N.Y. Highway Law Section 211-A
Abandonment of certain town highways

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and upon the request of the county superintendent of highways, any town board may, by resolution duly adopted, declare any town highway or portion thereof in the town running through forest or forest lands not necessarily for ingress to or egress from any privately or publicly owned lands, and not necessary to connect existing town, county or state highways, to be abandoned and discontinued for public purposes. Such town shall at least thirty days prior to such abandonment cause to be filed and recorded in the office of the town clerk a written description of such highway or portion to be abandoned with a written statement attached thereto that such highway or portion thereof so described is proposed to be abandoned, and shall cause notices to be posted in at least three conspicuous places in such town of the time and place when such declaration of abandonment will be made, for the purpose of permitting any interested person to appear for or against the adoption of such resolution.

Source: Section 211-A — Abandonment of certain town highways, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/HAY/211-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 31, 2026).

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Survey for the laying out of a highway 171
Highways by dedication 172
Application 173
Petition for acquisition 177
Damages in certain cases 180
Limitations upon laying out highways 181
Laying out highways through burying-grounds 182
Costs 184
When officers of different towns disagree about highway 185
Difference about improvements 186
Highway in two or more towns 187
Laying out, dividing and maintaining highway upon town line, or wholly in one town but adjacent to another town 188
Final determination, how carried out 189
Highways by use 190
Fences to be removed 191
Highways or roads along division lines 192
Adjournments 193
Contracts for the construction of town highways 194
Construction or improvement of town highways by county and town 195
County aid for construction, improvement and maintenance of town highways 196
County aid for connecting highway through villages 197
Damages for change of grade 198
Interest on damages for change of grade 199
Widening highways 203
Widening, how constructed 204
Actions to compel widening 205
Highways abandoned 205–A
Seasonal limited use highway 205–B
Qualified abandonment of certain town highways 205–C
Minimum maintenance roads 206
Highways in lands acquired by the United States for fortification purposes deemed abandoned 207
Discontinuance of highway 208
Description to be recorded 209
Damages caused by discontinuance 210
Papers, where filed 211
Costs of motion 211–A
Abandonment of certain town highways 211–B
Abandonment of certain town highways in school districts 212
Changing location of highways over certain lands owned and occupied by the state 212–A
Abandoning of parts of town highways 213
Construction and repair of approaches to private lands 214
Depositing ashes, snow, ice, stones, sticks, et cetera upon the highway 216
When town not liable for damages 218
Storm water sewers in town highways
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Verified:
Jan. 31, 2026

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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