§ 10102 Municipal Road Restoration Requirements

Public Utilities Code·California

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This law says that when a city uses a road, street, alley, highway, canal, ditch, or flume, it must fix it back to how it was and try not to mess up other things that use it.

Key Takeaways

•The city must put the road or waterway back to its original useful condition.
•The repair should be as close as possible to how it was before.
•The city must try to keep other uses of the road or waterway from being disturbed.

Example

The city needs to dig up Main Street to install a new water pipe.

After the pipe is installed, the city has to repair Main Street so cars can drive on it again, and they must do the work in a way that doesn't block other nearby sidewalks or traffic lanes.

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§ 10102 Municipal Road Restoration Requirements

A municipal corporation exercising its rights under this article shall restore the road, street, alley, avenue, highway, canal, ditch, or flume so used to its former state of usefulness as nearly as may be, and shall locate its use so as to interfere as little as possible with other existing uses of a road, street, alley, avenue, highway, canal, ditch, or flume. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

municipal corporation restore former state of usefulness interfere as little as possible

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 10102.

§ 10102 Municipal Road Restoration Requirements

Public Utilities Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 10102 Municipal Road Restoration Requirements

This law says that when a city uses a road, street, alley, highway, canal, ditch, or flume, it must fix it back to how it was and try not to mess up other things that use it.

Key Takeaways

•The city must put the road or waterway back to its original useful condition.
•The repair should be as close as possible to how it was before.
•The city must try to keep other uses of the road or waterway from being disturbed.

Example

The city needs to dig up Main Street to install a new water pipe.

After the pipe is installed, the city has to repair Main Street so cars can drive on it again, and they must do the work in a way that doesn't block other nearby sidewalks or traffic lanes.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 10102 Municipal Road Restoration Requirements

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

municipal corporation restore former state of usefulness interfere as little as possible

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 10102.

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