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Rhode Island General Laws

Chapter 24-5

R.I. Gen. Laws tit. 24, ch. 5

Maintenance of Town Highways

24-5-1Duty of town to maintain highways 24-5-1.1Alteration of roadways 24-5-2Division of towns into districts — Election and terms of surveyors 24-5-3Annual town appropriation 24-5-4Appropriations expended under department of transportation — State aid 24-5-5Allotments to highway districts — Supervision of expenditures — Rates of compensation 24-5-6Expenditures by contract — Unexpended funds 24-5-7Special appropriations for particular projects 24-5-8General duties of surveyors of highways 24-5-9Removal of obstructions by surveyors 24-5-10Taking of road materials from adjoining land 24-5-11Damage in removing obstructions or materials 24-5-12Fine for neglect to keep highways in repair 24-5-13Liability of cities and towns for injuries from defective roads 24-5-14Snow and ice removal 24-5-15Penalty for failure to remove snow 24-5-16Diversion of water to damage of individuals prohibited 24-5-17Complaint and alteration of watercourse 24-5-18Bridges and fences on artificial watercourses along preexisting highways 24-5-19Bridges and fences along preexisting watercourses 24-5-20Bridges on boundary lines 24-5-21Penalty for neglect of boundary line bridge 24-5-22New highway using existing bridge 24-5-23Bridges and culverts built by adjoining landowners 24-5-24Undermining of walls and fences 24-5-25Compensation of surveyors 24-5-26Penalty for neglect by surveyors 24-5-27Rights of cities unimpaired 24-5-28Determination of places where guideposts necessary 24-5-29Failure to determine places for guideposts 24-5-30Erection of guideposts — Specifications 24-5-31Substitutes for guideposts 24-5-32Penalty for failure to maintain guideposts 24-5-33Injury to guideposts 24-5-34Jamestown and New Shoreham exempt 24-5-35Pothole hotline