Maintenance of Town Highways

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Section
24-5-1

Duty of town to maintain highways.

Section
24-5-1.1

Alteration of roadways.

Section
24-5-2

Division of towns into districts - Election and terms of surveyors.

Section
24-5-3

Annual town appropriation.

Section
24-5-4

Appropriations expended under department of transportation - State aid.

Section
24-5-5

Allotments to highway districts - Supervision of expenditures - Rates of compensation.

Section
24-5-6

Expenditures by contract - Unexpended funds.

Section
24-5-7

Special appropriations for particular projects.

Section
24-5-8

General duties of surveyors of highways.

Section
24-5-9

Removal of obstructions by surveyors.

Section
24-5-10

Taking of road materials from adjoining land.

Section
24-5-11

Damage in removing obstructions or materials.

Section
24-5-12

Fine for neglect to keep highways in repair.

Section
24-5-13

Liability of cities and towns for injuries from defective roads.

Section
24-5-14

Snow and ice removal.

Section
24-5-15

Penalty for failure to remove snow.

Section
24-5-16

Diversion of water to damage of individuals prohibited.

Section
24-5-17

Complaint and alteration of watercourse.

Section
24-5-18

Bridges and fences on artificial watercourses along preexisting highways.

Section
24-5-19

Bridges and fences along preexisting watercourses.

Section
24-5-20

Bridges on boundary lines.

Section
24-5-21

Penalty for neglect of boundary line bridge.

Section
24-5-22

New highway using existing bridge.

Section
24-5-23

Bridges and culverts built by adjoining landowners.

Section
24-5-24

Undermining of walls and fences.

Section
24-5-25

Compensation of surveyors.

Section
24-5-26

Penalty for neglect by surveyors.

Section
24-5-27

Rights of cities unimpaired.

Section
24-5-28

Determination of places where guideposts necessary.

Section
24-5-29

Failure to determine places for guideposts.

Section
24-5-30

Erection of guideposts - Specifications.

Section
24-5-31

Substitutes for guideposts.

Section
24-5-32

Penalty for failure to maintain guideposts.

Section
24-5-33

Injury to guideposts.

Section
24-5-34

Jamestown and New Shoreham exempt.

Section
24-5-35

Pothole hotline.