§ 29. Property for highways, bridges and other highway uses and purposes to be acquired by acquisition. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this chapter, or any other laws, general or special, the commissioner of transportation shall, whenever the federal government shall agree to grant or contribute to the state not less than twenty-five per […]
§ 30. Acquisition by the state of property required for the construction and reconstruction of state highways and structures thereon. 1. (a) Upon the construction, reconstruction or improvement, pursuant to this chapter of a state highway the property required therefor may be acquired by the state as provided in the eminent domain procedure law. A […]
§ 31. Exchange of reservation lands of the Seneca Nation of Indians. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Seneca Nation of Indians which owns and occupies reservation lands or any real property interest therein as the common property of the Seneca Nation may, by the act of the Seneca Council and, if required […]
§ 38. Contracts for construction or improvement of highways. State highways shall be constructed or improved by contract. Upon the completion and final adoption or approval, as provided by law, of the plans and specifications for the construction or improvement of a state highway, contracts therefor shall be executed as provided herein. 1. Advertising for […]
§ 39. Patented material or articles. In the construction, maintenance or repair of state highways, no patented material or article or any other material or article shall be specified, contracted for or purchased, except under such circumstances that there can be fair and reasonable opportunity for competition, the conditions to secure which shall be prescribed […]
§ 40. Authority of commissioner of transportation with respect to the performance of contracts for construction, reconstruction or improvement of state highways, highway projects under the supervision of the department of transportation, bridges, grade crossing eliminations and stream channel improvements; completion of work by surety; cancellation of contract by commissioner of transportation. The performance of […]
§ 41. Maintenance of highways after preliminary work pending permanent paving. Upon the completion of a contract for the preliminary grading and structures of a state highway the commissioner of transportation shall maintain said preliminary grading and structures until the permanent pavement is laid thereon and charge the cost thereof together with the state’s share […]
§ 42. Maintenance of detours during construction. The maintenance and repair of any highway or right of way designated by official order of the department of transportation for use as a detour, during the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of a state highway, shall be under the supervision of the department of transportation and shall be […]
§ 42-a. Establishment of temporary detours when state highways are being maintained or repaired. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred four of this chapter, whenever in the maintenance or repair of a state highway, it is determined by the commissioner that it is necessary to provide for a temporary detour over alternate roads, streets, […]
§ 43. Intersections, grading and paving on county roads and town highways at intersection with and during construction or reconstruction of state highways. Whenever in the construction or reconstruction of a state highway it is determined by the commissioner of transportation to modify the grade or alignment of such state highway at its intersection with […]
§ 44. Acceptance of state highways when completed. Upon the completion of a state highway, or section thereof, constructed or improved under a contract let as provided in this article, the commissioner of transportation shall cause the same to be inspected and if he approve, accept the work.
§ 45. Entry upon adjacent lands and streams. Lands adjacent to a state highway or adjoining or in the bed or beds of any streams or creeks may be entered upon and occupied by the commissioner of transportation, his representatives and employees, or by a contractor or any of his agents or employees when directed […]
§ 46. State highways in villages. A state highway may be constructed, reconstructed or improved through a village so as to form a continuous highway on the state highway system. Such highway within a village shall be of such width and type of construction as the commissioner of transportation deems to be adequate. Notwithstanding any […]
§ 47. Connecting highways in villages. The board of trustees of a village may, by resolution, petition the commissioner of transportation for the construction or improvement of a highway to connect streets or highways within the village which have been paved or improved with state highways which have been heretofore built under the provisions of […]
§ 48. State highways of additional width and increased cost at expense of town. Whenever the department of transportation shall have determined upon the construction or improvement of a state highway or section thereof and it is desired by any town in which such proposed highway is situated to construct or improve the same at […]
§ 49. Improvement of state highways at expense of county or at the joint expense of such county and any city, village or town. The board of supervisors of any county may request of the department an estimate of the additional cost of improving a state highway to a width or in a manner, or […]
§ 50. Petition for improvement of highway where a street surface railroad is laid. Where a street surface railroad shall be laid in any street, highway or public place in any town, village, or in any city of the second or third classes, which it was heretofore or shall hereafter be determined to pave, improve, […]
§ 51. Repair of highways at railroad crossings. Whenever a highway crosses a railroad track at grade and such grade crossing is out of repair, if it is the judgment of the commissioner of transportation, the board of supervisors of a county, the board of aldermen of a city, the board of trustees of a […]
§ 52. Permits for work within the state highway right of way. Except in connection with the construction, reconstruction, maintenance or improvement of a state highway, no person, firm, corporation, municipality, or state department or agency shall construct or improve, within the state highway right of way an entrance or connection to such highway, or […]
§ 53. Highways and bridges on Indian reservations. The Department of transportation shall have supervision and control, in the construction, maintenance and improvement of all highways and bridges constructed or to be constructed by the state on any Indian reservations, and may make and enforce such reasonable orders, rules and regulations concerning their use as […]
