Section 32. For the purposes of reimbursing cities and towns for the costs actually incurred in constructing, maintaining and policing city or town streets or roads as provided in section thirty-one the following words shall have the following meanings:—
(a) ''Constructing'', all operations on the travelled way on new location or where considerable reconstruction is to be undertaken, including resurfacing and other work incidental to the above, such as shoulders, side road approaches, roadsides, drainage, structures, sidewalks, traffic control and service facilities, intersection construction, and unusual or disaster operations and professional services, or for such other purposes that the commissioner of highways may specifically authorize.
(b) ''Maintaining'', all operations on the travelled way including scarifying, reshaping, applying dust palliatives and restoring material losses; patching, mudjacking, joint filling, surface treating, etc. and replacement in kind; other work such as restoration of erosion controls; reshaping drainage channels and side slopes; mowing; tree trimming; replacing topsoil, sod, shrubs, curbing, gutters, riprap, underdrains, culverts; cleaning and repairing culverts; cleaning; painting and repairing of structures; replacement of rail, floors, stringers and beams of structures; replacement of walls and the repairing of drawbridges; removal of snow and ice and related operations such as sanding, chemical applications, etc.; the erection of snow fences and the opening of inlets clogged with snow and ice; removal of litter from the roadsides and drainage; operation of drawbridges charged to highway traffic; painting, repairing and replacement in kind of signs, guardrail, signals, lighting standards, etc.; maintenance and replacement in kind of rest areas; servicing of and furnishing power and light bulbs for highway lighting and traffic control devices; roadside cleaning operations; operation of roadside areas, towing service, information booths, etc.; or for such other purposes that the commissioner of highways may specifically authorize.
(c) ''Policing'', all operations on the travelled way by city or town law enforcement officials having to do with the direction or control of traffic thereon and such other purposes as the commissioner of highways may specifically authorize.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIV - Public Ways and Works
Section 2 - Road Information; Duties of Local Officials
Section 3 - Purchase and Maintenance of Road Machinery; Storage Quarters
Section 5 - Filing of Highway Plan; Right to Abandon or Discontinue; Width of Highway
Section 6 - Alteration of Location
Section 7 - Acquisition of Land Outside Limits of Existing Highway
Section 7a - Acquisition of Land to Alter or Relocate Ways Connecting With State Highways
Section 7b - Acquisition of Slope Easement to Protect Existing Ways
Section 7c - Limited Access Ways; Definition; Acquisition of Land; Motorist Service Facilities
Section 7d - Public Utility Easements and Cattle Passes
Section 7e - Sale, Transfer, Lease or Rental of Excess Lands
Section 7f - Entry on Private Land for Purpose of Surveys, Soundings, Drillings and Examinations
Section 7g - Relocation of Public Utilities; Purchase of Lands and Easements
Section 7h - Lease of Lands for Public Parking Facility
Section 7k - Relocation of Facilities of Public Utilities; Entry Upon Lands
Section 7l - Lease of Air Rights Over State Highways
Section 8 - Construction of State Highways; Advertising for Proposals
Section 10 - Contributions by Cities and Towns
Section 11 - Acquisition of Land to Supply Road Materials
Section 12 - Discontinuance or Abandonment
Section 13 - Duties of Department; Definition of State Highway
Section 13a - Highway Landscaping; Acceptance of Gifts of Easements
Section 14 - Removal of Trees and Other Obstructions Near Highways
Section 15 - Contracts for Maintenance and Repair
Section 18 - Defects in Highways; Liability
Section 19 - Jurisdiction of Local Police; Snow Removal
Section 20a - Illumination of Highways
Section 21 - Excavations or Driveway Openings on State Highways; Conditions; Enforcement
Section 22 - Prescriptive Rights of Adjoining Owners
Section 26 - Maintenance of Ways in Small Towns
Section 26a - Maintenance of Ways in Small Towns; Contributions by County
Section 27 - Maintenance Costs; Conditions of Payment
Section 28 - Maintenance of Ways in Small Towns; Performance of Contract
Section 29 - Maintenance of Ways in Small Towns; Determination of Town's Contribution
Section 29a - Laying Out or Altering Ways; Consent, Acquisition, Funds
Section 30 - Use of Federal Aid for Highways and Rural Post Roads