Section 247.183 – Public Utilities, Cable Television Companies, Broadband Companies, and Municipalities; Construction and Maintenance of Structures; Consent of Governing Body; Construction and Maintenance of Utility Lines and Structures Longitudinally Within Limited Access Highway Rights-of-Way; Standards; Charges; Use of Revenue; Relocation Permit; Use of Electronic Devices Within Limited Access and Rights-of-Way to Provide Travel-Related Information.
247.183 Public utilities, cable television companies, broadband companies, and municipalities; construction and maintenance of structures; consent of governing body; construction and maintenance of utility lines and structures longitudinally within limited access highway rights-of-way; standards; charges; use of revenue; relocation permit; use of electronic devices within limited access and rights-of-way to provide travel-related information. Sec. 13. […]
Section 247.184 – Consent of County or State to Construction.
247.184 Consent of county or state to construction. Sec. 14. (1) A person that proposes to construct a telegraph, telephone, power line or cable television line, broadband line, pipe lines, wires, cables, poles, conduits, sewers, or like structures upon, over or under a county road or bridge, shall obtain the consent of the board of […]
Section 247.184a – Surveillance of Occupied Manhole; Exceptions; Training and Duties of Second Employee.
247.184a Surveillance of occupied manhole; exceptions; training and duties of second employee. Sec. 14a. (1) A person shall not enter a manhole being constructed or being used for repairs to underground utilities or remain inside of the opening unless a person is providing alert surveillance, except that a new manhole under construction is exempted if […]
Section 247.185 – Paramount Rights of Public; Injury to Trees and Shrubs; Regulation of Rights.
247.185 Paramount rights of public; injury to trees and shrubs; regulation of rights. Sec. 15. The construction and maintenance of all such telegraph, telephone and power lines, cable television lines, pipe lines, wires, cables, poles, conduits, sewers and like structures shall be subject to the paramount right of the public to use such public places, […]
Section 247.186 – Public Utility; Placing Poles, Fixtures, Wires, or Cables.
247.186 Public utility; placing poles, fixtures, wires, or cables. Sec. 16. In no case shall any poles or other structures be placed above the ground or road grade between the curb or road shoulder lines, or closer than 15 feet from the center line of the roadway; and in no case shall any wires, cables […]
Section 247.187 – Encroachments; Removal, Expense of Removal by Commissioner.
247.187 Encroachments; removal, expense of removal by commissioner. Sec. 17. Any person or persons, firm, corporation or municipality violating any of the provisions of this chapter, shall, upon written demand of the commissioner or commissioners having jurisdiction over the road, remove such encroachments, pipe lines, wires, cables, poles, conduits, sewers and like structures. If removal […]
Section 247.188 – Obstructions to Traffic; Moving; Permit, Bond; Penalty.
247.188 Obstructions to traffic; moving; permit, bond; penalty. Sec. 18. No building, or other obstruction to traffic shall be moved across, upon or along any road without consent being first obtained from the commissioner or commissioners having jurisdiction over the road, and without first executing to such commissioner or commissioners, a bond in an amount […]
Section 247.189 – Repealed. 2020, Act 264, Eff. Mar. 29, 2021.
247.189 Repealed. 2020, Act 264, Eff. Mar. 29, 2021. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to obstructions to traffic, removal, and penalties.
Section 247.190 – Width of Highway; Encroachment Does Not Give Right to Land.
247.190 Width of highway; encroachment does not give right to land. Sec. 20. All public highways for which the right of way has at any time been dedicated, given or purchased, shall be and remain a highway of the width so dedicated, given or purchased, and no encroachments by fences, buildings or otherwise which may […]
Section 247.191 – Act Inapplicable to Encroachments and Obstructions Erected Under MCL 257.1701 Et Seq.
247.191 Act inapplicable to encroachments and obstructions erected under MCL 257.1701 et seq. Sec. 21. This act does not apply to encroachments and obstructions erected under the city motor vehicle racing act of 1981. History: Add. 1981, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1981