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RI Gen L § 24-8-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-15 - Snow and ice removal - Notice of defects.

§ 24-8-15. Snow and ice removal — Notice of defects.(a) Every town or city shall at its own expense keep state roads within its limits, respectively, sufficiently clear of snow and ice so the roads shall be reasonably safe for travel as now required by law, and shall at once notify in writing the director of transportation or his or her employees of any defect or want of repair of state roads within its limits.(b) (1) All storage piles or areas where road de-icing agents are stored within the Scituate watershed shall be adequately covered and stored on an impervious base to mitigate runoff impacts to ground and surface waters. The director of the department of transportation shall ensure where funds allow, that all drivers, loaders and handlers of de-icing agents within any watershed participate in training sessions in the proper application and control of road de-icing agents; that de-icing vehicles, wherever feasible, operating within the Scituate watershed area equipped with sensor devices to control the spread rate of de-icing materials in relation to the speed of the vehicle.(2) For purposes of this section the "Scituate watershed" shall mean the total drainage area into the Scituate Reservoir — an area of some 92.8 square miles in the towns of Scituate, Johnston, Foster, Glocester, and Smithfield — which because of its topography, soil type, and drainage patterns acts as a collector of rain waters which replenish or regorge existing public drinking water supplies in the Scituate Reservoir.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 982, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 84, § 6; P.L. 1920, ch. 1877, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-15; P.L. 1990, ch. 472, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 59; P.L. 2005, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 32.
RI Gen L § 24-8-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-16 - Repealed.

§ 24-8-16. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1904, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 9; P.L. 1928, ch. 1169, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 9; P.L. 1947, ch. 1960, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3320, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-16; P.L. 1958, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 1959, ch. 28, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 190, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 633, § 6; Repealed by P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 12, § 1, effective July 1, 1991.
RI Gen L § 24-8-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-17 - Determination and payment of appropriations to the state, cities, and towns.

§ 24-8-17. Determination and payment of appropriations to the state, cities, and towns.The amounts which the state, cities, and towns shall receive from the appropriations provided for in this chapter, shall annually be determined by the state controller upon filing by the director of transportation of a report setting forth the number of miles of roads within the state and within each city and town which are functionally classified as: principal arterials, minor arterials, major collectors, minor collectors, and urban collectors, and within each city and town of the total number of motor vehicle registrations. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed, upon receipt by him or her of the report as provided in this section, to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer in favor of the respective state budget officer for the payment of such sums, as may from time to time be required, or become due to the respective state, city, or town under the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall affect the federal aid transportation program.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1904, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-17; P.L. 1988, ch. 633, § 6; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 59.
RI Gen L § 24-8-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-18 - Use of sums appropriated - Annual report.

§ 24-8-18. Use of sums appropriated — Annual report.The sums paid to the state, cities, or towns under the provisions of this chapter shall be used exclusively within the state, and within the cities and towns for those roads listed under § 24-8-17. The sums shall only be spent for maintenance and repair. Except up to twenty-five percent (25%) of each city or town's allotment is eligible for expenditure on any highway pavement management need. Each and every year after the initial year of this program, in order to obtain payment under this title, the state and each city or town must first receive approval for the expenditures by the director of transportation. The city or town treasurer, or state budget officer shall on or before May 30th of each year, certify in writing to the director of transportation how the sums have been expended.History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1904, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 10; P.L. 1923, ch. 474, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-18; P.L. 1988, ch. 633, § 6; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 69.
RI Gen L § 24-8-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-19 - Designation and maintenance of detours.

§ 24-8-19. Designation and maintenance of detours.(a) Whenever it is necessary for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, or repairing state roads to close such roads to the traveling public, the department of transportation shall provide suitable detours, and when roads other than state roads are designated by the department of transportation as detours, then the other roads shall be maintained in reasonably good condition by the department of transportation during their use as detours, and for the purpose of providing and maintaining the detours, may expend in the aggregate from appropriations available for the construction, reconstruction or repair, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) annually and the state controller is hereby directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of so much thereof as may be from time to time required upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers.(b) The designation and use as a detour of any road other than a state road, and the maintenance of another road so used shall in no way be construed as acceptance as a state road, and the other road shall not come under the supervision of the department of transportation except for use as a detour as provided in this section.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 84, § 10; P.L. 1919, ch. 1777, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 8; P.L. 1928, ch. 1147, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, §§ 65, 100; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-19.
RI Gen L § 24-8-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-20 - Location of fuel pumps adjacent to highway.

§ 24-8-20. Location of fuel pumps adjacent to highway.No owner or other persons shall hereafter locate a pump as defined in § 31-36-1, or a pump to be used to distribute lubricating oils or any attachments thereof within ten feet (10′) of the boundary line of a state road without first obtaining the permission of the department of transportation. The department shall determine applications for permission upon the basis of public safety and may impose upon permits granted reasonable conditions to insure public safety.History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 15; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 30; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; redesignated § 31 by P.L. 1949, ch. 2340, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-20; P.L. 1988, ch. 633, § 6.
RI Gen L § 24-8-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-21 - Jurisdiction of bridges on state highways.

