Sec. 13b-282. (Formerly Sec. 16-110). Change in location of highways crossed by a railroad.
Sec. 13b-282. (Formerly Sec. 16-110). Change in location of highways crossed
by a railroad. When any highway passes over or under a railroad, if the convenience
and necessity of the public require a change in such highway, the town, city or borough
in which such highway is located may bring a petition to the Commissioner of Transportation in the manner prescribed in section 13b-270, and, after the notice prescribed by
said section, said commissioner shall proceed to a hearing on such matter and may make
such order as the commissioner deems necessary for the convenience and necessity of
the public or the safe and suitable operation of the railroad. For the purposes of this
section, said commissioner shall have and exercise all powers of said commissioner
concerning the removal of grade crossings, and land may be taken. The party upon
whom is imposed, by such order, the duty of making such changes in such highway
may use the material and abutments of any existing bridge in the old highway in the
construction of a bridge in the substituted or changed highway. The expense of any
changes ordered as hereinbefore provided shall be apportioned, among the railroad company and the town, city or borough interested therein, in such manner as the commissioner deems equitable; but in no case shall an amount in excess of one-half of the
expense of such alteration, including land damages or special damages, be assessed
upon any such town, city or borough.
(1949 Rev., S. 5495; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 571, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 01-105, S. 20.)
History: P.A. 75-486 substituted "public utilities control authority" for "public utilities commission" and "authority"
for "commission" where appearing, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 substituted "commissioner
of transportation" for "public utilities control authority" and "commissioner" for "authority" where appearing, effective
January 1, 1979; in 1981 Sec. 16-110 transferred to Sec. 13b-282; P.A. 01-105 made technical changes.
Annotations to former section 16-110:
Commissioners may order abutments of railroad passing over a highway to be placed further apart; apportionment of
"cost". 91 C. 472. Does not give railroad a lien on a street railway company for latter's share of cost. 101 C. 23.