Vermont § 3581 - Warning devices and signs at grade crossings; exemption from stopping

§ 3581. Warning devices and signs at grade crossings; exemption from stopping

• (a) A railroad shall maintain railroad crossing (crossbuck) signs conforming to the Federal
  Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as amended from
  time to time, at every public highway where the same is crossed by its railroad at
  grade. (b) The Transportation Board, upon recommendation of the Agency of Transportation and
  after notice to the railroad and the person having control of the highway and an opportunity
  to be heard, may designate certain crossings as “exempt” and may impose such conditions
  as the interests of safety and the public good dictate. However, a flagperson shall
  be stationed at every crossing whenever a train is crossing a highway where an exempt
  sign is displayed. Within 90 days after such an order, the railroad in the case of
  warning devices, and the person having control of the highway in the case of advance
  warning signs, shall affix “exempt” signs in accordance with 23 V.S.A. § 1025. The petitioner shall bear the expense of the exempt sign. (c) At the request of the Agency of Transportation, the railroad, or the person having
  control of the highway, and after notice and an opportunity to be heard, the Transportation
  Board may rescind an “exempt” crossing designation. The railroad and the person having
  control of the highway shall remove the “exempt” signs as directed by the Transportation
  Board. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1967, No. 153, § 1; 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. March 1, 1973; 1985, No. 268 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1991, No. 49, § 1, eff. June 4, 1991; 1993, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 53a; 2023, No. 6, § 30, eff. July 1, 2023.)