Sec. 13a-99a. Town roads lying within, intersecting or crossing state highway rights-of-way.
Sec. 13a-99a. Town roads lying within, intersecting or crossing state highway
rights-of-way. (a) Whenever a town road or a portion thereof lies within the limits of
a state highway right-of-way or passes over or under a state highway right-of-way, such
road or portion thereof shall be state highway property subject to an easement to the
town for travel. The local traffic authority, as defined in section 14-297, shall have
the jurisdiction over any portion of a town road within an easement created by this
subsection.
(b) Any portion of a town road lying within the limits of a state highway right-of-way, which town road is no longer maintained or used by such town, shall be deemed
legally abandoned as a public highway and title to such portion of such town road shall
vest in the state.
(c) When a town road crosses or intersects a state highway right-of-way at grade
level, the responsibility for maintenance of that portion of the town road from the edge
of the state highway right-of-way to the edge of the traveled portion of the state highway
shall remain with the town; and any liability for neglect or default of maintenance of
such portion of the town road shall be in accordance with section 13a-149. When a
town road passes over or under a state highway right-of-way, the responsibility for
maintenance of the road shall remain with the town; and any liability for neglect or
default of such maintenance shall be in accordance with section 13a-149.
(1967, P.A. 209, S. 1-3; P.A. 77-78; P.A. 90-342, S. 4, 5.)
History: P.A. 77-78 added the words "or intersects" in Subsec. (c); P.A. 90-342 added provision in Subsec. (a) providing
the local traffic authority with jurisdiction over any portion of a town road within an easement.
Cited. 21 CA 633.