SB 292 — AN ACT REQUIRING APPROVAL BY THE MUNICIPALITY AND ANY ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER PRIOR TO THE ERECTION OF A PERMANENT SIGN ON A MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY.

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SEN.(TRA) AN ACT REQUIRING APPROVAL BY THE MUNICIPALITY AND ANY ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER PRIOR TO THE ERECTION OF A PERMANENT SIGN ON A MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY.

HARDING, 30th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING APPROVAL BY THE MUNICIPALITY AND ANY ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER PRIOR TO THE ERECTION OF A PERMANENT SIGN ON A MUNICIPAL ROAD.

ThatSection section1. 13a-119 ofthe general statutesbeamended to require the Commissioner of Transportation, prior to erecting a permanent sign on a municipal road, to obtain the approval of the legislative body of the municipality within whose territorial limits the municipal road is located and any abutting property owner.

StatementSection 13a-119 of Purpose:the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025):

To(a) require[Whenever,] approval(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, whenever, in the municipalityopinion of the Commissioner of Transportation the same is necessary, said commissioner shall on any state highway, and may on any abuttingtown propertyhighway, ownererect priorand tomaintain suitable warning and directional signs for the erectionguidance of apersons permanenttraveling signthereon and may erect and maintain traffic control signals, devices, signs and markings on astate municipalhighways, roadas approved by the DepartmentOffice of Transportation.the State Traffic Administration.

All of such signs and devices shall conform to the specifications [of the manual of uniform traffic control devices] set forth in the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, as approved and revised by the Office of the State Traffic Administration.

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292 (2) Prior to erecting a permanent warning and directional sign or traffic control sign on any town highway, the commissioner shall obtain (A) the approval of the selectmen or legislative body of such town within whose territorial limits the town highway is located, and (B) the consent of the owner of the real property abutting the portion of the town highway where such sign is to be erected.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, that set forth the criteria used for the designation of control cities in accordance with the standards established by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2025 13a-119 Statement of Purpose:

To require the Commissioner of Transportation to obtain the approval of the municipality and any abutting property owner prior to erecting a permanent sign on a municipal highway.

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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:

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