Terms Used In New York Laws > Highway > Article 8-A - Town Highway Improvement Program

• Approved project: shall mean a project approved as provided by this article. See N.Y. Highway Law 219
• Board of supervisors: shall mean the elective governing body of a county, by whatever name designated. See N.Y. Highway Law 219
• Bridge: shall mean any structure whether of single or multiple span construction with a clear span in excess of five feet with measurements to be made in the manner set forth in subdivision two of section two hundred thirty of this chapter. See N.Y. Highway Law 219
• Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of transportation of the state of New York. See N.Y. Highway Law 219
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County superintendent: shall mean the county superintendent of highways. See N.Y. Highway Law 219
• Culvert: shall mean any structure whether of single or multiple span construction with an interior width of five feet or less with measurements to be made in the manner set forth in subdivision two of section two hundred thirty of this chapter. See N.Y. Highway Law 219
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Highway: shall include necessary sluices, drains, ditches, waterways, embankments, retaining walls, bridges on such highway and under the jurisdiction and control of the town and culverts, and the approaches of any such bridge or culvert beginning at the back of the abutments. See N.Y. Highway Law 219
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• 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.
• Plan: shall mean a map and specifications showing (a) the location of a project, (b) the estimated cost of such project, (c) the proposed width, thickness and type of highway, (d) a statement of necessity for such project relied upon by the town, and (e) the projects to be completed in each year of the period of the duration of this article. See N.Y. Highway Law 219
• Project: shall mean a town highway improvement, repair or reconstruction. See N.Y. Highway Law 219
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Roadbed: shall mean the portion of the highway, improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. See N.Y. Highway Law 219
• Town highway: shall mean highways constructed, improved or maintained by the town with the aid of the state or county, under the provisions of the highway law, including all highways in towns, outside of incorporated villages constituting separate road districts, except state highways, county roads, parkways, state thruways and controlled access highways as defined by the highway law. See N.Y. Highway Law 219
• Town superintendent: shall mean the town superintendent of highways. See N.Y. Highway Law 219