Title 17, Highways

§ 1305. Right-of-way jurors; appointment and direction as to return. (a) If the Superior Court orders that the road, bridge or other right-of-way shall be vacated, or declared to be abandoned, it shall then appoint 5 judicious and impartial right-of-way jurors of the county to vi…

§ 1306. Damages; hearing. (a) On a day fixed by the Court, a hearing shall then be had on the issue of damages as presented in the return. At such hearing all interested parties may present evidence and argument regarding the question of damages, their amount and apportionment, a…

§ 1307. Appeal. Any interested party before the Superior Court may appeal the Court’s decision to the Supreme Court, within 30 days of the final order thereon, regarding the question of whether the road, bridge or right-of-way shall be vacated or abandoned or the question of the …

§ 1308. Compensation and expenses of jurors and employees. (a) The jurors shall be allowed $25 a day for their services and shall be entitled to mileage at the rate of 15 cents a mile going and returning. (b) The Court shall fix the compensation of all persons properly employed a…

§ 1309. Costs of proceedings. The costs of proceedings for vacating or abandoning a road, bridge or other right-of-way shall be paid by the petitioners, unless such petition is granted in which case such costs shall be paid by the party or persons authorized by the return to encl…

§ 1310. Power of railroads to vacate roads in special cases by agreement. A railroad company by agreement with the landowners interested, and the approval of both the Department and the county wherein the road is located, may, without proceedings provided for in this chapter, cha…

§ 1311. Vacation of public roads by administrative action of department; procedure. In all cases in which the necessity for existing public roads has ceased to exist because they have been superseded by improved roads or highways constructed by the Department whether a state-main…

§ 1312. Appeal from administrative decision. Any interested party appearing before the Department may appeal such administrative decision to the Superior Court within 30 days of the final order therefrom, regarding the question of whether the road shall be vacated or abandoned or…

§ 1313. Road closures. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Closure” means the physical erection of temporary or permanent barricades and/or construction or reconstruction in any manner inhibiting the movement of vehicular or pedestrian tr…