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§ 67309. Time within which roads to be opened

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations
Part X. Townships of the Second Class
Chapter 141. Second Class Township Code (Refs & Annos)
Article XXIII. Roads, Streets, Bridges and Highways (Refs & Annos)
53 P.S. § 67309
§ 67309. Time within which roads to be opened
When proceedings have been initiated under this act for the opening and laying out of any public road in the township, the road shall be physically opened for use by the public within a period of five years after completion of the proceeding. If the road is not opened or if no proceedings have been commenced to compel the opening in five years, then the proceedings are void and the land proposed to be taken shall revert to the owners of the land free of any easement or right of the public to use the land.

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1933, May 1, P.L. 103, No. 69, § 2309, added 1995, Nov. 9, P.L. 350, No. 60, § 1, effective in 180 days.
53 P.S. § 67309, PA ST 53 P.S. § 67309
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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