State Highways

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Section
1

Powers and Duties

Section
2

Road Information; Duties of Local Officials

Section
3

Purchase and Maintenance of Road Machinery; Storage Quarters

Section
4

Petition

Section
5

Filing of Highway Plan; Right to Abandon or Discontinue; Width of Highway

Section
6

Alteration of Location

Section
7

Acquisition of Land Outside Limits of Existing Highway

Section
7a

Acquisition of Land to Alter or Relocate Ways Connecting With State Highways

Section
7b

Acquisition of Slope Easement to Protect Existing Ways

Section
7c

Limited Access Ways; Definition; Acquisition of Land; Motorist Service Facilities

Section
7d

Public Utility Easements and Cattle Passes

Section
7e

Sale, Transfer, Lease or Rental of Excess Lands

Section
7f

Entry on Private Land for Purpose of Surveys, Soundings, Drillings and Examinations

Section
7g

Relocation of Public Utilities; Purchase of Lands and Easements

Section
7h

Lease of Lands for Public Parking Facility

Section
7i

Agreements With Railroads, Transit Authorities or Other Public Authorities or Municipalities Regarding Relocation or Other Work; Advancement of Funds

Section
7j

Relocation Assistance; Acquisition of Real Property; Payments; Compliance With Federal Acts

Section
7k

Relocation of Facilities of Public Utilities; Entry Upon Lands

Section
7l

Lease of Air Rights Over State Highways

Section
7m

Acquisition of Land for Parks, Historic Sites, etc., to Replace Land Required for Federal Highways

Section
8

Construction of State Highways; Advertising for Proposals

Section
8a

Repealed, 2010, 112, Sec. 22

Section
8b

Statement of Qualification of Persons Bidding on Work Awarded by Division of Highways or Department of Conservation and Recreation

Section
8c

Restriction Upon Hours During Which Nonemergency Work May Be Performed on Certain Highways

Section
9

Repealed, 1931, 432

Section
10

Contributions by Cities and Towns

Section
11

Acquisition of Land to Supply Road Materials

Section
12

Discontinuance or Abandonment

Section
13

Duties of Department; Definition of State Highway

Section
13a

Highway Landscaping; Acceptance of Gifts of Easements

Section
13b

Restoration, Preservation and Enhancement of Scenic Beauty and Historic or Archeological Sites; Facilities for Traveling Motorists

Section
14

Removal of Trees and Other Obstructions Near Highways

Section
15

Contracts for Maintenance and Repair

Section
16

17 - Repealed, 1931, 349

Section
18

Defects in Highways; Liability

Section
19

Jurisdiction of Local Police; Snow Removal

Section
19a

Repealed, 1928, 357, Sec. 7

Section
20

Sidewalks

Section
20a

Illumination of Highways

Section
21

Excavations or Driveway Openings on State Highways; Conditions; Enforcement

Section
22

Prescriptive Rights of Adjoining Owners

Section
23

Repealed, 1925, 288, Sec. 2

Section
24

Authorization

Section
25

Maintenance

Section
26

Maintenance of Ways in Small Towns

Section
26a

Maintenance of Ways in Small Towns; Contributions by County

Section
27

Maintenance Costs; Conditions of Payment

Section
28

Maintenance of Ways in Small Towns; Performance of Contract

Section
29

Maintenance of Ways in Small Towns; Determination of Town's Contribution

Section
29a

Laying Out or Altering Ways; Consent, Acquisition, Funds

Section
30

Use of Federal Aid for Highways and Rural Post Roads

Section
31

Apportionment of Fund; Equalizing Grant; Definitions: Notifications of Amounts Apportioned and to Be Incurred

Section
32

Definitions