For the purposes of this section, “urban arterial street” means a street which brings traffic to and from a limited access highway or serves major movements of traffic within or through a municipality not served by a limited access highway. When, in the judgment of the Commissioner of Transportation and in connection with the construction, reconstruction, improvement or widening of a limited access highway, an urban arterial street will assist in the proper operation and improvement of traffic service afforded by such limited access highway, said commissioner may agree with the authorized officials of the municipality in which such urban arterial street is located to construct, reconstruct, improve or widen such urban arterial street from appropriations made to the Department of Transportation, provided such municipality shall assume the maintenance, responsibility, authority, liability and jurisdiction over any new urban arterial street upon completion of its construction.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 13a-98b

  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.