{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-13a-108","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13a-108","heading":"Rural free delivery route to be opened.","body":"If the selectmen of any town fail, for a period of five days, to open, in accordance with the provisions of section 13a-107, any highway which is part of a rural free delivery route, any person or persons residing on such route may open such highway and shall be paid therefor by the town compensation at the prevailing rate of wages for such services; provided, if the selectmen have contracted with any other person to open such road, the amount paid by the town as compensation as herein provided may be recovered by such town from such contractor, unless otherwise expressly provided in such contract.","path":["TITLE 13a. HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES","CHAPTER 238. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE","PART V. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_238.htm#sec_13a-108","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:00Z","sha256":"545e836921653efc4c3dd1543e5e61d7e80599a28063daf664641e2b6dc8c1dd","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-13a-107","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-13a-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}