§ 24-8-4 - Improvement, reconstruction, or widening of roads – Widening at town expense. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 24-8-4

   § 24-8-4  Improvement, reconstruction, orwidening of roads – Widening at town expense. – The director of transportation shall have the power and authority to improve,rebuild, and reconstruct any existing state highway in accordance with thissection, if the improvement, rebuilding, and reconstruction will facilitate thefree and easy movement of vehicle traffic and help to increase the safety ofthe state highways. The director of transportation in carrying out all theconstruction and improvement shall avoid as far as possible the creation ofsharp angles, turns or grades. Any city or town desiring to have a highwayconstructed or improved to a greater width than the width determined upon bythe director of transportation may agree in writing with the director oftransportation for such additional width as the city or town may desire;provided, the entire expense of the additional width shall be paid by the cityor town to the general treasurer, and be credited to the amount available foruse by the director of transportation for the purpose of this chapter.