Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 1503

  • Agency: means the Agency of Transportation. See
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • highway: includes rights-of-way, bridges, drainage structures, signs, guardrails, areas to accommodate utilities authorized by law to locate within highway limits, areas used to mitigate the environmental impacts of highway construction, vegetation, scenic enhancements, and structures. See
  • road: shall include bridges thereon and their approaches. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 1503. Designation of highways; contracts

The Agency, consistent with the directives of the General Assembly, may designate the highways to be improved, constructed, or reconstructed under the provisions of this chapter. Subject to the limitations of the Federal Aid Road Act, and the rules and regulations of the Federal Highway Administration, the Agency may contract in the name of the State for the construction or reconstruction of any highway or bridge under this chapter and the location of the work, the kind of construction, and whether it shall be by force account or by contract. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 43.)