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NH Rev Stat § 230:49-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:49-a - Replacement or New Signs.

    230:49-a Replacement or New Signs. –||Whenever the commissioner of transportation authorizes the replacement of an existing highway sign or the installation of a new highway sign which designates that a city or town lies ahead, that sign shall also state the distance in miles from the sign to the city or town limits that the motorist will first approach.|||Source. 1985, 415:3, eff. July 3, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:50 - Construction and Maintenance.

    230:50 Construction and Maintenance. –||Any limited access facility, service road, or alteration thereof shall be constructed with state or federal funds or both; and any limited access facility shall be maintained with state or federal funds or both.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 7:7. RSA 236:7. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:51 - Auxiliary Roads.

    230:51 Auxiliary Roads. –||Any service roads constructed by the state in conjunction with but not a part of a limited access facility shall be classified by the commissioner of transportation as a class IV, V or VI highway. After any such classification the provisions of RSA 230:52 and 53 shall not apply and thereafter the towns or cities shall maintain any road classified as class IV or V and the highway user shall maintain any road classified as class VI.|||Source. RSA 236:7-a. 1961, 6:1. 1971, 29:1. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2).|
NH Rev Stat § 230:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:52 - Exclusion of Commercial Enterprises.

    230:52 Exclusion of Commercial Enterprises. –||I. No commercial enterprise or activities shall be authorized or conducted by the commissioner of transportation or any other agency of the state within or on the property acquired for or designated as a limited access facility.||II. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 230:52, I, advertising space and other traveler information services may be rented for a fee established by the commissioner of transportation, with the advice and cooperation of the division of travel and tourism development, by rules adopted under RSA 541-A. The amount of the fee shall not exceed a fair portion of the cost of maintaining the service. Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited as provided in RSA 236:86, III.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 7:8. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 2. RSA 236:8. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2). 1987, 209:1. 1999, 317:11, eff. July 1, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:53 - Regulations; Posting.

    230:53 Regulations;  Posting. –||The commissioner of transportation may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use of such limited access facilities by trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles, may regulate or prohibit the use of such facilities by all other types of vehicles, and may regulate or prohibit other use of such facilities. Such regulations shall be posted on every such highway and a return thereof shall be filed with the department of transportation to be kept in a special book which shall be open to public inspection.|||Source. 1943, 79:1, par. 6. 1945, 188:1, part 7:9. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 2. RSA 236:9. 1961, 2:1. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(a)(2), (b)(2).|
NH Rev Stat § 230:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:54 - Penalty and Liability.

    230:54 Penalty and Liability. –||Any person violating the provisions of the regulations posted under RSA 230:53 shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person. Any person shall be liable for all damage occasioned thereby.|||Source. 1943, 79:1, par. 8. 1945, 188:1, part 7:10. RSA 236:10. 1973, 530:23. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:55 - Notice of Finding.

    230:55 Notice of Finding. –||Whenever the commissioner of transportation shall alter or relocate any portion of any class I or class II highway, and finds that there is no further occasion to use such portion for class I or class II highway purposes for property acquired by the state in 1945 or earlier, the commissioner shall post notice of such finding in 2 public places in the town in which land is situate and give notice in writing to the selectmen of such town. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner may discontinue and declare property acquired after 1945 as surplus and dispose of it in accordance with RSA 4:39.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 8:1. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 2. RSA 237:1. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2). 2017, 156:124, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:56 - Determination by Selectmen.

    230:56 Determination by Selectmen. –||The selectmen of such town within 60 days after receiving such notice regarding property acquired by the state in 1945 or earlier, shall determine, after notice to the owners of land or abutting owners given in the same manner as provided for in the laying out of highways by selectmen, and hearing, whether there is occasion for the use of such portion for town highway purposes and shall notify the commissioner of transportation, in writing, of their determination.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 8:2. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 2. RSA 237:2. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2). 2017, 156:124, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:57 - Reversion to Town.

