§ 24-8-26 - Removal of snow and ice from bridges – Notice of defects.
SECTION 24-8-26
§ 24-8-26 Removal of snow and ice frombridges – Notice of defects. – (a) Every town or city in which any bridge is located, which shall bemaintained by the state under the provisions of this chapter, shall at its ownexpense keep the bridge within its limits sufficiently clear of snow and ice sothat the bridge shall be reasonably safe for traveling, and shall at oncenotify in writing the director of transportation or the director's employees ofany defect or want of repair in the bridge. The director of transportationshall upon the receipt of the information notify any public utility using thebridge of the defect or want of repair.
(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2005, ch. 195, § 1 and P.L.2005, ch. 200, § 1.]
(c) All storage piles or areas where road de-icing agents arestored within the Scituate watershed shall be adequately covered and stored onan impervious base to mitigate runoff impacts to ground and surface waters. Thedirector of the department of transportation shall ensure where funds allow,that all drivers, loaders, and handlers of de-icing agents within any watershedparticipate in training sessions in the proper application and control of roadde-icing agents; that de-icing vehicles, wherever feasible, operating withinthe Scituate watershed area equipped with sensor devices to control the spreadrate of de-icing materials in relation to the speed of the vehicle.
(d) For purposes of this section the "Scituate watershed"shall mean the total drainage area into the Scituate Reservoir – an areaof 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 orregorge existing public drinking water supplies in the Scituate Reservoir.