No vacation, change, or relocation of any highway as provided under this chapter, nor any no maintenance designation of a highway as provided under chapter 31-12 , diminishes any existing right of use enjoyed by any utility, municipally owned utility, rural water system, or cooperative utility that provides electricity, gas, water, or telephone service. Source: SL 1985, ch 233 , § 21; SL 2018, ch 172 , § 4.
Rights of utilities and rural water systems unaffected
SDCL § 31-3-45 — under LOCATION, CHANGE AND VACATION OF HIGHWAYS.
SDCL § 31-3-45