Connecticut General Statutes 13a-110 – Lighting on bridges, dangerous locations and intersections
(a) The commissioner shall cause to be installed and shall maintain suitable lighting on any bridge or on any dangerous location or intersection on any state highway when he deems such lighting necessary to the safety of the public.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 13a-110
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Transportation and includes each successor in office or authority. See Connecticut General Statutes 13a-1
- Highway: includes streets and roads. See Connecticut General Statutes 13a-1
- State highway: means a highway, bridge or appurtenance to a highway or bridge designated as part of the state highway system within the provisions of chapter 237, or a highway, bridge or appurtenance to a highway or bridge specifically included in the state highway system by general statute. See Connecticut General Statutes 13a-1
(b) The commissioner may provide, at the request of any interested town, person or company, a system of street lighting on any bridge on any state highway, under the provisions of § 13a-87, provided the state shall be reimbursed for the entire cost thereof by such town, person or company.
(c) The commissioner, upon request of any municipality, may enter into a written agreement with the municipality to reimburse it or any municipal district therein for twenty-five per cent of the cost of new highway lighting installations and the annual cost of operation thereof on agreed portions of unlimited access state-maintained highways, when he deems that such lighting will contribute to the safety of the public and the need for such lighting meets the requirements established by the commissioner.