    230:57 Reversion to Town. –||Upon the filing of notice with the commissioner of transportation that such occasion exists, or, in the event that the selectmen fail to take any action or notify the commissioner of transportation in writing of their determination within 60 days after the receipt of notice from the commissioner regarding property acquired by the state in 1945 or earlier, the right-of-way over such portion of land and title to any interest held by the state in such portion shall thereupon revert to or vest in such town, and the commissioner of transportation shall so certify in writing under oath to the selectmen, and the highway shall thereupon become a class V or class VI highway.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 8:3. 1949, 12:1. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 2. RSA 237:3. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2). 2017, 156:124, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:58 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:58 - Notice of Discontinuance.

    230:58 Notice of Discontinuance. –||Regarding property acquired by the state in 1945 or earlier, upon the filing of notice with the commissioner of transportation that such occasion does not exist, the commissioner shall post notice in 2 public places in such town that such portion of highway is thereupon discontinued.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 8:4. 1949, 12:2. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 2. RSA 237:4. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2). 2017, 156:124, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:58-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:58-a - Encumbrances.

    230:58-a Encumbrances. –||Whenever a highway is discontinued pursuant to this subdivision, any existing sewer, drain, water pipe or other utility easements or any permits or licenses previously established pursuant to RSA 231:159-182 shall be presumed to be reserved and shall remain in effect as an encumbrance upon the underlying land for so long as they remain in active use, unless such easements, permits or licenses are expressly included in the notice of discontinuance, or are subsequently discontinued by the commissioner of transportation.|||Source. 1992, 59:1, eff. June 12, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:59 - Certification to Landowners.

    230:59 Certification to Landowners. –||Upon such discontinuance, the commissioner of transportation shall certify in writing under oath to the owners of the land over which such discontinued portion of highway passed that such land is no longer subject to use for highway purposes.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 8:5. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 2. RSA 237:5. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2).|
NH Rev Stat § 230:60 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:60 - Recording of Certification.

    230:60 Recording of Certification. –||The certification by the commissioner of transportation shall be recorded by the town or owner of land to whom certification is made with the register of deeds for the county in which such land is situate.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 8:6. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1, par. 2. RSA 237:6. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2).|
NH Rev Stat § 230:61 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:61 - Assessment of Damages.

    230:61 Assessment of Damages. –||Any person who sustains damages because of such discontinuance of property acquired by the state in 1945 or earlier may petition for the assessment of damages to the superior court in the county in which such discontinued portion of highway is located within 60 days from the posting of notice of discontinuance, and not thereafter, and the court shall assess such damages, if any, by jury.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 8:7. RSA 237:7. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981. 2017, 156:125, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:62 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:62 - Payment of Judgment and Costs.

    230:62 Payment of Judgment and Costs. –||The commissioner of transportation shall pay from funds of his department the amount of final judgment and costs.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 8:8. 1950, 5:1, part 9:1. RSA 237:8. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2).|
NH Rev Stat § 230:63 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:63 - to 230:71 Repealed by 1992, 265:20, eff. July 1, 1992.

    230:63 to 230:71 Repealed by 1992, 265:20, eff. July 1, 1992. –|
NH Rev Stat § 230:72, 230:73 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:72, 230:73 - Repealed by 1996, 25:1, eff. June 14, 1996.

    230:72, 230:73 Repealed by 1996, 25:1, eff. June 14, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 230:74 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:74 - Definitions.

    230:74 Definitions. –||As used in this subdivision:||I. "Bicycle" means every vehicle propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having 2 tandem wheels, except scooters and similar devices.||II. "Bicycle route" means any lane, way, path or trail designated by appropriate signs, that explicitly provides for bicycle travel.||III. "Bicycle lane" means a portion of a roadway which has been designated for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles. It is distinguished from the portion of the roadway for motor vehicular traffic by a paint stripe or similar device. Improved road edges are considered a bicycle lane where so designated.||IV. "Bicycle path or trail" means a separate trail or path which is for the exclusive use of bicycles where a trail or path forms a part of a highway, which is separated from the roadway for motor vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier.|||Source. RSA 250:26. 1979, 486:2. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981; 337:1, 2, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:75 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:75 - Commissioner of Transportation; Powers and Duties.

