When it is reasonably necessary in the interest of public safety, the department, in respect to the state highway system, a county, in respect to its county road system, or a municipality, in respect to its municipal street system, may authorize and direct the elimination of a grade crossing by construction of an underpass or overpass or by physical removal of the grade crossing and barricading or removing the approaches thereto without construction of an underpass or overpass, provided that any grade crossing elimination shall be in accordance with this part and that no grade crossing on a county road system or municipal street system shall be eliminated by construction of an underpass or overpass upon order of the county or municipality until and unless the department shall approve the plans and specifications of the proposed construction. No grade crossing on a public road shall be permanently closed except by elimination in accordance with this part.
History. Ga. L. 1927, p. 299, § 1; Code 1933, § 95-1902; Code 1933, § 95A-1008, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1050, § 2.
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For note on the 2002 amendment of this Code section, see 19 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 213 (2002).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries
Chapter 6 - Regulation of Maintenance and Use of Public Roads Generally
§ 32-6-190. Duty to Maintain Grade Crossings
§ 32-6-192. Construction of Underpass or Overpass in Lieu of Grade Crossing
§ 32-6-193. Authority of Department, Counties, and Municipalities to Eliminate Grade Crossings
§ 32-6-193.1. Elimination of Grade Crossings by Physical Removal; Procedures
§ 32-6-194. Procedure for Grade Crossing Elimination
§ 32-6-195. Division of Costs of Grade Crossing Elimination Projects
§ 32-6-197. Responsibility for Maintenance of Overpasses and Underpasses
§ 32-6-198. Agreements as to Grade Crossing Elimination
§ 32-6-199. Improvement of Existing Underpass or Overpass
§ 32-6-201. Regulation of Traffic When Necessary to Perform Maintenance