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86.13 – Railroads to maintain highway crossings.

86.13 Railroads to maintain highway crossings. (1) When any street or highway crosses any railroad track at grade, the company owning or operating the railroad shall grade, construct and maintain in good and safe condition for public travel the portion of such street or highway extending across said track. When such street or highway shall […]

86.135 – Railroad highway crossings; traffic control.

86.135 Railroad highway crossings; traffic control. All railroad companies, and their officers, agents, and employees, constructing, maintaining, or repairing railroad highway crossings shall comply with the traffic control provisions directed to the safe and expeditious movement of traffic through construction and maintenance zones and to the safety of the work force performing these operations contained […]

86.06 – Highways closed to travel; penalties.

86.06 Highways closed to travel; penalties. (1) Whenever any highway is impassable or unsafe for travel or during the construction or repair of any such highway and until it is ready for traffic the authorities in charge of the maintenance or construction thereof may keep it closed by maintaining barriers at each end of the […]

86.07 – Digging in highways or using bridges for advertising.

86.07 Digging in highways or using bridges for advertising. (1) Any person who draws, paints, prints or pastes upon any culvert, bridge or guard rail on any highway shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both. (2) (a) Subject to par. (b) […]

86.073 – Review of denial of permit.

86.073 Review of denial of permit. (1) If a district office of the department denies a request for a permit under s. 86.07 (2) (a) to construct an entrance to a state trunk highway from abutting premises or revokes a permit issued under s. 86.07 (2) (a), the department shall, upon written request by the […]

86.075 – Highway authorities to notify drainage board of highway construction.

86.075 Highway authorities to notify drainage board of highway construction. Whenever a highway crossing any draining ditch of a drainage district governed by ch. 88 is being constructed or reconstructed or a culvert in any such ditch is being replaced, the highway authority in charge of such work shall consult with the drainage board having […]

86.08 – Dust-free surfacing at licensed dairy or meat packing plants.

86.08 Dust-free surfacing at licensed dairy or meat packing plants. (1) The duly constituted authority charged with the maintenance of any highway not having a dust-free surface shall cause the main traveled portion thereof within 400 feet of any licensed dairy or meat packing plant to be rendered dust-free by palliative treatment or an improved […]

86.09 – Access to cemetery preserved.

86.09 Access to cemetery preserved. In all cases where the paving, improvement, change of grade or any other change in the condition of any street or highway in this state shall operate to cut off, impede or obstruct the access or approach from such highway to a cemetery, it shall be the duty of the […]

86.10 – Salvage in highway construction.

86.10 Salvage in highway construction. Materials removed from a highway incident to its improvement or maintenance which are suitable for reuse or have a market value, and which are not used in or disposed of under the contract for the work, shall become the property of the duly constituted authority maintaining the highway from which […]

86.105 – Snow removal in private driveways.

86.105 Snow removal in private driveways. The governing body of any county, town, city or village may enter into contracts to remove snow from private roads and driveways. This section must be construed narrowly. Plowing of private parking lots is not authorized. Only in exceptional circumstances would plowing private driveways be permissible. 67 Atty. Gen. […]