Title 19 - Highways
- Chapter 1 - STATE HIGHWAY LAW (Contains: §§ 1 – 41)
- § 1 - Definitions
- § 2 - Composition of agency
- § 3 - Transportation board; creation; members
- § 4 - Transportation board; meetings; quorum; compensation
- § 5 - Transportation board; powers and duties
- § 5a - Executive secretary
- § 5b - Conflicts of interest
- § 6 - Other boards; commissions; councils and committees
- § 7 - Secretary; powers and duties
- § 7a - Hearing before secretary
- § 8 - Commissioner of motor vehicles; appointment; duties and powers
- § 9 - Divisions; general provisions
- § 10 - Duties
- § 10a - Procurement of engineering and design services through competitive negotiation
- § 10b - Statement of policy; general
- § 10c - Statement of policy; highways and bridges
- § 10d - Statement of policy; airports
- § 10e - Statement of policy; railroads
- § 10f - Statement of policy; public transportation
- § 10g - Annual report; transportation program; advancements, cancellations, and delays
- § 10h - Adjustments to existing projects; suspension of overruns; cooperative interstate agreement
- § 10i - Transportation planning process
- § 10j - Intermodal and multimodal transportation facilities; project planning criteria
- § 10k - Statement of policy; asset management; sale of state property
- § 10l - Agency cooperation with regional planning commissions
- § 11 - Transportation fund
- § 11a - Transportation funds appropriated for the department of public safety
- § 11b - Town highway revolving fund
- § 11c - Deposit in escrow account of amounts retained from progress payments
- § 11d - Funds for rehabilitation of historic bridges
- § 11e - Reimbursements
- § 11f - Transportation infrastructure bond fund
- § 12 - Appropriations to agency of transportation
- § 12a - Transportation program provided to the committees on transportation
- § 12b - Joint transportation oversight committee
- § 12c - Rest area advisory committee
- § 13 - Central garage fund
- § 14 - State highways
- § 15 - Changes in the state highway system
- § 15a - Border crossings; cooperation with federal government
- § 16 - Duties of secretary in unorganized towns and gores
- § 17 - Contracts; labor preference
- § 18 - Wages
- § 19 - Small business enterprises
- § 20 - Small claims for injury or damage
- § 21 - Picnic areas and parking places
- § 22 - Penalties
- § 23 - Rights of action; notice
- § 24 - Venue and service
- § 25 - Settlement and payment
- § 26 - Purchase and sale of property
- § 26a - Determination of rent to be charged for leasing or licensing state-owned property under the agency's jurisdiction
- § 27 - Throughway designation
- § 28 - Regulatory signs
- § 29 - Intersecting highways
- § 30 - Issue of notes for state highway construction
- § 31 - Abandonment of project; reconveyance
- § 32 - Assumed width of right of way
- § 33 - Survey of existing highways; damages
- § 34 - Appeal from survey
- § 35 - Entrance upon lands for survey
- § 36 - Repealed. 2005, No. 80, § 48(a).
- § 37 - Impoundments of water created by beaver
- § 38 - Transportation enhancement grant program
- § 39 - Agency of transportation assistance with municipal salt sheds
- § 40 - Vermont bridge maintenance program
- § 41 - Funding for rest areas, information centers, and welcome centers
- Chapter 3 - TOWN HIGHWAYS (Contains: §§ 301 – 317)
- § 301 - Definitions
- § 302 - Classification of town highways
- § 303 - Town highway control
- § 304 - Duties of selectmen
- § 305 - Measurement and inspection
- § 306 - Appropriation; state aid for town highways
- § 306a - Class 1 town highways; agency responsibility for scheduled surface maintenance
- § 307 - Minimum town budget
- § 308 - Compliance with provisions
- § 309 - Highway work by state for towns
- § 309a - Local highway work; uniform local share; exceptions
- § 309b - Local match; certain town highway programs
- § 310 - Highways, bridges and trails
- § 311 - Class 1 and 2 highways; pavement markings
- § 312 - Use of funds; unexpended balances
- § 313 - Restricting use of covered bridges
- § 314 - Vote at town meeting
- § 315 - Penalties
- § 316 - Removal of covered bridges; notice
- § 317 - Preservation of historic bridges
- Chapter 5 - CONDEMNATION (Contains: §§ 501 – 519)
- § 501 - Definitions
- § 502 - Authority; precondemnation procedure
- § 503 - Survey
- § 504 - Petition for hearing to determine necessity
- § 505 - Hearing to determine necessity
- § 506 - Service and publication of necessity petition and notice of hearing; answer
- § 507 - Hearing and order of necessity
- § 508 - Stipulation of necessity
- § 509 - Procedure
- § 510 - Appeal from order of necessity
- § 511 - Hearing to determine amount of compensation
- § 512 - Order fixing compensation
- § 513 - Appeal from order fixing compensation; jury trial
- § 514 - Costs
- § 515 - Repealed. 1999, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 21(1), eff. May 29, 2000.
