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Title
05
:
Aeronautics and Surface Transportation Generally
Chapter
070
:
GRADE CROSSINGS
§
3785. Alterations, crossings; order by transportation board
When the
transportation board, in the absence of any application therefor, is of the
opinion that the public safety requires an alteration in any highway crossed at
grade by a railroad, or by railroads belonging to or operated by more than one
corporation, or an alteration in lands or buildings thereon adjoining or near
such highway at or near such crossing in order to afford proper view from the
approaches to such crossing, in each direction, of the track or tracks of such
railroad or railroads, after hearing had on notice of not less than ten days to
the corporation or corporations owning or operating such railroad or railroads,
to the selectboard of the town within which such highway is situated, to the
owners of the land adjoining such crossing and the owners of such land or
buildings thereon adjoining, or near such highway as may be required for or
materially affected by a proposed alteration, and to the attorney general, who,
by himself or herself or through the state's attorney of the county in which
such crossing is located shall represent the interests of the state, it may
order such alterations in such highway, and the removal of such obstructions to
the view in each direction of the tracks of such railroads, as it deems best,
and shall determine and direct by whom, at whose expense and within what time
such alterations and removals shall be made. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj.
Sess.), 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 64.)