Pennsylvania § 16959 Maintenance

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 16959 — Maintenance

Pennsylvania § 16959

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 16COUNTIES

PartPART IV

Ch. 169ROADS

Subch.COUNTY AID TO MUNICIPALITIES AND TOWNSHIPS

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Bluebook

16 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 16959 (2026).

Text

Before a municipal street is improved, the county commissioners and the governing body of the municipal corporation shall agree upon the maintenance of the street. The agreement may provide that:

(1)the street shall be kept and maintained in good repair by the municipal corporation and, upon the completion of the improvement, further liability and responsibility of the county shall terminate; or

(2)the street shall be kept and maintained in good repair by the county and the share of the municipal corporation shall be paid annually to the county.

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Before a municipal street is improved, the county commissioners and the governing body of the municipal corporation shall agree upon the maintenance of the street. The agreement may provide that:

(1) the street shall be kept and maintained in good repair by the municipal corporation and, upon the completion of the improvement, further liability and responsibility of the county shall terminate; or

(2) the street shall be kept and maintained in good repair by the county and the share of the municipal corporation shall be paid annually to the county.