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CT Gen Stat § 13a-14 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-14 - State highway system.

 There shall be a system of state highways which shall include (1) state primary highways, which are highways serving the predominant flow of traffic between the principal towns of this state and between such towns and similar towns of the surrounding states; (2) state secondary highways, which are connecting and feeder highways which supplement the state primary system by serving the predominant flow of traffic between the smaller towns of the state and between such towns and other towns in this state and in surrounding states; and (3) state special service highways, which are highways which provide access from the primary and secondary systems of state highways to federal and state facilities.(1961, P.A. 603, S. 2; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 14; P.A. 96-180, S. 32, 166.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; P.A. 96-180 replaced alphabetic Subdiv. indicators with numeric indicators, effective June 3, 1996.Cited. 186 C. 300; 228 C. 350.Cited. 44 CA 651.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-15 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-15 - Inclusion of interstate highway system in state system.

 All sections of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways in Connecticut, commonly known as the interstate highway system, as provided for in the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, as amended, shall be included in the state highway system.(1959, P.A. 21, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 15.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history.Cited. 228 C. 358.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-16 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-16 - Official map. Transfers to local jurisdiction.

 The state highway system shall be that system of highways as shown on the official map marked “State of Connecticut, State Highway System, Committee to Reclassify All Public Roads, Edwards and Kelcey–Engineers and Consultants, January 13, 1961” and on file in the office of the commissioner and the Secretary of the State, as the same may be altered from time to time in accordance with the provisions of sections 13a-42, 13a-43, 13a-44, 13a-45 and 13a-56 and any other provisions of the general statutes authorizing or empowering the commissioner to plan, construct, reconstruct, repair, improve, manage, maintain and operate any highway. Before transferring any road from state to local jurisdiction within the time limits described below, the commissioner shall put such road in reasonably good condition and shall be open to negotiation with the selectmen of any town concerning the condition of any such road upon transfer for a period of at least sixty days before such transfer becomes effective. Transfers under this section shall take effect June 22, 1961, or as soon thereafter as it is practicable for the commissioner and the towns to effect the same, but not later than September 30, 1962, except for such transfers as are under arbitration. Any special act inconsistent herewith is repealed.(1961, P.A. 603, S. 3; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 16.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history.Annotations to former statutes:What constitutes “trunk line highway”. 125 C. 416.Unless highway commissioner designates certain street is trunk line route, right to regulate parking belongs to town. 9 CS 107. No highway considered a part of the trunk line system except as established by law. 18 CS 261.Annotations to present section:Cited. 186 C. 300; 198 C. 185; 228 C. 358.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-17 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-17 - Arbitration of town grievance. Appointment of arbitrators.

 Any town aggrieved by the reclassification of highways as designated on the original official map marked “State of Connecticut, State Highway System, Committee to Reclassify All Public Roads, Edwards and Kelcey–Engineers and Consultants, January 13, 1961” or by the action taken by the commissioner pursuant to section 13a-42, 13a-43 or 13a-44 may elect to submit the matter to arbitration by a committee of three persons, one to be appointed by such town, one to be appointed by the commissioner and the third to be appointed by the two so appointed by the town and the commissioner. Such election of submission to arbitration shall be made by the town by advising the commissioner in writing within sixty days from the date said commissioner notifies the town of the action taken pursuant to section 13a-42, 13a-43 or 13a-44. The town shall appoint its arbitrator within thirty days after the commissioner advises the town in writing who he has appointed as the state's arbitrator. If the town does not elect to submit the matter to arbitration or appoint its arbitrator within the time hereinabove provided said action of the commissioner will become final. The provisions of chapter 909 shall apply to arbitration proceedings under the provisions of this section, the cost thereof, exclusive of the cost of expert testimony and other evidence offered by the town involved, to be chargeable to the state. The commissioner shall make such changes in said map as may be decided by arbitration or by appeal therefrom. The submission of a matter to arbitration under the provisions of this section shall stay any action of the commissioner under the provisions of section 13a-16.(1961, P.A. 603, S. 4; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 17; 546; 1967, P.A. 235, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 307, S. 1.)History: 1963 acts provided for charging of costs, exclusive of expert testimony and other evidence offered by town, to state and restated previous provisions: See title history; 1967 act replaced phrase re agreement with commissioner to submit dispute to arbitration with phrase re election to submit dispute to arbitration and included reference to grievances resulting from actions by commissioner pursuant to Sec. 13a-42, 13a-43 or 13a-44; 1971 act added provisions detailing submission to arbitration undertaken by town including pertinent deadlines.Cited. 186 C. 300.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-18 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-18 - Alterations in system.