§ 24-8-21. Jurisdiction of bridges on state highways.All bridges lying in any highway or highways which have been constructed by or upon which work has been done by the state under the supervision of the state board of public roads shall hereafter come under the supervision of the director of transportation.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 846, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-21.
RI Gen L § 24-8-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-22 - Examination and repair or construction of bridges.

§ 24-8-22. Examination and repair or construction of bridges.The director of transportation shall make an examination of all state bridges, and shall determine which of the bridges shall be constructed, repaired or reconstructed, and contracts shall be placed in the manner prescribed by § 24-8-12 for the construction, reparation or reconstruction of the bridges; and the expense of the construction, reparation or reconstruction shall be paid by the state from funds available for this purpose.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 846, § 2; P.L. 1919, ch. 1765, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 261; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-22.
RI Gen L § 24-8-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-23 - Cost of construction or repair of bridges used by public utilities.

§ 24-8-23. Cost of construction or repair of bridges used by public utilities.(a) Upon the completion of the construction, reparation or reconstruction of any of the bridges, used by any public utility, the director of transportation shall file a full and detailed statement setting forth the amount expended in the construction, reparation or reconstruction of each bridge used by any public utility, with the public utility administrator, and a copy of the statement shall be filed in the treasurer's office of the public utility. The public utility administrator, shall immediately set a time for hearing and shall, after notice of the hearing to the public utility and to the department of transportation, determine what amount, if any, of the expense of the construction, reparation or reconstruction of the bridge or bridges shall be paid by the public utility upon the basis and in the manner provided in § 39-2-6.(b) If any payment, determined to be due from any public utility shall not be paid to the state within one year from the date of the determination by the public utility administrator of the amount due from any public utility, the state shall be entitled to recover the amount due in an action of debt, together with interest from six (6) months from the date of the determination by the public utility administrator, at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum, and upon securing judgment against any public utility, execution shall issue against the property of the public utility.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 846, § 3; P.L. 1919, ch. 1765, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 14; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 123; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-23.
RI Gen L § 24-8-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-24 - Bridges incorporated into state system - Responsibility for maintenance.

§ 24-8-24. Bridges incorporated into state system — Responsibility for maintenance.All bridges so repaired, constructed, or reconstructed pursuant to the provisions set forth in this chapter shall, upon the completion of the construction, reparation or reconstruction, be and become a part of the state highway system, and shall henceforth be repaired, maintained, and reconstructed by the state under the supervision of the director of transportation, except that where any of the bridges are used by any public utility, then the public utility shall pay in the manner provided by § 24-8-23 toward the maintenance, reparation, and reconstruction of the bridge.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 846, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-24; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 59.
RI Gen L § 24-8-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-25 - Bringing new bridges into state system.

§ 24-8-25. Bringing new bridges into state system.Any bridge lying in any highway or highways which have been constructed by or upon which work has been done by the state under the supervision of the director of transportation, which shall not be constructed, repaired, or reconstructed by the director of transportation before the making of the director's next annual report, may be included in the director's next or any subsequent annual report and recommended for construction, reparation, or reconstruction, and the general assembly may appropriate money for the construction, reparation, or reconstruction. And whenever hereafter the director of transportation shall recommend the relocating, regrading, or improving of any highway which shall include any bridge, the bridge shall come under the supervision of the director of transportation, and the legislature shall, upon appropriating money for the relocating, regrading, or improving of the highway, also make a specific appropriation for the construction, reparation, or reconstruction of the bridge according to the recommendations of the director of transportation, except that each public utility using any of the bridges shall repay to the state the portion of the cost of construction, reparation, or reconstruction of the bridges to be determined in such manner as is provided by § 24-8-23. The bridges when so constructed, repaired, or reconstructed shall thereupon become a part of the state highway system, and shall henceforth be maintained by the state, except those bridges which are used by any public utility which shall pay a part of the cost of maintenance of the bridges in the manner provided by § 24-8-23.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 846, § 7; P.L. 1919, ch. 1765, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-25.
RI Gen L § 24-8-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-26 - Removal of snow and ice from bridges - Notice of defects.

