§ 5532. Boundary streets.
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§ 5532. Boundary streets.
(a)Boundary streets.-- When a street, other than a State or county road, is created or located along, on or over boundaries between a township and any other municipal corporation, the creation, location, construction, maintenance and repair of the street shall be the joint responsibility of the township and the municipal corporation with which the common boundary is shared.
(b)Board agreements.-- The board of commissioners may make agreements with the governing body of the municipal corporation with which the common boundary is shared to provide for the apportionment of the cost of construction, maintenance and repair of boundary streets.
(c)Court determination.-- If an amicable agreement on the proportionate share of costs of construction, maintenance and repair of boundary streets cannot be executed, the board of commissioners or the governing body of the other municipal corporation involved may petition the court of common pleas of the county for a determination of the rights and responsibilities of the respective municipal corporations involved.
(d)Court order.-- The court, after hearing of which notice shall be given to all parties interested as the court may direct, shall make an order directing the manner of the opening and maintenance and the division of the costs between the township and the other municipal corporation.
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