Georgia § 32-6-193 - Authority of department, counties, and municipalities to eliminate grade crossings.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 32-6-193 — Authority of department, counties, and municipalities to eliminate grade crossings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-6-193. Authority of department, counties, and municipalities to eliminate grade crossings.
When it is reasonably necessary in the interest of public safety, the department, in respect to the state highway system, a county, in respect to its county road system, or a municipality, in respect to its municipal street system, may authorize and direct the elimination of a grade crossing by construction of an underpass or overpass or by physical removal of the grade crossing and barricading or removing the approaches thereto without construction of an underpass or overpass, provided that any grade crossing elimination shall be in accordance with this part and that no grade crossing on a county road system or municipal street system shall be eliminated by construction of an underpass or overpass upon order of the county or municipality until and unless the department shall approve the plans and specifications of the proposed construction. No grade crossing on a public road shall be permanently closed except by elimination in accordance with this part. (Ga. L. 1927, p. 299, § 1; Code 1933, § 95-1902; Code 1933, § 95A-1008, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1050, § 2.) Law reviews. - For note on the 2002 amendment of this Code section, see 19 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 213 (2002).
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Section 32-6-193 ("Authority of department, counties, and municipalities to eliminate grade crossings.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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