Rhode Island General Laws
Title 24 - Highways
Chapter 24-5 - Maintenance of Town Highways

Section 24-5-1. - Duty of town to maintain highways. - § 24-5-1. Duty of town to maintain highways. (a) All...

Section 24-5-1.1. - Alteration of roadways. - § 24-5-1.1. Alteration of roadways. (a) Any person, firm, or...

Section 24-5-2. - Division of towns into districts — Election and terms of surveyors. - § 24-5-2. Division of towns into districts — Election and...

Section 24-5-3. - Annual town appropriation. - § 24-5-3. Annual town appropriation. Each town, at some regularly...

Section 24-5-4. - Appropriations expended under department of transportation — State aid. - § 24-5-4. Appropriations expended under department of transportation — State...

Section 24-5-5. - Allotments to highway districts — Supervision of expenditures — Rates of compensation. - § 24-5-5. Allotments to highway districts — Supervision of expenditures...

Section 24-5-6. - Expenditures by contract — Unexpended funds. - § 24-5-6. Expenditures by contract — Unexpended funds. Whenever any...

Section 24-5-7. - Special appropriations for particular projects. - § 24-5-7. Special appropriations for particular projects. Whenever any town...

Section 24-5-8. - General duties of surveyors of highways. - § 24-5-8. General duties of surveyors of highways. Every surveyor...

Section 24-5-9. - Removal of obstructions by surveyors. - § 24-5-9. Removal of obstructions by surveyors. Surveyors of highways...

Section 24-5-10. - Taking of road materials from adjoining land. - § 24-5-10. Taking of road materials from adjoining land. Any...

Section 24-5-11. - Damage in removing obstructions or materials. - § 24-5-11. Damage in removing obstructions or materials. All claims...

Section 24-5-12. - Fine for neglect to keep highways in repair. - § 24-5-12. Fine for neglect to keep highways in repair....

Section 24-5-13. - Liability of cities and towns for injuries from defective roads. - § 24-5-13. Liability of cities and towns for injuries from...

Section 24-5-14. - Snow and ice removal. - § 24-5-14. Snow and ice removal. The several towns shall...

Section 24-5-15. - Penalty for failure to remove snow. - § 24-5-15. Penalty for failure to remove snow. If the...

Section 24-5-16. - Diversion of water to damage of individuals prohibited. - § 24-5-16. Diversion of water to damage of individuals prohibited....

Section 24-5-17. - Complaint and alteration of watercourse. - § 24-5-17. Complaint and alteration of watercourse. Any person who...

Section 24-5-18. - Bridges and fences on artificial watercourses along preexisting highways. - § 24-5-18. Bridges and fences on artificial watercourses along preexisting...

Section 24-5-19. - Bridges and fences along preexisting watercourses. - § 24-5-19. Bridges and fences along preexisting watercourses. Whenever any...

Section 24-5-20. - Bridges on boundary lines. - § 24-5-20. Bridges on boundary lines. All public bridges, except...

Section 24-5-21. - Penalty for neglect of boundary line bridge. - § 24-5-21. Penalty for neglect of boundary line bridge. If...

Section 24-5-22. - New highway using existing bridge. - § 24-5-22. New highway using existing bridge. Whenever any highway...

Section 24-5-23. - Bridges and culverts built by adjoining landowners. - § 24-5-23. Bridges and culverts built by adjoining landowners. Any...

Section 24-5-24. - Undermining of walls and fences. - § 24-5-24. Undermining of walls and fences. No surveyor of...

Section 24-5-25. - Compensation of surveyors. - § 24-5-25. Compensation of surveyors. Surveyors of highways shall be...

Section 24-5-26. - Penalty for neglect by surveyors. - § 24-5-26. Penalty for neglect by surveyors. Every surveyor of...

Section 24-5-27. - Rights of cities unimpaired. - § 24-5-27. Rights of cities unimpaired. Nothing herein contained shall...

Section 24-5-28. - Determination of places where guideposts necessary. - § 24-5-28. Determination of places where guideposts necessary. The several...

Section 24-5-29. - Failure to determine places for guideposts. - § 24-5-29. Failure to determine places for guideposts. Every town...

Section 24-5-30. - Erection of guideposts — Specifications. - § 24-5-30. Erection of guideposts — Specifications. The town councils...

Section 24-5-31. - Substitutes for guideposts. - § 24-5-31. Substitutes for guideposts. The inhabitants of any town...

Section 24-5-32. - Penalty for failure to maintain guideposts. - § 24-5-32. Penalty for failure to maintain guideposts. Every town...

Section 24-5-33. - Injury to guideposts. - § 24-5-33. Injury to guideposts. Every person who shall injure,...

Section 24-5-34. - Jamestown and New Shoreham exempt. - § 24-5-34. Jamestown and New Shoreham exempt. The provisions of...

Section 24-5-35. - Pothole hotline. - § 24-5-35. Pothole hotline. The department of transportation is hereby...