Tennessee § 65-11-107 - Elimination of grade crossings over public highways.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 65-11-107 — Elimination of grade crossings over public highways., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-11-107. Elimination of grade crossings over public highways.
The department of transportation through its commissioner or the commissioner's designee has the power to eliminate grade crossings of any railroad or interurban railway track on any of the main traveled roads designated by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee as included in the general highway plan of the state, whenever, in the discretion of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, the elimination of any such grade crossing is necessary for the protection of persons traveling on any such highway or any such railroad. Acts 1921, ch. 132, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1582a2; mod. Code 1932, § 2638; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-1107. Law Reviews. Torts — Intervening Cause — Pedestrian Injured by Motorist on Narrow Railroad Bridge, 27 Tenn. L. Rev. 629 (1960).
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Section 65-11-107 ("Elimination of grade crossings over public highways.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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