§ 703. Widening of highways
If the width of a highway as laid out is less than the law or the public convenience requires, the selectboard may widen the highway accordingly. Persons whose lands are taken or are damaged shall be entitled to compensation. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 7 - Laying Out, Discontinuing, and Reclassifying Highways
§ 702. Width of highways and trails
§ 706. Duties of commissioners appointed by the Supreme or Superior Court
§ 707. Powers of Supreme and Superior Courts
§ 710. Survey or order of discontinuance
§ 711. Selectboard’s return; recording
§ 712. Damages paid or tendered
§ 714. Possession after time expires
§ 717. Evidence of highway completion or discontinuance
§ 726. Petition to Superior Court
§ 729. Commissioners; selection
§ 741. Appointment of commissioners
§ 742. Commissioners’ report; judgment on report
§ 743. Opening of highway stayed; damages
§ 751. Service of citation; commissioners
§ 752. Court may refuse to appoint commissioners
§ 753. Hearing by commissioners
§ 754. Survey; determining damages
§ 755. Petitioners especially benefited
§ 757. Filing of survey and appraisal
§ 759. Orders on report; costs
§ 760. Order to require payment to town
§ 772. Service of petition; costs
§ 775. Title to discontinued highway
§ 776. Damages for highways discontinued before completion
§ 782. Application; service of citation
§ 784. Suspension of assessment upon discontinuance of highway or bridge
§ 790. Laying out highway or bridge on or near line between two towns
§ 792. Petition to selectboard
§ 793. Proceedings by selectboards
§ 794. Highway near but not on line between towns
§ 795. Town not assessed for highway in another town
§ 796. Petition by selectboard
§ 809. Value of discontinued highway
§ 811. Benefits to landowner considered
§ 816. Access roads; State aid; application