The Commissioner of Transportation, on the application in writing of the selectmen of any town, the mayor and common council of any city or the warden and burgesses of any borough, may make all necessary orders concerning the laying of any commercial or industrial sidetrack or sidetracks, or branch line tracks used only for freight traffic, at grade, upon or across any highway within the limits of such town, city or borough and may also make all necessary orders concerning the laying of any highway, at grade, upon or across any commercial or industrial sidetrack or sidetracks, or branch line tracks used only for freight traffic, within the limits of such town, city or borough.

(1949 Rev., S. 5520; 1957, P.A. 564, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 22, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 223; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 570, 571, 610.)

History: 1959 act added branch line tracks used for freight traffic; 1969 act substituted “commissioner of transportation” for “highway commissioner”; P.A. 75-486 substituted “public utilities control authority” for “commission”, i.e. public utilities commission, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 substituted “commissioner of transportation” for “public utilities control authority” and deleted “commissioner of transportation” from officials authorized to make application, effective January 1, 1979; in 1981 Sec. 16-135 transferred to Sec. 13b-308.

Annotations to former section 16-135:

Cited. 103 C. 206. Commission specifically authorized to permit laying of sidetracks at grade; history discussed. 143 C. 109.