11Maintenance of State highways, &c., in cities, &c.

### 11 Maintenance of State highways, &c., in cities, &c. > *\[Section 11 Substituted by No. 101 of 1957, s. 6 \]**\[Section 11 Amended by No. 75 of 1973, s. 2 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 11 Amended by No. 35 of 1985, s. 15 \]*[*\[Section 11 Substituted by No. 33 of 2018, s. 4, Applied:10 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-10/act-2018-033#GS4@EN) > > > (1)  Subject to [subsection (2)](#GS11@Gs2) , where in a city, town or village there is a footpath on one side or both of a State highway or subsidiary road – > > > > > > (a) the Minister is required to maintain and reconstruct – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the carriageways and the surface lying between them, in the case of 2 paved carriageways divided by a median strip; > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the carriageway and the overtaking lane, in the case of a single paved carriageway incorporating an overtaking lane; > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) a paved carriageway not exceeding 7·4 metres in width, in the case of a single undivided paved carriageway; > > > > > > > > > > > (iv) a paved carriageway not exceeding 4·3 metres in width, in the case of a carriageway providing a traffic lane to a traffic interchange; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iva) in the case of a State highway comprising more than one lane in a single direction, the carriageway; and > > > > > > > > > > > (v) the culverts and bridges over which the State highway or subsidiary road runs; and > > > > > > > (b) the remainder of the State highway or subsidiary road, including drainage and shoulders but not culverts and bridges, shall be maintained and reconstructed by the local authority. > > > (2)  The Minister, with the agreement of the relevant council, may maintain or reconstruct a State highway or a subsidiary road otherwise than in accordance with [subsection (1)](#GS11@Gs1@EN) .