2018 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 24 - Highways
Chapter 24-8 Construction and Maintenance of State Roads
Section 24-8-9 Regulations of sidewalks and curbs.
§ 24-8-9. Regulations of sidewalks and curbs.
The director of transportation shall have the power and authority to alter, to maintain, to keep in good condition, to remove ice and snow therefrom, to remove posts, steps and any other obstructions therein, to regulate the placement, structure, and alteration of curbs constructed adjacent to state roads, to regulate the height, size, and shape of awnings, signs, and any other structures which project over all curbs and all sidewalks now constructed, in the process of construction or to be constructed on state roads; except, on portion or portions of state roads in cities or towns where the territory contiguous thereto is closely built up.
History of Section.
(G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 30; P.L. 1935, ch. 2269, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-9; P.L. 1983, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 633, § 6.)