 Section 13a-18 is repealed.(1961, P.A. 603, S. 3; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 18; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 263.)
CT Gen Stat § 13a-19 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-19 - Powers of commissioner unaffected.

 Nothing in sections 13a-14, 13a-16 and 13a-17 shall be construed to limit, restrict or derogate from any power, right or authority of the commissioner contained in any other statute.(1961, P.A. 603, S. 11; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 19; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 75.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; 1969 act deleted reference to repealed Sec. 13a-18.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-21 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-21 - Construction of Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike.

 (a) The commissioner is authorized and directed to plan and construct, under the provisions of this part, an expressway which is hereby established at the following location or such part or parts thereof as may from time to time, by a bond declaration, or any amendment thereof signed or approved by the commissioner, be determined to be suitable for such expressway: Beginning at a point on the Connecticut-New York state line near the village of Port Chester, New York, and running, with such omissions and for such distance as may from time to time be so determined in such a declaration or amendment thereof, thence in a general northeasterly direction to New Haven, and thence in a general easterly direction via the Baldwin Bridge over the Connecticut River to a point at or near the East Lyme-Waterford town line, and thence in a general northeasterly direction to a point at or near Norwich, and thence in a general northeasterly direction to a point on the Connecticut-Rhode Island state line in Killingly. Such expressway shall be included in the state highway system.(b) The expressway constructed under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be designated as the “Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike”.(1953, 1955, June, 1955, S. 1209d; 1955, S. 1210d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-159, 13-160; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 21, 22; P.A. 86-201, S. 1; P.A. 97-62, S. 2.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; P.A. 86-201 amended Subsec. (b) by changing the name of the expressway from the Connecticut Turnpike to the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike; P.A. 97-62 deleted reference to Secs. 13a-199 to 13a-220, inclusive.Section vested ultimate and exclusive responsibility for planning and constructing expressway in highway commissioner. 204 C. 177.Cited. 19 CS 497.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-22 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-22 - Construction of separate expressway. Easterly portion of turnpike.

 (a) The commissioner is authorized to plan and construct, under the provisions of this part, a separate expressway which is hereby established at such part or parts of the location of the highway constituting, on January 30, 1957, the expressway mentioned in section 13a-21 as may, from time to time, by a bond declaration or any amendment thereof signed or approved by the commissioner, be determined to be suitable for such expressway or highway. Such expressway or highway shall be included in the state highway system. The commissioner may construct with respect to such highway such related buildings and facilities. Any such highway, if financed by the issuance of expressway bonds described in a bond declaration signed by the commissioner or Treasurer after January 1, 1957, shall become and is hereby established as an expressway without further action of the General Assembly.(b) The highway constructed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section beginning at the easterly end of approaches to the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge over the Connecticut River and ending at a point on the Connecticut-Rhode Island state line in Killingly shall be constructed, whether or not as an expressway, as a divided highway with not less than four lanes at all points. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the completion and use of the two-lane and undivided sections planned prior to May 28, 1957, but the commissioner is authorized and directed to add the additional two lanes.(1955, June, 1955, S. 1236d; 1957, P.A. 2, S. 3; 558, S. 4; 1958 Rev., S. 13-186 (c), (d); 1963, P.A. 226, S. 23; P.A. 81-67, S. 1, 7; P.A. 96-180, S. 139, 166; P.A. 97-62, S. 3.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; P.A. 81-67 set the tolls at $0.35 for passenger vehicles and $0.30 per axle for commercial vehicles; P.A. 96-180 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provisions re toll highways and collection of tolls, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 97-62 amended Subsec. (a) to delete requirement for written approval of Expressway Bond Committee and to delete reference to Secs. 13a-199 to 13a-220, inclusive.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-23 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-23 - Authority of commissioner.

