§ 350. Pending actions or proceedings. This chapter shall not affect
pending actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, pertaining to the
construction, improvement, maintenance, supervision or control of
highways and bridges, brought by or against the commissioner of
transportation, or county engineer or a county superintendent of
highways, or a town superintendent of highways, under the provisions of
any statute hereby repealed, but the same may be prosecuted or defended
in the same manner by the department of transportation or by the officer
having jurisdiction in respect thereto. Any investigation, examination
or proceeding undertaken, commenced or instituted by the commissioner of
transportation, county engineer, county superintendent of highways, or
town superintendent of highways or either of them relating to highways
or bridges may be conducted or continued to a final determination by the
proper officer hereunder, in the same manner, and under the same terms
and conditions, and with the same effect as though this chapter had not
been passed.