{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-13a-60","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13a-60","heading":"Entry upon private property in altering of highways or railroad facilities.","body":"The commissioner or the commissioner's agent may enter upon private property for the purpose of conducting surveys, inspections or geological investigations for the location, relocation, construction or reconstruction of any proposed or existing highway or railroad facilities. After giving reasonable notice to the property owner or owners affected, the commissioner or the commissioner's agent may also enter private property for the purpose of performing borings, soundings or other tests required to accomplish any of the foregoing objectives with respect to such highways or railroad facilities. The commissioner or the commissioner's agent shall use care so that no unnecessary damage shall result, and the state shall pay damages to the owner of any property from appropriations made to the Department of Transportation for any damage or injury the commissioner or the commissioner's agent causes such owner by such entrance and use. If entry to any property for the purpose of performing borings, soundings or other tests is refused to the commissioner or the commissioner's agent after the commissioner or the commissioner's agent has given reasonable notice to the owner or owners thereof, the commissioner shall assess damages in the manner provided by statute for the taking of land for highway purposes, and, at any time after such assessment has been made by said commissioner, may enter such property for the purpose of performing borings, soundings or other tests. If the owner accepts such assessment of damages, the owner shall notify the commissioner in writing, and said commissioner shall pay such sum to such owner within thirty days or, after the expiration of such thirty days, shall pay such sum with interest at six per cent. If the owner is aggrieved by such assessment, the owner shall notify the commissioner in writing and may appeal to any court within its jurisdiction for a reassessment of such damages within six months from the date said commissioner forwarded such assessment to such owner. This section shall not limit or modify rights of entry upon property otherwise provided for by law.","path":["TITLE 13a. HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES","CHAPTER 238. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE","PART III. LAYOUT AND ALTERATION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_238.htm#sec_13a-60","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:22Z","sha256":"63ac79d8484c459361a9a6bdb6bd94b87e37d81b939b28dc7734e42404895ae4","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-13a-59","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-13a-60a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}