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NY Hwy L § 199 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 199 - Widening Highways; Petition.

§  199. Widening highways; petition. When any part of a highway in any   town of this state, not in an  incorporated  village  or  city,  running   between two or more villages or cities, has, because of the wearing away   by  a  river  or stream or any other natural cause, become narrower than   the width required by statute, and is dangerous to  the  users  of  such   highway,  twelve  or  more resident taxpayers of such town may present a   petition to the supreme court in the judicial district within which such   town is situated.  The petition shall describe the part of  the  highway   proposed  to  be widened and state that such highway has become lessened   in width by the action of a river or stream or other cause, that  it  is   dangerous  to the traveling public, that the widening and improvement of   such highway is necessary for the public convenience and  welfare,  that   the  highway  is an important leading road between two or more cities or   villages, that the cost of such widening and  improvement  would  exceed   the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars and would be too burdensome   on  the  town or towns otherwise liable therefor. Such petition shall be   verified by at least  three  of  the  petitioners.  On  receipt  of  the   petition by supreme court the court shall appoint a time and place for a   meeting  to  hear all persons interested in the proposed widening of the   highway. The court shall examine the part of the highway proposed to  be   widened, hear any reasons for or against such widening and ascertain the   probable  cost  of  the  work.  If  the  court  shall determine that the   proposed widening of the highway is necessary and that the cost  thereof   would  be  too  burdensome  for the town, exceeding in probable cost two   thousand  five  hundred  dollars,  they  shall  notify  the   board   of   supervisors  of  the  county  of such decision. The board of supervisors   shall thereupon cause one-half of the amount of the estimated cost to be   raised by the county and paid to the supervisor of the town or towns  in   which  that  part  of the highway proposed to be widened as aforesaid is   located, and said supervisor shall apply the  sum  so  received  by  him   towards  the  payment  of the cost of such widening.  The balance of the   expense shall be raised in the manner provided by law, by  the  town  or   towns  in  which  that  part  of  the  highway proposed to be widened as   aforesaid is located.
NY Hwy L § 203 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 203 - Widening, How Constructed.

§  203.  Widening,  how  constructed.  The  town  superintendent shall   construct  such  widening  of  the  highway  according  to   plans   and   specifications  adopted by the county superintendent and approved by the   town board of his town. The bills and expenses  incurred  in  such  work   shall  be audited by the town board and paid in the same manner as other   charges, out of moneys raised for  such  purposes  as  provided  in  the   preceding section.
NY Hwy L § 204 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 204 - Actions to Compel Widening; How Affected by Petition.

§  204.  Actions to compel widening; how affected by petition. In case   an action might lie  in  any  court  of  this  state  against  the  town   superintendent  of  any  town  or towns to compel such superintendent to   widen a part of a highway, the width of which has become less than  that   required  by statute, or in case an action has been brought against such   superintendent to compel him to widen a part of a highway, the width  of   which has become less than that required by statute, the presentation of   a  verified  petition to the county court as provided for in section one   hundred and ninety-nine shall prevent the commencing of any such  action   as  aforesaid  and cause such an action already commenced, to cease, and   shall be a bar to a recovery on the part of the plaintiff of a  judgment   against  such superintendent in any such action instituted or prosecuted   to judgment after the passage of this chapter.
NY Hwy L § 205-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 205-A - Seasonal Limited Use Highway.

§   205-a.   Seasonal   limited  use  highway.  1.  The  town  highway   superintendent is authorized to annually designate,  on  or  before  the   first day of November in each year, a town highway as a seasonal limited   use highway.2.  Seasonal limited use highways shall be those town highways without   occupied residences or commercial buildings dependent upon such highways   for access.3. Seasonal limited use highways shall be appropriately posted.4. The town is authorized to  temporarily  discontinue  snow  and  ice   removal  and  maintenance from the first day of December until the first   day of April on any highway so designated.
NY Hwy L § 205-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 205-B - Qualified Abandonment of Certain Town Highways.

