Title 13a — Title 13a: Highways and Bridges

Sec. 13a-1. Definitions. (a) As used in this title: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Transportation and includes each successor in office or authority; (2) “Highway” includes streets and roads; (3) “Limited access state highway” means any state highway so designated u…

Sec. 13a-10. Powers and duties. Bills. Account. The superintendent of highways and bridges shall possess the powers and shall perform the duties in and for such town which are conferred and imposed by law upon the selectmen for the care and maintenance of highways, bridges and si…

Sec. 13a-11. Adoption of town superintendent provisions. The provisions of sections 13a-8 to 13a-11, inclusive, may be adopted, in the manner prescribed in section 9-369, at a regular or special meeting in any town. The selectmen of any town, upon the petition of five per cent of…

Sec. 13a-12. Repair of highways in boroughs. Damages for defects. Any town having a borough within its limits shall pay to such borough such part of the moneys, collected or appropriated by such town for the repairs of highways, as is agreed upon between the selectmen of such tow…

Sec. 13a-13. Layout or repair of highways dividing towns. A petition for an order for the laying out, repair, resurfacing or other improvement of any highway, which is the dividing line between two towns or adjoins the dividing line between two towns, or is located wholly within …

Sec. 13a-13a. Establishment of alternative design standards for roads and bridges. (a) On or before January 1, 1999, the Commissioner of Transportation shall establish alternative design standards for bridges, principal and minor arterial roads, collector roads and local roads an…

Secs. 13a-2 to 13a-3a. Highway Commissioner: Appointment; oath of office; powers and duties. Commuter parking facilities. Sections 13a-2 to 13a-3a, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 2180–2182, 2196, 2197; November, 1949, S. 1196d; 1955, S. 1185d, 1186d, 1196d; November, 195…

Sec. 13a-3b. Entry on private property to repair damage caused by Transportation Department operations. Notwithstanding any provision of any statute to the contrary, the Commissioner of Transportation or his agent, with the approval of the Claims Commissioner, may enter upon priv…

Sec. 13a-4. Records. Court copies. Delegation of commissioner's authority to sign documents. Section 13a-4 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 2180; 1955, S. 1185d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-67; 1961, P.A. 160; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 4; 1967, P.A. 412; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 263.)

Sec. 13a-5. Construction of roads and bridges for military purposes. The commissioner, upon request of the Federal Highway Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation of the United States, may enter into agreements, subject to the limitations of se…

Sec. 13a-6. Reimbursement by federal government. Nothing herein shall authorize the commissioner to proceed under the provisions of section 13a-5 and subsection (c) of section 13a-73 with any work pertaining to any such roads or bridges unless, under the Act of Congress or the fe…

Sec. 13a-7. Layout, alteration, grading, discontinuance in cities and boroughs. In cities and boroughs whose charters do not authorize them to lay out, alter, grade and discontinue highways within their limits, the common council of cities and the warden and burgesses of boroughs…

Sec. 13a-8. Appointment and removal of town superintendent of highways and bridges. Any town adopting the provisions of sections 13a-8 to 13a-11, inclusive, may appoint a superintendent of highways and bridges. Within thirty days after the adoption of said sections by any town ha…

Sec. 13a-9. Qualifications; bond; salary. A superintendent of highways and bridges shall possess practical and technical qualifications for the duties of such office and shall hold no other office in the town government. The superintendent shall be bonded, in an amount fixed by t…

Sec. 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 surrou…

Sec. 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 b…

Sec. 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 Consul…

Sec. 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 Kelc…

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 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; 19…

Sec. 13a-20. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent: (a) “Expressway” means a highway at such locations or between such termini as are herein or may by act of the General Assembly hereafter be established, which is planned, c…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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 cons…

Sec. 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, …

Sec. 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, 19…

Sec. 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…

Sec. 13a-26. Parkways and freeways. (a) Definitions. As used in this section, “parkway” means any state highway receiving special treatment in landscaping and marginal planting, especially designed for, and devoted exclusively to, the use and accommodation of noncommercial motor …

Sec. 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 o…

Sec. 13a-26b. Commerical motor vehicles prohibited on parkways. Exceptions. Penalty. (a) For the purposes of this section, (1) “commercial motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle designed or used to transport merchandise or freight and bearing commercial registration, and (2) “par…

Sec. 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.)

