Georgia § 32-6-190 - Duty to maintain grade crossings.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 32-6-190 — Duty to maintain grade crossings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-6-190. Duty to maintain grade crossings.
Any railroad whose track or tracks cross a public road at grade shall have a duty to maintain such grade crossings in such condition as to permit the safe and reasonable passage of public traffic. Such duty of maintenance shall include that portion of the public road lying between the track or tracks and for two feet beyond the ends of the crossties on each side and extending four feet beyond the traveled way or flush with the edge of a paved shoulder, whichever is greater, of such crossing. (Code 1933, § 95A-1006, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1050, § 1.) Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Criteria for elimination of highway-rail grade crossings, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, State Department of Transportation, Chapter 672-16. Law reviews. - For note on the 2002 amendment of this Code section, see 19 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 213 (2002). For comment, "Commercial Transportation," see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 1087 (2018).
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