§   205-b.   Qualified   abandonment  of  certain  town  highways.  1.   Abandonment of town highways which are  access  roads  to  state  forest   preserve lands or lands now owned or hereafter acquired by the state and   held   under   the  jurisdiction  of  the  department  of  environmental   conservation shall be qualifiedly abandoned in the following manner  and   shall have the following effect:a.   upon   written   notice   to   the  department  of  environmental   conservation, the town  shall  follow  the  procedure  provided  for  in   subdivision two of section two hundred five of this chapter;b.  the  resolution  of abandonment shall provide that even though the   responsibility of maintenance of the road by the town shall cease, there   shall remain a public easement over such road in perpetuity;c. the department of environmental conservation shall have  the  right   to maintain such road if it so desires;d.  no  one,  including  the  owner  of  adjoining land, may fence any   portion of such road, with or without gates;e. the town, at any time, shall have the right to resume  jurisdiction   over such road for any purpose;f. the title to such road shall remain with the town.2.  For  the  purposes  of  this section, access roads to state forest   preserve lands or lands under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  environmental   conservation  department  shall  mean roads which are the only practical   means of ingress or egress to such state lands.3. In no event shall the provisions of this section be construed so as   to require the maintenance or abandonment  of  roads  within  the  state   forest  preserve  lands  or lands now owned or hereafter acquired by the   state.
NY Hwy L § 206 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 206 - Highways in Lands Acquired by the United States for Fortification Purposes Deemed Abandoned.

§   206.   Highways  in  lands  acquired  by  the  United  States  for   fortification purposes deemed abandoned. When land sought to be acquired   by the United States  of  America  for  the  purpose  of  fortifications   includes  a highway or portion thereof, the condemnation proceedings may   include such highways or portion thereof, and the people of the state of   New York, any municipality, county or other party claiming  an  interest   therein  may  be  made  a  party  defendant  in such proceeding, and the   interest of  the  state,  county,  municipality  or  other  claimant  be   determined, and the award made therefor.  Forthwith upon the acquisition   by  the  United  States  of  America of land which includes a highway or   portion thereof, there shall be filed in the office of the town clerk of   the town, and also in the office of the county clerk of the  county,  in   which  such  land is located, certified copies of the record or transfer   to the United States of such land, together with a map of such land,  on   which  map  such  highway or portion thereof shall be indicated by metes   and bounds, and thereupon such  highway  or  portion  thereof  shall  be   deemed   discontinued   and  abandoned  for  highway  purposes,  and  if   proceedings  have  been  taken,  pursuant  to  this  chapter   for   the   improvement of such highway by state aid, all such proceedings, together   with  any  appropriation  made  for  the  improvement of such highway or   portion thereof, as indicated on such  map,  shall  be  deemed  revoked,   vacated and set aside.
NY Hwy L § 207 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 207 - Discontinuance of Highway.

§  207. Discontinuance of highway. Whenever the town superintendent of   any town shall determine that any portion of any highway or street,  not   within  the  limits of an incorporated village, which is the terminus of   such street or highway, is unnecessary for highway  purposes,  and  said   town  superintendent  may,  by  an  order to be duly entered in the town   clerk's office, direct such highway to be discontinued and abandoned for   public purposes.  Provided, however, that no portion of such highway  to   be  discontinued shall be greater than one thousand feet of the terminus   thereof and that the owners of the land on both sides of such highway or   street, for the distance it is proposed to discontinue the same,  shall,   by  written  petition  to  such  town  superintendent have requested the   discontinuance thereof.
NY Hwy L § 208 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 208 - Description to Be Recorded.

§  208.  Description  to  be  recorded.  Immediately  upon  making and   entering the order mentioned in section two hundred and  seven  of  this   chapter,  the said town superintendent shall cause a written description   of that portion of the street or highway ordered to be  discontinued  to   be  filed  and  recorded  in the office of the town clerk of the town in   which the said street or highway is located, and when the same  is  duly   recorded  the said portion of the said street or highway shall thereupon   be and become duly abandoned and discontinued for highway purposes.
NY Hwy L § 209 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 209 - Damages Caused by Discontinuance.

§  209.  Damages  caused  by discontinuance. Any person or corporation   interested as owner or otherwise, in any lands and claiming any loss  or   damages,   legal   or   equitable,  by  reason  of  the  discontinuance,   abandonment or closing of any street or highway, not within  the  limits   of  an  incorporated village, under or pursuant to the provisions of the   last two sections, may, upon  ten  days'  written  notice  to  the  town   superintendent of the town in which such lands are situated apply to the   supreme  court  or  to  the county court of the county within which such   lands are situated for the appointment of commissioners of appraisal  to   estimate  and  determine such loss and damage, whereupon the court shall   appoint three disinterested commissioners of appraisal to  estimate  and   determine such damage, and the amount of compensation to be paid by said   town  therefor, who shall make their report thereupon to such court, and   which report when finally confirmed shall be  final  and  conclusive  in   respect  thereto, and the legality and equity of any and all such claims   shall be determined by such commissioners of appraisal and by the  court   upon  the  hearing  of their report. Any loss or damage so estimated and   determined shall be paid by said town as in case of judgment.
NY Hwy L § 210 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 210 - Papers, Where Filed.