 The commissioner may (a) plan, construct, reconstruct, repair, improve, manage, maintain and operate expressways, and reconstruct and relocate existing highways, sections of highways, bridges or structures and incorporate and use the same, whether or not so reconstructed or relocated or otherwise changed or improved, as parts of such expressways; (b) retain and employ consultants and assistants on a contract or other basis for rendering legal, financial, professional, technical or other assistance and advice necessary to carry out the provisions concerning expressways; (c) limit ingress to or egress from, and establish regulations for the use of, any expressways, and (d) do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and exercise the powers expressly given in this part.(1953, 1955, June, 1955, S. 1211d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-161; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 24; P.A. 96-180, S. 140, 166; P.A. 97-62, S. 4.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; P.A. 96-180 deleted reference to repealed Secs. 13a-156 and 13a-161, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 97-62 deleted reference to Secs. 13a-199 to 13a-220, inclusive.Cited. 150 C. 343.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-24 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-24 - General authority of commissioner not limited.

 Nothing contained in this part shall be construed to limit, restrict or derogate from any power, right or authority of the commissioner existing under or pursuant to any other act of the General Assembly.(1953, June, 1955, S. 1238d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-188; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 25; P.A. 96-180, S. 141, 166; P.A. 97-62, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 77, 121.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; P.A. 96-180 deleted reference to repealed Secs. 13a-156 and 13a-161, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 97-62 deleted reference to Secs. 13a-199 to 13a-220, inclusive; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 removed a comma after “part”, effective June 24, 1998.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-25 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-25 - Additional referees for land acquisition proceedings.

 Whenever the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court finds that the number of state referees available for the performance of the duties of state referees under subsection (c) of section 13a-73, sections 13a-74 and 13a-76, subsection (d) of section 32-658 and sections 32-659 and 32-660 is not sufficient to consider and act upon the acquisition of land and buildings for a stadium facility and related parking facilities, as defined in section 32-651, with reasonable promptness, said Chief Justice, upon the application of the commissioner or the secretary, as the case may be, may appoint such number of additional state referees as necessary to expedite the performance of such duties. Such appointments may be made from time to time and for such period of time, not more than two months in length, as designated by the Chief Justice. Such additional state referees shall have the same powers and duties as state referees appointed under section 52-434, with respect to the granting of the approvals and the performance of other duties of state referees in the acquisition of land and buildings for such expressway, highway, stadium facility and related parking facilities and shall receive such reasonable compensation as is determined by the Chief Justice, and such compensation and expenses incurred in the conduct of any hearings by such state referees shall be paid as a part of the cost thereof.(1953, 1955, June, 1955, S. 1230d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-180; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 26; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1, S. 14, 35; P.A. 97-62, S. 6; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 34, 43; P.A. 99-241, S. 58, 66; P.A. 00-140, S. 26, 40; P.A. 02-103, S. 52.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 93-1 added references to acquisition of land and buildings for a stadium facility or practice facility, effective September 28, 1993; P.A. 97-62 deleted reference to any expressway or highway financed under Secs. 13a-199 to 13a-220, inclusive; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 added references to acquisition of land and buildings for the stadium facility and infrastructure improvements and deleted references to repealed Secs. 32-387 to 32-389, inclusive, and the practice facility, effective January 12, 1999; P.A. 99-241 deleted “stadium facility or infrastructure improvements” and added “sportsplex and related parking facilities”, changing corresponding statutory references accordingly, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-140 updated certain statutory references consistent with changes in said act, made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality and replaced reference to the former Hartford sportsplex with reference to the stadium facility defined in Sec. 32-651, effective May 2, 2000; P.A. 02-103 made a technical change.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-26a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-26a - Improved height restriction notification on Merritt Parkway.

