Originally Posted by
Jseis
Out west we've three basic forms of municipal government; City, County, State. Back east you've got the three plus townships, boroughs and what ever other CF on top. Worse...main highways (not freeways) are typical fed-aid highways because few municipalities can afford to maintain these main arterials that connect communities. So it's not unusual to have a state contract for a fed aid project go through a municipality. If it's not a fed aid street...well then it drops way down the list on maintenance but usually less traffic means less maintenance. 'Course cold weather & salt destroy roads. Then there are sewer and water districts, road districts, but I digress zzzzz.
In Rhode Island and Connecticut there is only two types of government Town (or City) and State that take care of roads, There are fire districts but these mostly but not only take care of fire protection. I do know of one fire district that also provides trash pickup and another that has dock space for boats but nothing to do with roads.