§ 24-8-26. Removal of snow and ice from bridges — Notice of defects.(a) Every town or city in which any bridge is located, which shall be maintained by the state under the provisions of this chapter, shall at its own expense keep the bridge within its limits sufficiently clear of snow and ice so that the bridge shall be reasonably safe for traveling, and shall at once notify in writing the director of transportation or the director's employees of any defect or want of repair in the bridge. The director of transportation shall upon the receipt of the information notify any public utility using the bridge of the defect or want of repair.(b) All storage piles or areas where road de-icing agents are stored within the Scituate watershed shall be adequately covered and stored on an impervious base to mitigate runoff impacts to ground and surface waters. The director of the department of transportation shall ensure where funds allow, that all drivers, loaders, and handlers of de-icing agents within any watershed participate in training sessions in the proper application and control of road de-icing agents; that de-icing vehicles, wherever feasible, operating within the Scituate watershed area equipped with sensor devices to control the spread rate of de-icing materials in relation to the speed of the vehicle.(c) For purposes of this section the "Scituate watershed" shall mean the total drainage area into the Scituate Reservoir — an area of some 92.8 square miles in the towns of Scituate, Johnston, Foster, Glocester, and Smithfield — which because of its topography, soil type, and drainage patterns acts as a collector of rain waters which replenish or regorge existing public drinking water supplies in the Scituate Reservoir.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 846, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-26; P.L. 1990, ch. 472, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 32.
RI Gen L § 24-8-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-27 - "Bridge" defined - Responsibility for smaller structures.

§ 24-8-27. "Bridge" defined — Responsibility for smaller structures.The word "bridge" as used in this chapter shall be any structure not less than five feet (5′) in width. Any structure less than five feet (5′) in width lying in any highway now being or hereafter becoming a part of the state highway system shall be constructed, repaired or reconstructed at the expense of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 846, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-27.
RI Gen L § 24-8-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-28 - Repealed.

§ 24-8-28. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 24; P.L. 1926, ch. 786, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-28; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 20, § 2, effective June 15, 2012.
RI Gen L § 24-8-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-29 - Succession of director to stone bridge commissioner.

§ 24-8-29. Succession of director to stone bridge commissioner.Whenever the words "commissioner of the Rhode Island stone bridge" occur in any general law, public law, or resolution of the general assembly or are used in any document, record, instrument, or proceeding authorized by any such law or resolution relating to the commissioner of the Rhode Island stone bridge, the words shall be construed to mean the director of the department of transportation.History of Section.P.L. 1926, ch. 786, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-29.
RI Gen L § 24-8-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-30 - Red Bridge exempt.

§ 24-8-30. Red Bridge exempt.Red Bridge, lying between Providence and East Providence, is excluded from the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 846, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 22; P.L. 1926, ch. 786, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-30.
RI Gen L § 24-8-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-31 - Federal aid rights preserved.

§ 24-8-31. Federal aid rights preserved.The provisions of this chapter shall not be used or construed in any manner or in any way so as to prevent the state from receiving any kind or type of government or federal aid for the roads and bridges of the state from the United States government.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 97, § 32; P.L. 1935, ch. 2269, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 74, § 29; redesignated § 30 by P.L. 1949, ch. 2340, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 24-8-31.
RI Gen L § 24-8-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-32 - Drainage of surface water.

§ 24-8-32. Drainage of surface water.Whenever any culvert, drain, or watercourse has been placed and maintained or has existed under or within a state highway for the purpose of disposing of surface water drainage, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to obstruct, block, or close any intake or outlet from the culvert, drain, or watercourse without first obtaining permission from the state department of transportation, which may grant the permits under the terms and conditions as are warranted.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 204, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-8-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-33 - Connection into drainage system.

§ 24-8-33. Connection into drainage system.It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make any connection into a state road drainage system, or to drain or pump water onto the travelled surface of a state highway without first obtaining written permission from the director of the state department of transportation. The director of the department of transportation is empowered to make and file rules and regulations which prescribe the conditions under which the permission shall be granted. The director shall render a decision within ninety (90) days of receipt of the request for permission. Any person, firm, or corporation convicted of violating this section shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100).History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 401, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 200, § 1.
RI Gen L § 24-8-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 24 - Highways|Chapter 24-8 - Construction and Maintenance of State Roads|Section 24-8-34 - Regulation of access.

§ 24-8-34. Regulation of access.(a) The legislature recognizes the need for the director of the department of transportation to establish and maintain the safe condition and integrity of state roads. Accordingly, the director is authorized to regulate direct vehicle access to state roads in situations whereby access may reasonably tend to affect the safe condition and integrity of state roads. This includes the authority to regulate the type, location, and width of roadways and driveways at their intersection with state highways and the authority to regulate construction within state highway right-of-ways.(b) Requests for access must be made in writing to the director, the local planning board and the chief elected or appointed official in a city or town at the same time and in a manner prescribed by the director. The director shall promulgate rules and regulations which prescribe the conditions under which requests will be granted. These rules and regulations shall apply prospectively and shall be based on accepted engineering and construction standards.(c) The director may provide written notice and comments on the proposed access or alterations to the planning board and the chief elected or appointed official of the city or town in which the state highway is located for all commercial and residential physical alteration permit applications filed with the department and shall afford the planning board and the chief elected or appointed official of the city or town with the ability to provide written comments on the request.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 300, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 478, § 1.