8 Pa.C.S. Ch. 19

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8 Pa.C.S. § 1901 Construction or acquisition and maintenance of bridges and viaducts.

(a) Authority.--Any borough may locate and build, or acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, any bridge or viaduct and the piers, approaches and abutments for the bridge or viaduct, to be used and thereafter improved and maintained as a street, over any river, creek, stream, railroad or public or private property or over and across a combination of any of them, whether the bridge or viaduct shall be wholly or partly within the borough limits. (b) Proceedings.--The proceedings for laying out and opening a bridge or viaduct shall be the same as provided by this part for the laying out and opening of streets, and the bridge or viaduct or portion of the bridge or viaduct may thereafter be vacated under the same procedure as provided in this part for the relocation or vacation of streets or portions of streets.

8 Pa.C.S. § 1902 Right to appropriate property and assessment of damages.

In any case where the borough does not agree with the owner or owners for damages done or likely to be done by the erection of a bridge or viaduct, the borough may take and appropriate the land and property necessary to erect the bridge or viaduct. The damages caused by the taking and appropriation shall be assessed according to 26 Pa.C.S. (relating to eminent domain).

8 Pa.C.S. § 1903 Boundary bridges.

If a bridge or viaduct crosses the boundary line of a borough and another municipality, the borough may enter into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 23 Subch. A (relating to intergovernmental cooperation) with the municipality for the construction and maintenance of the bridge and shall apportion the costs according to the intergovernmental agreement.

8 Pa.C.S. § 1904 Contracts with railroads, other companies and counties.

(a) General rule.-- (1) The borough may enter into a contract with the county commissioners, railroads, street railways and other companies or interested parties for the building and maintenance of bridges or viaducts and for the payment of any damages caused by the location or erection thereof. (2) The contracts may stipulate that the county, borough, railroad company, street railway or other company or interested party shall pay a certain part of the contract price of the work, including damages, or may stipulate that each shall construct a certain portion of the work and may provide otherwise for the payment of damages. (b) Payment.-- (1) When any railroad company, street railway or other company or interested party agrees to pay a certain portion of the cost of the work, it shall pay the portion into the borough treasury. The borough treasurer shall pay the amount over to the contractor, as may be provided in the contract. The amount to be paid by the county shall be paid directly to the contractor. (2) The agreement may provide for the maintenance of the bridges and viaducts after their erection. Nothing under this section shall authorize any borough to contract with a county for the maintenance of any bridge or viaduct which does not cross a place over which the county is authorized to build bridges. The bridge or viaduct shall be maintained as a borough structure, and the borough may contract with any party interested, except the county, for the maintenance of the bridge or viaduct. (3) Nothing in this section shall affect the powers or duties of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to the extent otherwise provided by law.

8 Pa.C.S. § 1905 Overhead and underground passageways.

If the comfort and safety of the residents of a borough and an adjoining municipality are enhanced by any overhead or underground passageway connecting with adjoining streets in either the borough or the municipality and extending to any plant or place of business where residents of the borough are employed, the borough may, jointly with each adjoining municipality, construct and maintain any passageway or may join with other interests in the construction and maintenance of the passageway.

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