Vermont § 310 - Highways, bridges, and trails

§ 310. Highways, bridges, and trails

• (a) A town shall keep its class 1, 2, and 3 highways and bridges in good and sufficient
  repair during all seasons of the year, except that based on safety considerations
  for the traveling public and municipal employees, the selectboard shall, by rule adopted
  under 24 V.S.A. chapter 59, and after following the process for providing notice and hearing in section 709 of this title, have authority to determine whether a class 2 or 3 highway, or section of highway,
  should be plowed and made negotiable during the winter. A property owner aggrieved
  by a decision of the selectboard may appeal to the Transportation Board pursuant to
  subdivision 5(d)(9) of this title. (b) Class 4 highways may be maintained to the extent required by the necessity of the
  town, the public good and the convenience of the inhabitants of the town, or may be
  reclassified using the same procedures as for laying out highways and meeting the
  standards set forth in section 302 of this title. (c) A town shall not be liable for construction, maintenance, repair, or safety of trails. (d) For class 2 and 3 highways that have routinely not been plowed and made negotiable
  prior to July 1, 2000, the process requirements of subdivision 302(a)(3)(B) of this title and subsection (a) of this section shall not be required. A property owner adversely
  affected by this subsection may request the selectboard to plow and make negotiable
  a class 2 or 3 town highway. However, a property owner aggrieved by a decision of
  the selectboard may appeal to the Transportation Board pursuant to subdivision 5(d)(9) of this title. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1999, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 29, 30, eff. May 29, 2000.)