Sec. 13a-28. Transferred to Chapter 238, Sec. 13a-117a. PART IV SPECIFIC BRIDGES

Sec. 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…

Sec. 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 e…

Sec. 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 previ…

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 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…

Sec. 13a-33. Powers and duties of commissioner. Subject to the limitations referred to in section 13a-32, the commissioner is authorized (a) to plan, design, lay out, construct, reconstruct, relocate, improve, maintain and operate the project, and reconstruct and relocate existin…

Sec. 13a-34. Commissioner to maintain project. The project and all approach or connecting highways incidental thereto shall be maintained by the commissioner and be part of the state highway system. (1961, P.A. 541, S. 12; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 35; P.A. 73-675, S. 9, 44; P.A. 75-568…

Sec. 13a-35. Protection of obligation for Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike. In order to observe or fulfill any obligation of the state created by or pursuant to part IV of chapter 234 of the 1958 revision of the general statutes, as amended, prior to June 13, 1961, or to permit…

Sec. 13a-100. Expense of bridges between towns. Necessary bridges between towns, except when otherwise specially provided by law, shall be built and kept in repair by such towns, and the expense thereof shall be apportioned between them according to the total revenue received yea…

Sec. 13a-100a. Maintenance of pedestrian walkways on bridges. The person required to maintain any bridge constructed over any section of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways located within this state, which bridge (1) is constructed or undergoes major reconstruc…

Sec. 13a-101. Bridges over artificial watercourses. Any bridge or passageway over any artificial watercourse on a highway which it is not the duty of the commissioner to maintain shall be constructed and maintained by the person owning or controlling such watercourse and shall be…

Sec. 13a-102. Court may direct construction or repair of bridge. When any town neglects to construct or repair a bridge across a river in a highway in such town, or when it is necessary to construct or repair any such bridge between towns or judicial districts and the towns liabl…

Sec. 13a-103. Complaint to court for failure of town to maintain highway. Whenever any town fails to keep any highway within such town in good and sufficient repair or whenever the selectmen of any town fail to remove or cause to be removed any encroachments upon any highway in s…

Sec. 13a-104. Proceeding against borough for failure to maintain highway. Whenever any borough has assumed the care of the highways and sidewalks within its limits and the authorities of such borough fail to keep such highways and sidewalks in good and sufficient repair, the same…

Sec. 13a-105. Contracts for highway construction. When any town has determined to construct or reconstruct any highway, section of highway or bridge, which construction or reconstruction is to be paid for from funds allotted to such town under the provisions of sections 13a-175a …

Sec. 13a-106. Competitive bids not required when material available at price acceptable to commissioner. When any town highway is maintained, improved, constructed or reconstructed on a force account basis by expenditure of funds allocated under sections 13a-175a to 13a-175f, inc…

Sec. 13a-107. Selectmen to open highway blocked with snow. Whenever any highway becomes blocked with snow to an extent that renders the same impassable for public travel, the selectmen of the town in which such highway is located shall cause such highway to be opened for public t…

Sec. 13a-108. Rural free delivery route to be opened. If the selectmen of any town fail, for a period of five days, to open, in accordance with the provisions of section 13a-107, any highway which is part of a rural free delivery route, any person or persons residing on such rout…

Sec. 13a-109. Apportionment of cost for work on bridge. The commissioner or any municipality or other person who has performed any work on any bridge for a portion of the cost of which any other municipality or person is liable shall, within thirty days after the completion of su…