Ordinance for Closing Class VI Highways

Ordinance for Closing Class VI Highways

By order of the Bradford Board of Selectmen, under authority granted by RSA 47:17, and at their discretion, certain Class VI highways within the Town will be closed to all motorized wheeled vehicles when the Selectmen find it in the Town’s interest to do so. The intent of this ordinance is to protect and preserve roads from damage during, but not limited to the time period between March 1 to May 31. This action makes it possible to close certain Class VI Roads when road conditions deteriorate, and then reopen them again when road conditions have improved.

Violators will be fined up to $1,000 as allowed under RSA 47:17 and may be liable for damages to the highway under RSA 236:38 and 136:39.

The only exception to the above ordinance is if the person(s) operating the motorized Vehicle has properly obtained a written Class VI Highway Usage Permit from the Bradford Road Agent. This permit must be immediately available for inspection by any person requesting it. A Usage Permit does not exempt the user from liability for damage to the roadway.

This ordinance was adopted by the Bradford Board of Selectmen on ________ _____ ________, 1997.

The Board of Selectmen: David Pickman, Joseph Conway, Richard Vitale