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§ 8-640. Maintenance and repair of railroad grade crossing or separation

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 8. Highways (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Construction and Maintenance (Refs & Annos)
Part VIII. Railroad Crossings
MD Code, Transportation, § 8-640
§ 8-640. Maintenance and repair of railroad grade crossing or separation
Currentness
Duty of railroad to maintain grade crossings of highways
(a) At each grade crossing of a highway and a railroad, the railroad shall:
(1) Keep its roadbed and the highway in proper repair so as to provide absolutely safe and easy approach to and crossing of the tracks; or
(2) Subject to approval by the Administration, construct a railroad grade separation.
Abandonment, relocation, or construction of railroad grade crossing or separation
(b)(1) The Administration may abandon, relocate, construct, or reconstruct any railroad grade crossing or railroad grade separation that is dangerous or inconvenient for public travel.
(2) If a railroad grade crossing is dangerous or inconvenient for public travel, the Administration may construct a railroad grade separation.
Terms and conditions of work
(c)(1) The Administration may require the railroad to do any of the work needed under this section, on the terms and conditions that the Administration specifies.
(2) If the railroad fails to do any work required of it under this section, the Administration may perform the work itself and collect the railroad's share of the cost from the railroad.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977.
Formerly Art. 89B, §§ 50 to 52.
MD Code, Transportation, § 8-640, MD TRANS § 8-640
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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