Section 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  any  statute hereby repealed, but the same may be prosecuted or defended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.