    230:75 Commissioner of Transportation;  Powers and Duties. –||In addition to the powers and duties of the commissioner of transportation under this title, the commissioner:||I. May expend the amounts necessary for the establishment, operation and maintenance of bicycle routes and lanes and may expend amounts necessary for bicycle paths or trails.||II. May acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this title and RSA 498-A, any real property or interest therein that shall be necessary or appropriate for the development of bicycle routes.||III. May enter into written cooperative agreements with landowners, federal agencies, state agencies, local governments, private organizations and individuals in order to provide for the development, maintenance, operation, location and relocation of a bicycle route.||IV. May publish and exhibit rules concerning the use of a bicycle route in accordance with the provisions of RSA 541-A.||V. May provide a uniform system of designating bicycle routes consistent with the purposes of this subdivision and submit bicycle route plans for inclusion in any highway plan, whether or not the highway plan is for new construction or reconstruction of an existing highway.||VI. May recommend construction standards for bicycle routes and determine priority of routes to receive state funding using the guidelines established by the bicycle study.||VII. May provide technical assistance, in conjunction with other public agencies, in planning and developing bicycle routes.||VIII. May assist and cooperate with regional planning commissions, municipal governments, other state agencies and citizens' groups in the development and construction of local and regional bicycle projects and in the application for any funds available for such projects.||IX. Shall evaluate the standards established for bicycle route construction or along the edges of rural highways in light of the economic, aesthetic, and environmental concerns. As part of his study the commissioner shall consider:||(a) The minimum improvement to the shoulder or road edge necessary to provide a travel lane of adequate width for safe maneuvering for bicycles.||(b) The minimum warrants that must exist to provide the construction of a separate bike path or trail.||X. Shall construct any bicycle route, lane, path or trail with suitable materials to provide a hard surface.|||Source. RSA 250:27. 1979, 486:2. 1981, 87:1; 337:3-5. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2).|
NH Rev Stat § 230:76 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:76 - Cooperation Among Agencies.

    230:76 Cooperation Among Agencies. –||For the purposes of this subdivision the department of natural and cultural resources shall assist the commissioner of transportation in matters relating to recreational use and the availability of government funds which may be used for purposes of this subdivision. The department of safety shall assist the commission in matters relating to bicycle safety.|||Source. RSA 250:28. 1979, 486:2. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(2). 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:77 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:77 - Bicycle Highways.

    230:77 Bicycle Highways. –||The department of transportation shall design, locate and erect suitable signs to mark the bicycle paths or trails established pursuant to the provisions of RSA 12-B:4 along class I, II, III and IV highways so designated as bicycle paths and trails.|||Source. RSA 231:9. 1973, 569:2. 1981, 87:1; 337:6. 1985, 402:6, I(a)(2).|
NH Rev Stat § 230:78 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:78 - Duty of the Department of Transportation After Notice of Insufficiency.

    230:78 Duty of the Department of Transportation After Notice of Insufficiency. –||I. Whenever any class I or class II highway or highway bridge in the state shall be insufficient, any person may give notice of such insufficiency to the department of transportation. The notice shall set forth in general terms the location of such highway or highway bridge, and the nature of such insufficiency.||II. For purposes of this subdivision, a highway or bridge thereon shall be considered "insufficient" only if:||(a) It is not passable in any safe manner by those persons or vehicles permitted on such highway or bridge thereon; or||(b) There exists a safety hazard which is not reasonably discoverable or reasonably avoidable by a person who is traveling upon such highway or highway bridge at posted speeds in obedience to all posted regulations, and in a manner which is reasonable and prudent as determined by the condition and state of repair of the highway or highway bridge, including any warning signs, and prevailing visibility and weather conditions.||III. A highway or highway bridge shall not, in the absence of impassability or hidden hazard as set forth in paragraph II, be considered "insufficient" merely by reason of the department of transportation's failure to construct, maintain or repair it to the same standard as some other highway or highway bridges or to a level of service commensurate with its current level of public use.|||Source. 1992, 188:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:79 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:79 - Department of Transportation to Act; Liability.