§   210.   Papers,   where   filed.  All  applications,  certificates,   appointments and other papers relating to the laying  out,  altering  or   discontinuing  of  any highway shall be filed by the town superintendent   as soon as a decision shall have been made thereon in the  town  clerk's   office of the town.
NY Hwy L § 211 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 211 - Costs of Motion.

§ 211. Costs of motion. Costs of a motion to confirm, vacate or modify   the  report  of commissioners of appraisal appointed by the court to lay   out, alter or discontinue a highway may be allowed in the discretion  of   the  court  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars.  On an uncontested motion to   confirm the report of the commissioners of appraisal  so  appointed,  if   said  report  is  favorable to the applicant and confirmed by the court,   costs  may  be  allowed  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  sufficient   to   compensate the applicant's attorney for his services in the proceedings.   Costs  of  any  other  motion  in  a  proceeding  in  a court of record,   authorized by this chapter, may be allowed  in  the  discretion  of  the   court not exceeding ten dollars.
NY Hwy L § 211-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 211-A - Abandonment of Certain Town Highways.

§  211-a.  Abandonment  of  certain town highways. Notwithstanding any   other provision of this chapter, and upon  the  request  of  the  county   superintendent  of  highways,  any  town  board  may, by resolution duly   adopted, declare any town highway or portion thereof in the town running   through forest or forest lands not necessarily for ingress to or  egress   from any privately or publicly owned lands, and not necessary to connect   existing   town,   county   or  state  highways,  to  be  abandoned  and   discontinued for public purposes. Such town shall at least  thirty  days   prior  to  such abandonment cause to be filed and recorded in the office   of the town clerk a written description of such highway or portion to be   abandoned with a written statement attached thereto that such highway or   portion thereof so described is proposed  to  be  abandoned,  and  shall   cause  notices to be posted in at least three conspicuous places in such   town of the time and place when such declaration of abandonment will  be   made,  for the purpose of permitting any interested person to appear for   or against the adoption of such resolution.
NY Hwy L § 211-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 211-B - Abandonment of Certain Town Highways in School Districts.

§  211-b.  Abandonment  of  certain town highways in school districts.   Notwithstanding any other  provision  of  this  chapter,  and  upon  the   request  of  either  the  county  superintendent of highways or the town   superintendent of highways, any  town  board  may,  by  resolution  duly   adopted, declare any town highway or portion thereof in the town running   through  school  district  lands  not necessary for ingress to or egress   from any privately or publicly owned lands, and not necessary to connect   existing  town,  county  or  state  highways,  to   be   abandoned   and   discontinued  for  public purposes. Such town shall at least thirty days   prior to such abandonment cause to be filed and recorded in  the  office   of the town clerk a written description of such highway or portion to be   abandoned with a written statement attached thereto that such highway or   portion  thereof  so  described  is  proposed to be abandoned, and shall   cause notices to be posted in at least three conspicuous places in  such   town  of the time and place when such declaration of abandonment will be   made, for the purpose of permitting any interested person to appear  for   or against the adoption of such resolution.
NY Hwy L § 212 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 212 - Changing Location of Highways Over Certain Lands Owned and Occupied by the State.

§  212.  Changing  location  of  highways over certain lands owned and   occupied by the state. If a highway passes over or through lands  wholly   owned  and  occupied  by the state, the location of such portion of such   highway as passes through such lands may be altered and changed, or  the   same  may be abandoned or the use thereof as a highway discontinued with   the consent and approval of the state authority having  jurisdiction  or   control  over  such lands by an order directing such change in location,   abandonment or discontinuance. Such order shall contain a description of   that portion of the highway the location  of  which  has  been  changed,   abandoned  or  discontinued,  and  a  description  of  the  new location   thereof, if any, and shall be filed in the office of the state authority   having control of such lands.
NY Hwy L § 212-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 212-A - Abandoning of Parts of Town Highways.

§  212-a.  Abandoning of parts of town highways. Whenever, pursuant to   this chapter or under the provisions of any statute, any town road shall   have been widened, straightened, extended, drained, paved  or  otherwise   improved  and  in the process thereof a town shall have acquired from an   adjacent  owner  certain  lands  necessary  for  said  right-of-way   by   purchase,  condemnation  or as a gift and where under such circumstances   either the grantor of said new right-of-way shall own  the  property  on   both  sides thereof for the full length of the new taking or the consent   in writing of any and all other owners within such area  be  given,  and   there  shall  be  sections  of  the  old  road as it existed before said   improvement which are of no further use for  highway  purposes  to  said   town,  the  town board of said town in which said land is situated, upon   the recommendation of the town superintendent of highways, may  adopt  a   resolution,  with  the consent of the county superintendent of highways,   to abandon to the abutting owner or owners such sections or parts of the   old road as it existed before said improvement which are of  no  further   use  for  highway  purposes,  providing  the road after such abandonment   shall be not less than three rods in width, and the supervisor  of  said   town  is hereby authorized to execute and acknowledge in the name of the   town and affix the seal of the town to a quit-claim deed or deeds of the   land so abandoned and to deliver the  same  to  the  abutting  owner  or   owners  for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the   town board of the said town shall deem proper.The adoption of the hereinbefore  mentioned  resolution  by  the  town   board  shall  be  an immediate abandonment and discontinuance of the use   for highway and street purposes of said sections or  parts  of  the  old   road   described  in  said  resolution  without  any  further  or  other   proceedings.
NY Hwy L § 213 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 213 - Construction and Repair of Approaches to Private Lands.

