However, if such device shall be required as a result of a new road being constructed over an existing railroad, 100 percent of such cost shall be the responsibility of the department, county, or municipality involved; and, if such device shall be required as the result of a new railroad, 100 percent of such cost shall be the responsibility of the railroad.
History. Ga. L. 1927, p. 299, §§ 3, 7; Code 1933, §§ 95-1903, 95-1907; Code 1933, § 95-1907.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1967, p. 458, § 1; Code 1933, § 95A-1014, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 497, § 2/HB 426.
Cross references.
Further provisions regarding installation of protective devices at grade crossings, § 46-8-194 et seq.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2008, p. 497, § 1/HB 426, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The General Assembly is interested in increasing safety at railroad crossings, especially crossings used by school buses, and therefore finds that certain legislation may enhance such safety.”
Law reviews.
For comment, “Commercial Transportation,” see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 1087 (2018).
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