In situations in which a governmental authority or agency holds only an easement for use as a right-of-way over land on which is constructed a highway, street, road, alley or bridge:
1. The governmental authority or agency shall possess for and on behalf of the public the right to use such easement for highway, street, road, alley or bridge purposes with full, free and unobstructed passage over such improvement as well as the right to construct, maintain, repair, alter and remove such improvement, subject to all other laws pertaining thereto; and
2. In addition thereto, the governmental authority and agency shall possess for and on behalf of the public the right to make full use of the airspace over, under or upon said right-of-way, provided that the residual right, title, interest and estate of the owner or owners of the fee in and to the land on which said improvement exists shall not in any way be encumbered, limited or additionally burdened without just compensation being paid to such owner or owners and with the determination of such just compensation to be made in the manner provided by law for additional takings under the power of eminent domain.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 199, § 13, eff. Oct. 1, 1973.
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