NY Canal L § 62 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAL - Canal Article 7 - Bridges and Highways 62 - Maintenance by State of Certain Bridges Over the Canal System.

§  62.  Maintenance by state of certain bridges over the canal system.   All highway or pedestrian, lift or movable bridges over the canal system   other  than  highway  bridges  connecting  parts  of  a  state   highway   heretofore constructed as a part of the barge canal improvement shall be   reconstructed,  improved,  maintained and repaired at the expense of the   state, if in the opinion of  the  commissioner  of  transportation,  the   public  convenience  requires  such  bridges  to  be maintained where no   alternate crossing has been provided. In the event the  commissioner  of   transportation determines that any such bridge is no longer required for   the  convenience  of the public, he shall have power to close, remove or   relocate such bridge. The commissioner of transportation shall have  the   supervision   and   direction   of   such  reconstruction,  improvement,   maintenance, repair, closing, removing or relocation. All  bridges  over   the  canal  system other than lift, movable, pedestrian or state highway   bridges heretofore constructed as part of the  barge  canal  improvement   shall be reconstructed, improved, maintained and repaired at the expense   of  the state under the supervision and direction of the commissioner of   transportation, if, in his opinion, the public convenience requires that   each such bridge shall be continued as a bridge for highway traffic.  In   the  event  the  commissioner  of  transportation  is  requested  by any   municipality to reconstruct or improve any such  bridge,  he  is  hereby   empowered to do so, provided, however, that prior to such reconstruction   or  improvement  the  municipality  enters into a written agreement that   such bridge thereafter shall become a part  of  the  highway  system  or   systems  which  it may connect and the maintenance, repair, improvement,   replacement or closing of any such  bridge  shall  be  governed  by  the   provisions of the highway law, except that any such bridges situate in a   city  shall be maintained, repaired, improved, replaced or closed in the   same manner and subject to the provisions of any special law  which  may   apply  or  to  the  same provisions of law as apply to other streets and   bridges in such city or in  the  case  of  such  bridges  situate  in  a   village,  such bridges shall be maintained, repaired, improved, replaced   or closed in the same manner and subject to the same provisions  of  law   as  apply  to other streets and bridges in such village. Any bridge over   the New York state canal system or abandoned part  thereof  which  joins   parts  of  a  state  highway  shall  be  under  the  jurisdiction of the   commissioner of transportation and  deemed  to  be  part  of  the  state   highway  system  and  such  bridges shall be constructed, reconstructed,   improved, maintained, repaired, closed  or  relocated  pursuant  to  the   provisions  of  the  highway law and the cost of such work shall be paid   from moneys available  for  construction,  reconstruction,  improvement,   maintenance or repair of state highways.