Vermont § 3785 - Alterations, crossings; order by Transportation Board
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3785 — Alterations, crossings; order by Transportation Board, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3785. Alterations, crossings; order by Transportation Board
- When the Transportation Board, in the absence of any application, is of the opinion
that the public safety requires an alteration in any highway crossed at grade by a
railroad, or by railroads belonging to or operated by more than one corporation, or
an alteration in lands or buildings on land adjoining or near the highway at or near
such crossing in order to afford proper view from the approaches to the crossing,
in each direction, of the track or tracks of the railroad or railroads, after hearing
had on notice of not less than 10 days to the corporation or corporations owning or
operating the railroad or railroads, to the selectboard of the town within which the
highway is situated, to the owners of the land adjoining the crossing and the owners
of the land or buildings on the adjoining land, or near such highway as may be required
for or materially affected by a proposed alteration, and to the Attorney General,
who, as the Attorney General or through the State’s Attorney of the county in which
the crossing is located shall represent the interests of the State, it may order alterations
in the highway, and the removal of obstructions to the view in each direction of the
tracks of the railroads, as it deems best, and shall determine and direct by whom,
at whose expense and within what time alterations and removals shall be made. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3785 ("Alterations, crossings; order by Transportation Board") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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