Massachusetts § 102 - Level grade crossing of highway
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 102 — Level grade crossing of highway, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 102. Level grade crossing of highway
Section 102. If a railroad is laid out across a public way, the county commissioners, or the department of highways in the case of a state highway, upon the application of the railroad corporation, or of the board of aldermen of the city or selectmen of the town where the crossing is situated, after notice to all persons interested and a hearing, may adjudge that public necessity requires the crossing at the same level, and may, if the department also consents in writing to such crossing at the same level, make a decree specially to authorize and require the corporation so to construct its railroad, in such manner as shall be prescribed in the decree, and the commissioners, or the department of public works in the case of a state highway, may modify such decree or may revoke it at any time before the construction of the railroad at such crossing.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 102 cover?
Section 102 ("Level grade crossing of highway") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. 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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