- § 515a - Evidence of highway completion
- § 516 - Relocation
- § 517 - Vesting of title
- § 518 - Minor alterations to existing facilities
- § 519 - Condominiums; common areas and facilities
- Chapter 7 - LAYING OUT, DISCONTINUING AND RECLASSIFYING HIGHWA (Contains: §§ 701 – 819)
- § 701 - Definitions
- § 702 - Width of highways and trails
- § 703 - Widening of highways
- § 704 - Survey and boundaries
- § 705 - Papers to be recorded
- § 706 - Duties of commissioners appointed by the supreme or superior court
- § 707 - Powers of supreme and superior courts
- § 708 - Petition
- § 709 - Notice and hearing
- § 710 - Survey or order of discontinuance
- § 711 - Selectmen's return; recording
- § 712 - Damages paid or tendered
- § 713 - Time for vacating land
- § 714 - Possession after time expires
- § 715 - 715, 716. Repealed. 1999, No. 156, § 21(2) and 21(3), eff. May 29, 2000.
- § 717 - Evidence of highway completion or discontinuance
- § 725 - Arbitration
- § 726 - Petition to district judge
- § 727 - Application
- § 728 - Service
- § 729 - Commissioners-Selection
- § 730 - -Commission
- § 731 - -Impartial appraisals
- § 732 - -Report
- § 733 - -Costs
- § 740 - Petition
- § 741 - Appointment of commissioners
- § 742 - Commissioners' report; judgment on report
- § 743 - Opening of highway stayed; damages
- § 750 - Petition
- § 751 - Service of citation; commissioners
- § 752 - Court may refuse to appoint commissioners
- § 753 - Hearing by commissioners
- § 754 - Survey; determining damages
- § 755 - Petitioners especially benefited
- § 756 - Filing of report
- § 757 - Filing of survey and appraisal
- § 758 - Opposing report
- § 759 - Orders on report; costs
- § 760 - Order to require payment to town
- § 765 - Time limits
- § 766 - Extension of time
- § 771 - Procedure
- § 772 - Service of petition; costs
- § 773 - 773, 774. Repealed. 2005, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.
- § 774 - Highways ordered by general assembly
- § 775 - Title to discontinued highway
- § 776 - Damages for highways discontinued before completion
- § 781 - Assessment
- § 782 - Application; service of citation
- § 783 - Trial by jury; costs
- § 784 - Suspension of assessment upon discontinuance of highway or bridge
- § 790 - Laying out highway or bridge on or near line between two towns
- § 791 - Apportioning expenses
- § 792 - Petition to selectmen
- § 793 - Proceedings by selectmen
- § 794 - Highway near but not on line between towns
- § 795 - Town not assessed for highway in another town
- § 796 - Petition by selectmen
- § 808 - Payment of damages
- § 809 - Value of discontinued highway
- § 810 - Allowance lands
- § 811 - Benefits to landowner considered
- § 816 - Access roads; state aid; application
- § 817 - Application; contents
- § 818 - Transportation board; action
- § 819 - Other investigation
- Chapter 9 - REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS (Contains: §§ 901 – 995)
- § 901 - Removal of roadside growth
- § 902 - Penalty for removal
- § 903 - Agreements for planting
- § 904 - Brush removal
- § 905 - Construction of sidewalks, bicycle paths and footpaths
- § 905a - Curb cuts and ramps
- § 905b - Crosswalks
- § 905c - Audible traffic signals
- § 906 - Penalties
- § 910 - Union of towns for highway improvements
- § 911 - Apportionment of expense
- § 916 - Obtaining gravel within road limits
- § 921 - School zones
- § 922 - Furnishing signs
- § 922a - Warning signs designating handicapped persons
- § 923 - Quasi-judicial process
- § 924 - Change of grade
- § 925 - Laying fences down
- § 926 - Damages; appeal
- § 927 - Snow fence
- § 928 - Damages; appeal
- § 935 - Relocation of highway
- § 936 - Damages; appeal
- § 940 - Diversion
- § 941 - Limitation
- § 945 - Proceedings
- § 950 - Establishment by selectmen
