Michigan Laws 125.4517 – Street or highway grades; conformance by company; alteration or change; consent required; manner of laying and maintaining track
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.4517
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Public street or highway: means any state trunk line highway, county road, or city or village street maintained by a road authority. See Michigan Laws 125.4507
- Road authority: means each governmental agency with jurisdiction over public streets and highways. See Michigan Laws 125.4507
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Street railway: means a nonprofit corporation organized under this part for the purpose of operating a street railway system other than a railroad train for transporting individuals or property. See Michigan Laws 125.4507
- Street railway system: means the facilities, equipment, and personnel required to provide and maintain a public transportation system operated on rails at grade or above or below ground within a city, village, or township utilizing streetcars, trolleys, light rail vehicles, or trams for the transportation of individuals or property. See Michigan Laws 125.4507
(1) In constructing a street railway system, a street railway shall conform to grades established by a road authority for a public street or highway traversed by the street railway.
(2) A street railway shall not alter or change the grade or line of any public street or highway, without the consent of the road authority with public jurisdiction over the public street or highway.
(3) A street railway shall lay and maintain the track of a street railway system in a manner and with the type of track to keep the track and the pavement of the public street or highway adjacent to the track in a state of condition and repair as prescribed by the road authority with jurisdiction over the public street or highway.