Chapter 5
Maintenance of Town Highways

Index of Sections

§ 24-5-1. Duty of town to maintain highways.

§ 24-5-1.1. Alteration of roadways.

§ 24-5-2. Division of towns into districts — Election and terms of surveyors.

§ 24-5-3. Annual town appropriation.

§ 24-5-4. Appropriations expended under department of transportation — State aid.

§ 24-5-5. Allotments to highway districts — Supervision of expenditures — Rates of compensation.

§ 24-5-6. Expenditures by contract — Unexpended funds.

§ 24-5-7. Special appropriations for particular projects.

§ 24-5-8. General duties of surveyors of highways.

§ 24-5-9. Removal of obstructions by surveyors.

§ 24-5-10. Taking of road materials from adjoining land.

§ 24-5-11. Damage in removing obstructions or materials.

§ 24-5-12. Fine for neglect to keep highways in repair.

§ 24-5-13. Liability of cities and towns for injuries from defective roads.

§ 24-5-14. Snow and ice removal.

§ 24-5-15. Penalty for failure to remove snow.

§ 24-5-16. Diversion of water to damage of individuals prohibited.

§ 24-5-17. Complaint and alteration of watercourse.

§ 24-5-18. Bridges and fences on artificial watercourses along preexisting highways.

§ 24-5-19. Bridges and fences along preexisting watercourses.

§ 24-5-20. Bridges on boundary lines.

§ 24-5-21. Penalty for neglect of boundary line bridge.

§ 24-5-22. New highway using existing bridge.

§ 24-5-23. Bridges and culverts built by adjoining landowners.

§ 24-5-24. Undermining of walls and fences.

§ 24-5-25. Compensation of surveyors.

§ 24-5-26. Penalty for neglect by surveyors.

§ 24-5-27. Rights of cities unimpaired.

§ 24-5-28. Determination of places where guideposts necessary.

§ 24-5-29. Failure to determine places for guideposts.

§ 24-5-30. Erection of guideposts — Specifications.

§ 24-5-31. Substitutes for guideposts.

§ 24-5-32. Penalty for failure to maintain guideposts.

§ 24-5-33. Injury to guideposts.

§ 24-5-34. Jamestown and New Shoreham exempt.

§ 24-5-35. Pothole hotline.