Utah Code 72-7-602. Regulation of highway-railroad grade crossings
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Renumbered 3/31/2024
72-7-602. Regulation of highway-railroad grade crossings.
(1) | A railroad entity may not construct a new highway-railroad grade crossing without first obtaining written authorization from the department. |
(a) | an intersection where a railroad track crosses a highway at the same level; or |
(b) | an intersection where the railroad track of a railroad entity crosses the railroad track of another railroad entity at the same level. See Utah Code 72-7-601 | ||||||||
(2) | Subject to Subsection (4), the department may:
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(5) | A railroad entity affected by a new or improved highway-railroad grade crossing may not require up-front payment of costs as a condition for the railroad entity’s review, approval, or inspection of a new or improved highway-railroad grade crossing. |
(6) | If the department determines that public convenience and necessity demand the establishment, creation, or construction of a crossing of a street or highway over, under, or upon the tracks or lines of any public utility, the department may by order, decision, rule, or decree require the establishment, construction, or creation of such crossing, and such crossing shall thereupon become a public highway and crossing. |
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Enacted by Chapter 66, 2023 General Session