Title XX, Transportation

Any town may vote to require a highway agent, in addition to his usual duties as highway agent, to have charge, under the direction of the selectmen, of the care and maintenance of any one or more of the following: collection of waste, refuse and garbage; care of public dumps; ca…

The town may vote at the annual meeting to instruct its selectmen to appoint an expert highway agent, who, under the direction of the selectmen, shall have the same power and perform the same duties as a highway agent elected by the town.

Highway agents and expert highway agents shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duty, give bonds to the satisfaction of the selectmen for the faithful performance of the duties of the office, and be responsible to them for the expenditure of money and the discharge of …

The compensation of such agents shall be fixed by the town or selectmen, and they shall render to the selectmen weekly statements of their expenditures, and shall receive money from the treasurer only on the order of the selectmen.

In the event of a temporary absence or disability in the office of highway agent, the selectmen may appoint some competent person for the period of such disability or absence.

Highway agents shall keep accurate accounts, showing in detail all moneys received by them, from whom and when received and all moneys paid out by them, to whom and for what purpose. They shall settle their accounts before January 1 annually, and the same shall be printed in the …

When there shall be occasion for soil, gravel or hardpan to repair the highways maintained by any town, and the same cannot be obtained by agreement with the owner thereof, a lot not exceeding 1/2 an acre may be taken by the selectmen, upon petition for that purpose, for the use …

The provisions of RSA 230:9, 10, 11 and 12 are applicable to the mayor and aldermen of the city, the selectmen of the town and commissioners of a village district, in laying out class IV, V or VI highways.

In repairing highways no uncovered trench or ditch shall be made by the side of the traveled part thereof, next and opposite to a dwelling house, yard or private way leading into any field, land, or inclosure on the highway unless a way is provided over and across such trench or …

All village districts, and chartered highway districts, shall remain unimpaired, to the extent that they may raise additional sums to be expended solely on the highways within the district in the manner prescribed by the act creating them.

The superior court, on petition and notice to the county commissioners, may order any part of the expense of repairing a highway to be paid by the county, when the whole would be burdensome to the town, or when the county convention has recommended such order.

The court may order such part of the expense to be paid to the town, or cause the highway to be put in repair in such manner as it thinks proper, and draw its order for such part upon the county treasurer.

When the expense of rebuilding or repairing a highway would be excessively burdensome to the town in which it is situate, and another town is greatly benefited by the highway, the superior court, upon petition and proceedings thereon as in the case of laying out a highway, may or…

If in repairing a highway by the authority of the town the grade is raised or lowered, or a ditch made at the side thereof, or a new culvert, ditch, or other drainage structure is installed, or alterations are made to any existing culvert, ditch, or drainage structure, whereby da…

I. If an owner is aggrieved by a decision of the selectmen under RSA 231:75, such owner may appeal to the superior court in accordance with the appeals of highway layout decisions, as set forth in RSA 231:34. II. The question of the public need for the change of grade or drainage…

Damages assessed for change of grade under the provisions of this subdivision shall be paid by the town in which the change of grade is made; provided, however, that no highway shall be deemed to have been repaired by the authority of the town unless the town participated directl…

Towns shall be exempt from keeping open and repairing highways to summer cottages from December 10 to April 10, subject to RSA 231:81, IV.

Selectmen of a town, upon petition, may lay out any new class IV highway not financed in whole or in part with federal aid highway funds, and class V or VI highway or alter any such existing highway within their town for which there shall be occasion.

The selectmen shall seasonably post or cause to be posted at the entrances of such highways notices of the closing and opening thereof.

I. For the purposes of RSA 231:79-81, a highway to summer cottages may be designated: (a) By the selectmen, upon petition, pursuant to RSA 231:8-12, to lay out a new highway or alter an existing highway; or (b) By a majority vote of the town to designate an existing class V highw…

I. In the absence of an express agreement or requirement governing maintenance of a private road, when more than one residential owner enjoys a common benefit from a private road, each residential owner shall contribute equitably to the reasonable cost of maintaining the private …

Unless the selectmen are clearly of opinion that such petition ought not to be granted they shall cause notice in writing of the time and place of hearing appointed by them to be given at least 30 days previous to hearing to the first petitioner and to each owner of land over whi…

I. Whenever any class IV or class V highway or bridge or sidewalk thereon in any municipality shall be insufficient, any person may give written notice of such insufficiency to one of the selectmen or highway agents of the town, or the mayor or street commissioners of the city, a…

I. Upon receipt of such notice of insufficiency, and unless the highway agents or street commissioners determine in good faith that no such insufficiency exists, the municipality shall immediately cause proper danger signals to be placed to warn persons by day or night of such in…

I. A municipality shall not be held liable for damages in an action to recover for personal injury or property damage arising out of its construction, maintenance, or repair of public highways and sidewalks constructed thereupon unless such injury or damage was caused by an insuf…

Notwithstanding RSA 231:90-92, a municipality or school district shall not be held liable for damages arising from insufficiencies or hazards on public highways, bridges, or sidewalks, even if it has actual notice or knowledge of them, when such hazards are caused solely by snow,…

Municipalities shall not be deemed to have any duty of care whatsoever with respect to the construction, maintenance or repair of class I, III, III-a or VI highways, or state maintained portions of class II highways. Upon any highway or other way with respect to which a municipal…

Sufficient warning of dangerous embankments shall be held to have been given whenever the railing, post, or other warning signs or structures conform to the standards prescribed by the commissioner of transportation and have been approved by him in the manner hereinafter provided…

The department of transportation shall examine all railings, posts, or other warning signs or structures erected by a town upon any highway, upon the written request of such town, and if the same are approved as standard, a record of such request, of the examination and approval,…