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, whether or not so reconstructed or relocated or otherwise changed or improved, as parts of such expressways; (b) retain and employ consultants and assistants on a contract or other basis for rendering legal, financial, professional, technical or other assistance and advice necessary to carry out the provisions concerning expressways; (c) limit ingress to or egress from, and establish regulations for the use of, any expressways, and (d) do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and exercise the powers expressly given in this part.
(1953, 1955, June, 1955, S. 1211d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-161; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 24; P.A. 96-180, S. 140, 166; P.A. 97-62, S. 4.)
History: 1963 act replaced previous provisions: See title history; P.A. 96-180 deleted reference to repealed Secs. 13a-156 and 13a-161, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 97-62 deleted reference to Secs. 13a-199 to 13a-220, inclusive.
Cited. 150 C. 343.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 13a - Highways and Bridges
Chapter 237 - State Highway System
Section 13a-14. - State highway system.
Section 13a-15. - Inclusion of interstate highway system in state system.
Section 13a-16. - Official map. Transfers to local jurisdiction.
Section 13a-17. - Arbitration of town grievance. Appointment of arbitrators.
Section 13a-18. - Alterations in system.
Section 13a-19. - Powers of commissioner unaffected.
Section 13a-20. - Definitions.
Section 13a-21. - Construction of Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike.
Section 13a-22. - Construction of separate expressway. Easterly portion of turnpike.
Section 13a-23. - Authority of commissioner.
Section 13a-24. - General authority of commissioner not limited.
Section 13a-25. - Additional referees for land acquisition proceedings.
Section 13a-26. - Parkways and freeways.
Section 13a-26a. - Improved height restriction notification on Merritt Parkway.
Section 13a-27. - Wilbur Cross Parkway. Restricted use.
Section 13a-29. - Hartford bridges part of state highway system.
Section 13a-29a. - Seniority rights of former bridge authority employees.
Section 13a-30. - Founders Bridge named.
Section 13a-31. - Gold Star Memorial Bridge named.
Section 13a-32. - Thames River Bridge. Location.
Section 13a-33. - Powers and duties of commissioner.
Section 13a-34. - Commissioner to maintain project.
Section 13a-35. - Protection of obligation for Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike.