Sec. 13a-152. Damages for failure to maintain railing or fence.
- Sec. 13a-153. State liability for bridle paths, pedestrian walks and bicycle paths and injuries thereon.