§ 81. Petition to close or restrict use of travel upon highways or to\npost property. (a) Any agency of the United States engaged in or\nconcerned with the defense effort, (b) any agency of the state, (c) the\nchief executive officer or the governing body of any political\nsubdivision of the state or (d) an individual, partnership, association\nor corporation using or preparing to use real property in connection\nwith the operation of a public utility, an airport, a dock, or a wharf,\nor the manufacture, transportation, distribution or storage of\nexplosives, firearms, inflammable liquids, gas, oil, coal, electricity,\nwater or any product to be used in the defense effort by this state, of\nany state of the United States, or a political subdivision, by the\nUnited States or any associated power thereof, may petition the\ncommissioner for an order to close or to direct the appropriate official\nor body to close to public use and travel and to restrict public use and\ntravel upon, any highway or part thereof or to post property, on which\nsuch use and travel or entrance by the general public is deemed\ndangerous to the public safety and security or to the defense effort, or\nto the safety of property of the petitioner.\n
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