60-4-110. Highway crossing railroad, canal, or ditch. (1) Whenever any commission-designated highway system or state highway is laid out on public lands across any railroad, canal, or ditch, the owners or users thereof must, at their expense, prepare the railroad, canal, or ditch so that the highway may cross it without damage or delay.
(2) When the right to cross is obtained through the judgment of any court, no damages may be awarded.
History: En. Sec. 8-118, Ch. 197, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 32-3918; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 299, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 60. Highways and Transportation
Chapter 4. Acquisition and Disposition of Property
Part 1. Acquisition of Property
60-4-101. Rights acquired by public in highway
60-4-102. General power of department to acquire interests in property
60-4-103. Purposes for which property acquired
60-4-104. Exercise of right of eminent domain -- presumption
60-4-105. Acquisition of whole parcel -- sale of excess
60-4-106. Power to acquire for future
60-4-107. Road-building materials
60-4-108. No compensation in certain cases -- exceptions
60-4-109. Irrigable lands rendered unusable -- unpaid construction costs
60-4-110. Highway crossing railroad, canal, or ditch
60-4-111. Acquisition of property for controlled-access facility