§ 136-55.1. Notice of abandonment.
§136‑55.1. Notice of abandonment.
(a) At least 60 daysprior to any action by the Department of Transportation abandoning a segment ofroad and removing the same from the State highway system for maintenance,except roads abandoned on request of the county commissioners under G.S. 136‑63,the Department of Transportation shall notify by registered mail or personaldelivery all owners of property adjoining the section of road to be abandonedwhose whereabouts can be ascertained by due diligence. Said notice shalldescribe the section of road which is proposed to be abandoned and shall givethe date, place and time of the Department of Transportation meeting at whichthe action abandoning said section of road is to be taken.
(b) In keeping with itsoverall zoning scheme and long‑range plans regarding the extraterritorialjurisdiction area, a municipality may keep open and assume responsibility formaintenance of a road within one mile of its corporate limits once it isabandoned from the State highway system. (1957, c. 1063; 1967, c.1128, s. 3; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 1993, c. 533, s. 13.)