 The Department of Transportation shall investigate and identify methods to improve notification of height restrictions on the Merritt Parkway. In conducting such investigation, the department shall focus on limited access highway entrances to such parkway and electronic methods for notification of height restrictions on such entrances. Not later than January 1, 2018, the department shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, of the department's findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.(P.A. 13-277, S. 52; P.A. 17-230, S. 10.)History: P.A. 13-277 effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-230 added provisions re focus of investigation and report, effective July 11, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-27 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-27 - Wilbur Cross Parkway. Restricted use.

 Section 13a-27 is repealed, effective July 13, 2011.(1949 Rev., S. 2274, 2275; 1955, S. 1203d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-152, 13-153; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 28; P.A. 11-256, S. 57.)
CT Gen Stat § 13a-29 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-29 - Hartford bridges part of state highway system.

 All rights, funds and properties formerly owned or controlled by the Greater Hartford Bridge Authority, together with all bridges or other properties operated by it or under its jurisdiction or control, shall continue to be vested in the state, and all such bridges and all approach or connecting highways incidental thereto shall be maintained by the Commissioner of Transportation and continue to be a part of the state highway system.(1959, P.A. 132, S. 11; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 30; 1967, P.A. 604, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 182, S. 1; 768, S. 76; 1972, P.A. 294, S. 13; P.A. 73-675, S. 8, 44; P.A. 74-342, S. 15, 43.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; 1967 act revised provision re toll charges to provide that tolls be the highest charge possible without reducing revenues by discouraging use of bridges rather than to provide that they be sufficient to cover maintenance and operation costs of bridges and to cover various bonds; 1969 acts amended Subdiv. (2) re cutoff for tolls on bridges and substituted commissioner of transportation for highway commissioner; 1972 act made technical correction; P.A. 73-675 substituted transportation fund for highway fund; P.A. 74-342 deleted provisions re collection of various tolls and re employment of officers, agents, consultants, etc.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-29a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-29a - Seniority rights of former bridge authority employees.

 The Commissioner of Transportation shall add such period of employment as any employee of the Department of Transportation previously had in the employ of the Greater Hartford Bridge Authority to the time such employee has accrued as an employee of said department for the purpose of determining such employee's seniority for any reason which may be required by law, rule or regulation.(February, 1965, P.A. 560; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 77.)History: 1969 act substituted commissioner and department of transportation for highway commissioner and department.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-30 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-30 - Founders Bridge named.

 The highway bridge across the Connecticut River, between State Street in Hartford and the dike in East Hartford, is designated as “Founders Bridge”.(1955, S. 1261d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-235; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 31.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-31 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-31 - Gold Star Memorial Bridge named.

 The bridge, with approaches, constructed over the Thames River by the Groton-New London Bridge Commission, shall be designated as the “Gold Star Memorial Bridge” in honor of those members of the armed forces of the United States from Groton, New London and Waterford, who lost their lives during World War I, World War II and the war in Korea. The commissioner shall erect suitable plaques on each end of said bridge.(1951, S. 1252d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-193; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 32.)History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history.
CT Gen Stat § 13a-32 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 13a - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 237 - State Highway System|Section 13a-32 - Thames River Bridge. Location.

 The commissioner is authorized and directed, to the full extent but only to the extent permitted by moneys, appropriations and allotments becoming available under sections 13a-239 to 13a-246, inclusive, and allotments becoming available under any other law, to construct a new state highway, which is made hereby a part of the state highway system and is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “project”, as a two-lane facility from a point on the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike northerly of the toll station existing in Montville, prior to 1985, to a point on Connecticut Route 12 not more than two thousand feet south of Connecticut Route 27, including and over a new bridge, which is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “bridge”, across the Thames River from a point northerly of the developed portion of Fort Shantok State Park in Montville to a point southerly of the Norwich Hospital in Preston.(1961, P.A. 541, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 33; 547; P.A. 86-201, S. 2; P.A. 91-407, S. 3, 42.)History: 1963 acts specified “the developed portion of” Fort Shantok State Park and restated previous provisions: See title history; P.A. 86-201 changed reference from the Connecticut Turnpike to the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike; P.A. 91-407 revised site description to acknowledge the removal of toll booths.