Any judgment, decision, or order of the department upon any question involving the advisability or necessity of eliminating any grade crossing, of installing any protective device, of improving any grade crossing structure, or involving any other question concerning the public roads arising under this part shall be subject to judicial review in such manner as is provided by law for judicial review of contested cases under Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” Pending the final determination of any judicial proceedings so instituted, the department, without prejudice to it or the railroad involved and at its own risk, may proceed with the work involved in such litigation, subject to final judgment of the court as to all questions involved in such litigation.
History. Ga. L. 1927, p. 299, § 11; Code 1933, § 95-1911; Code 1933, § 95A-1018, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1050, § 6.
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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