New York § 210 - 210New streets across other than steam surface railroads
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 210 — 210New streets across other than steam surface railroads, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 210. 210New streets across other than steam surface railroads
§ 210. New streets across other than steam surface railroads. 1. When a new street, avenue, highway or road or new portion or additional width of a street, avenue, highway or road, or a state or county highway or county road deviating from the line of an existing highway or road, shall hereafter be constructed across any railroad, other than steam surface railroads, such street, avenue, highway or road, or new portion or additional width shall pass over or under such railroad or at grade, as the commissioner of transportation shall determine. The proceedings for the opening of the same shall be in all things the same as provided by section ninety of this chapter for the opening of new streets, avenues or roads across steam surface railroads and the commissioner of transportation shall have the same powers and duties in determining the application, with like effect, as though the application were for a new street across a steam surface railroad, and the provisions of such section, so far as applicable, shall apply to applications made pursuant to the provisions of this section. 2. Performance of work; division of expense; accountings. Whenever under the provisions of this chapter a determination is made, the work shall be done, the expense shall be divided, and accountings shall be had in accordance with the provisions of section ninety-four of this chapter.
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Section 210 ("210New streets across other than steam surface railroads") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. 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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