    230:79 Department of Transportation to Act;  Liability. –||I. Upon receipt of such notice of insufficiency, and unless the commissioner determines in good faith that no such insufficiency exists, the department of transportation shall immediately cause proper danger signals to be placed to warn persons by day or night of such insufficiency, and shall, within 96 hours thereafter, develop a plan for repairing such highway or highway bridge, and shall implement such plan in good faith and with reasonable dispatch until the highway or highway bridge is no longer insufficient, as defined by RSA 230:78.||II. If the department of transportation fails to act as set forth in paragraph I, it shall be liable in damages for all personal injury or property damage proximately caused by the insufficiency identified in the notice, subject to the liability limits under RSA 541-B:14.|||Source. 1992, 188:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:80 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:80 - Liability of the Department of Transportation; Standard of Care.

    230:80 Liability of the Department of Transportation;  Standard of Care. –||I. The department of transportation shall not be held liable for damages in an action to recover for personal injury or property damage arising out of its construction, maintenance, or repair of public highways and highway bridges unless such injury or damage was caused by an insufficiency, as defined by RSA 230:78, and:||(a) The department of transportation received a notice of such insufficiency as set forth in RSA 230:78, but failed to act as provided by RSA 230:79; or||(b) The commissioner of the department of transportation who is responsible for maintenance and repair of highways or highway bridges, had actual notice or knowledge of such insufficiency, by means other than notice pursuant to RSA 230:78 and was grossly negligent or exercised bad faith in responding or failing to respond to such actual knowledge; or||(c) The condition constituting the insufficiency was created by an intentional act of an employee acting in the scope of his official duty while in the course of his employment, acting with gross negligence, or with reckless disregard of the hazard.||(d) The department of transportation shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to procedures for written and oral notice, and for the transfer of personal knowledge regarding insufficiencies to responsible supervisory persons, to insure that information relative to such insufficiencies in the highway system is quickly communicated to those empowered to make decisions about repairs and posting.||II. Any action to recover damages for bodily injury, personal injury or property damage arising out of construction, repair or maintenance of its public highways or highway bridges shall be dismissed unless the complaint describes with particularity the means by which the department of transportation received actual notice of the alleged insufficiency, or the intentional act which created the alleged insufficiency.||III. The acceptance or layout of a public highway shall not be construed to confer upon the department of transportation any notice of, or liability for, insufficiencies or defects which arose or were created prior to such layout or acceptance.||IV. The setting of construction, repair, or maintenance standards of levels of service of highways and highway bridges by the commissioner, whether accomplished formally or informally, shall be deemed a discretionary, policy function for which the department of transportation shall not be held liable in the absence of malice or bad faith. However, the department shall develop and implement standards for the design and placement of rumble strips, drain grates, and road surface treatments that eliminate foreseen hazards for bicyclists by following federal guidelines.|||Source. 1992, 188:2. 2008, 209:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:81 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:81 - Snow, Ice and Other Weather Hazards.

    230:81 Snow, Ice and Other Weather Hazards. –||Notwithstanding RSA 230:78-80, the department of transportation shall not be held liable for damages arising from insufficiencies or hazards on public highways or highway bridges thereon, even if it has actual notice or knowledge of them, when such hazards are caused by snow, ice, or other inclement weather, and the department of transportation's failure or delay in removing or mitigating such hazards is the result of its implementation, absent gross negligence or reckless disregard of the hazard, of a winter or inclement weather maintenance policy or set of priorities adopted in good faith by the officials responsible for such policy; and all department of transportation employees and officials shall be presumed to be acting pursuant to such a policy or set of priorities, in the absence of proof to the contrary.|||Source. 1992, 188:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 230:82 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:82 - When the Department of Transportation Is Not Liable.

    230:82 When the Department of Transportation Is Not Liable. –||The department of transportation shall not be deemed to have any duty of care whatsoever with respect to the construction, maintenance or repair of class IV or V highways or highway bridges thereon, or municipally maintained portions of class II highways or highway bridges thereon. Upon any highway or other way with respect to which the department of transportation is found to have a duty of care of any kind, its liability shall be limited as set forth in this subdivision.|||Source. 1992, 188:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|