- § 951 - Damages
- § 952 - Maintenance
- § 955 - Winter roads
- § 956 - Damages
- § 957 - Preparation for winter highway
- § 958 - Laying out roads for removal of lumber
- § 959 - Use and discontinuance
- § 970 - County road commissioners
- § 971 - Defective roads and bridges; proceedings
- § 972 - Notice and hearing
- § 973 - Report of county commissioners
- § 974 - Filing report
- § 975 - Proceedings upon failure to make required repairs
- § 976 - Judgment against town; execution
- § 977 - Agent's duties and pay
- § 978 - Liability of agent
- § 979 - Road or bridge between towns or counties
- § 985 - Injuries from defective bridges and culverts
- § 986 - When one town is out of state
- § 987 - Extent of liability; notice required
- § 988 - Contents of notice
- § 991 - Fine
- § 992 - Notice before indictment
- § 993 - Joint liability
- § 994 - Notice of indictment; collection of fine
- § 995 - Description of highway
- Chapter 11 - PROTECTION OF HIGHWAYS (Contains: §§ 1101 – 1111)
- § 1101 - Concurrent authority; class 1 highways
- § 1102 - Acquiring highways by adverse possession
- § 1103 - Unorganized towns and gores; duties of supervisors
- § 1104 - Lighting where hazard
- § 1105 - Obstructing travel
- § 1106 - Overnight camping
- § 1107 - Cattle crossing signs
- § 1108 - Injuring highway
- § 1109 - Agency of transportation rules on abuse of highways
- § 1110 - Posting of highways
- § 1111 - Permitted use of the right-of-way
- Chapter 15 - FEDERAL AID (Contains: §§ 1501 – 1513)
- § 1501 - Acceptance of federal aid
- § 1502 - Cooperation with federal government
- § 1503 - Designation of highways; contracts
- § 1504 - Cooperation by municipalities
- § 1505 - Federal bridges; construction
- § 1506 - Maintenance; payment
- § 1507 - Moneys received
- § 1508 - Matching funds
- § 1508a - Anticipation of receipts
- § 1509 - Construction of federal aid highways
- § 1510 - Local authorization
- § 1511 - Town approval of projects on the state highway system
- § 1512 - Utility relocations
- § 1513 - Historic bridge program
- Chapter 16 - UTILITY RELOCATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN HIG (Contains: §§ 1601 – 1607)
- Chapter 17 - LIMITED ACCESS FACILITIES (Contains: §§ 1701 – 1715)
- § 1701 - Declaration of policy
- § 1702 - Definition of a limited access facility
- § 1703 - Authority to establish limited access facilities
- § 1704 - Design of limited access facility
- § 1705 - Acquisition of property
- § 1706 - Disposal of property
- § 1707 - Precedence of condemnation proceedings
- § 1708 - New and existing facilities; grade crossing eliminations
- § 1709 - Local service highways
- § 1710 - Commercial enterprises prohibited
- § 1711 - Unlawful use of limited access facilities
- § 1712 - Penalty
- § 1713 - Reimbursement of towns for loss of taxes
- § 1714 - Listers' annual report
- § 1715 - Time limit
- Chapter 19 - HIGHWAYS RELOCATED IN CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL PROJ (Contains: §§ 1901 – 1905)
- Chapter 21 - RELOCATION ASSISTANCE (Contains: §§ 2101 – 2105)
- Chapter 23 - BICYCLE ROUTES AND SIDEWALKS (Contains: §§ 2301 – 2312)
- § 2301 - Definitions
- § 2302 - Establishment and maintenance
- § 2303 - Rules
- § 2304 - Repealed. 1993, No. 61, § 24, eff. June 3, 1993.
- § 2305 - Agency powers and duties
- § 2306 - Repealed. 1993, No. 61, § 24, eff. June 3, 1993.
- § 2307 - Municipalities; legislative bodies
- § 2308 - Repealed. 1993, No. 61, § 24, eff. June 3, 1993.
- § 2309 - Liability of landowner
- § 2310 - Pavement of highway shoulders
- § 2311 - Cooperating agencies
- § 2312 - Statutory construction
- Chapter 25 - SCENIC ROADS (Contains: §§ 2501 – 2505)
- Chapter 26 - DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS (Contains: §§ 520 – 2606)