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Structures or alterations within public way or state highway

M.G.L. c. 161, § 131
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c. 161, § 131. Structures or alterations within public way or state highway Section 131. The board of aldermen of a city or the selectmen of a town, if a public way, and the department of highways, if a state highway, may authorize structures or alterations within, or partly within, the limits thereof, which are necessary for carrying a street railway over or under a railroad, if such way is not thereby made unsafe for other public travel.
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter161/Section131Fetched: 10/20/2026

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