§  213.  Construction  and  repair of approaches to private lands. The   owners or occupants of lands shall construct  and  keep  in  repair  all   approaches  or  driveways  from the town highway, under the direction of   the town superintendent, and it shall be  unlawful  for  such  owner  or   occupant of lands to fill up any ditch or place any material of any kind   or  character  in any ditch so as to in any manner obstruct or interfere   with the purposes for which it was made. The  town  superintendent  may,   when  directed  by  the  town  board,  construct and keep in repair such   approaches and the expense thereof shall be a town charge.
NY Hwy L § 214 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 214 - Depositing Ashes, Snow, Ice, Stones, Sticks, Et Cetera Upon the Highway.

§ 214. Depositing ashes, snow, ice, stones, sticks, et cetera upon the   highway.  Any  person  who  shall  deposit  or throw loose stones in the   gutter or grass adjoining a town highway, or shall deposit or throw upon   a highway, ashes, papers, snow, ice, stones, sticks, or  other  rubbish,   shall  be  liable  to  a penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars to be   sued for and recovered by the town superintendent.  No  stone  or  other   rubbish  shall  be  drawn  to  and  deposited  within  the limits of any   highway, except for the purpose of filling in a depression or  otherwise   improving  the  highway, and only with the written consent and under the   direction of the town superintendent.
NY Hwy L § 216 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8 - Town Highways 216 - When Town Not Liable for Damages.

§  216.  When town not liable for damages. No town shall be liable for   any damage resulting to  persons  or  property  by  the  reason  of  the   breaking of any bridge, sluice or culvert, by transportation on the same   of  any  traction engine, portable piece of machinery, or of any vehicle   or load, together weighing eight tons or over, but any owner thereof  or   other  persons  engaged  in  transporting or directing the same shall be   liable for all damages resulting therefrom.
NY Hwy L § 219 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8-A - Town Highway Improvement Program 219 - Definitions.

§  219.  Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Town highway" shall   mean highways constructed, improved or maintained by the town  with  the   aid  of  the  state  or county, under the provisions of the highway law,   including all  highways  in  towns,  outside  of  incorporated  villages   constituting  separate  road  districts,  except  state highways, county   roads, parkways,  state  thruways  and  controlled  access  highways  as   defined by the highway law.2. "Project"   shall  mean  a  town  highway  improvement,  repair  or   reconstruction.3. "Approved project" shall mean a project  approved  as  provided  by   this article.4. "Plan" shall mean a map and specifications showing (a) the location   of  a  project, (b) the estimated cost of such project, (c) the proposed   width, thickness and type of highway, (d) a statement of  necessity  for   such  project  relied  upon  by  the  town,  and  (e) the projects to be   completed in each year of the period of the duration of this article.5. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of transportation of the   state of New York.6. "County superintendent" shall mean  the  county  superintendent  of   highways.7. "Town   superintendent"  shall  mean  the  town  superintendent  of   highways.8. "Highway"  shall  include  necessary  sluices,   drains,   ditches,   waterways,  embankments,  retaining  walls,  bridges on such highway and   under the jurisdiction and control of the town  and  culverts,  and  the   approaches  of  any  such bridge or culvert beginning at the back of the   abutments.   The term  does  not  include  sidewalks  or  boardwalks  or   renewals thereof.9. "Board  of supervisors" shall mean the elective governing body of a   county, by whatever name designated.10. "Roadbed"  shall  mean  the  portion  of  the  highway,  improved,   designed  or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm   or shoulder.11. "Bridge" shall mean any structure whether of  single  or  multiple   span  construction  with  a  clear  span  in  excess  of  five feet with   measurements to be made in the manner set forth in  subdivision  two  of   section two hundred thirty of this chapter.12. "Culvert"  shall  mean any structure whether of single or multiple   span construction with an interior width  of  five  feet  or  less  with   measurements  to  be  made in the manner set forth in subdivision two of   section two hundred thirty of this chapter.