{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-24-3-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-3-16","heading":"Declaration of opening of highway.","body":"Whenever all buildings and impediments have been removed, by order of the town council or city council, from the street or portion thereof taken, and the street shall be open for public use, the town council or city council shall declare the opening, and it shall be a public highway.","path":["Title 24 Highways","Chapter 3 Improvement and Grading by Towns"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE24/24-3/24-3-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:13Z","sha256":"3af84a2564481c75b8811bc0ba7ab7ad7d21d4a642031f7d5c0d4ff2ab77d192","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-24-3-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-24-3-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}