§ 117-a. Highways in villages in Niagara county. The board of\nsupervisors of Niagara county may place upon the map of the county road\nsystem and may provide for the construction, reconstruction, improvement\nor maintenance of a county highway through a village so as to form a\ncontinuous highway on the county road system. Such highway within a\nvillage shall be of such width and type of construction as the county\nsuperintendent deems to be adequate.\n Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter, the board\nof supervisors of Niagara county is also authorized to place upon the\nmap of the county road system and to provide for the construction,\nreconstruction, improvement or maintenance of any street or road within\nthe boundaries of any village, which street or road may be a direct\ncontinuation of a county highway.\n Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law or\nany inconsistent provision of this chapter, the plans, specifications\nand estimate of cost of such construction, reconstruction or improvement\nprovided in this section, may, in the discretion of the county\nsuperintendent, include the installation, construction, reconstruction,\nimprovement of curbs, drainage facilities and retaining walls to protect\npavements; the removing, relocating, constructing, reconstructing and\nimproving any existing structures, facilities and appurtenances owned by\nany municipality and removing, relocating, constructing, reconstructing\nand improving sidewalks, and intersecting highways, roads or streets to\naccommodate adjusted or changed grades of highways, roads or streets in\nthe interest of public safety; all in addition to the relevant\nprovisions of this chapter that relate to the preparation of plans,\nspecifications and estimates for the construction, reconstruction and\nimprovement of county highways.\n The county superintendent shall have jurisdiction over the entire\nproperty affected by the provisions hereof to the same extent as may now\nor hereafter be provided by law. Any sidewalks, sewers, water mains,\nconduits, facilities and appurtenances that are provided pursuant to\nthis section, shall be maintained or shall continue to be maintained, as\nthe case may be, by the village in which they are located, or by the\nagency or other unit owning or having control thereof.\n Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law,\nand in the interest of public safety and to promote public convenience\nin the use of highways, roads or streets hereby affected, any local\nrule, regulation, ordinance, law or statute hereafter enacted, which\nrelates to or affects parking, traffic operation of vehicles, pedestrian\ntraffic or any other traffic conditions on such highways, roads or\nstreets in villages, shall be ineffective until the governing body of\nany such village shall first submit such rule, regulation, ordinance,\nlaw or statute to and it be approved by the county superintendent.\n If greater width or different type of construction is desired by the\nmunicipality, the board of trustees of such village shall by resolution\npetition the county superintendent to provide the width and type of\nconstruction desired. The additional expense caused by the increased\nwidth or different type of construction or both shall be borne wholly by\nthe village. The county superintendent may provide for the width and\ntype of construction described in such petition, if the superintendent\ndeems the filing of such petition to be timely and the construction\ndescribed therein to be practicable. Whenever the county superintendent\nshall have approved such a village petition, the plans, specifications\nand estimates of cost, together with an estimate showing the additional\ncost to be borne by the village, to provide for the greater width or\ndifferent type of construction or both, shall be submitted to the board\nof trustees which, if it approve such plans, specifications and estimate\n
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