Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4957 | Elimination of Crossings
Section 4957.01 | Alteration or Elimination of Grade or Other Crossings.

Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If the legislative authority of a municipal corporation in which a railroad and a street or other public highway cross each other at a grade or otherwise, or the board of county commissioners of a county in which a railroad and a public road or highway cross each other at grade, and the board of directors of the railroad company are of the opinion that the security and convenience of the public require alterations in such crossing, the approaches to such crossing, the location of the railroad or public way, or the grades thereof, so as to avoid a crossing at grade, or that such crossing should be discontinued with or without building a new way in substitution for it, and if they agree as to the alterations they may be made as provided in sections 4957.02 to 4957.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The board of county commissioners of a county has the same powers with respect to that part of a state, county, or township road which lies within the limits of a municipal corporation as are conferred upon municipal corporations to alter, or require to be altered, any railroad crossings, or to require any improvement in connection with them to be made, and to apportion the cost thereof between the county and such railroad as is provided in sections 4957.10 to 4957.26, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

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Title 49 | Public Utilities

Chapter 4957 | Elimination of Crossings

Section 4957.01 | Alteration or Elimination of Grade or Other Crossings.

Section 4957.02 | Resolution to Alter or Abolish.

Section 4957.03 | Ordinance or Resolution to Proceed With Improvement.

Section 4957.04 | Acquiring Necessary Property - Sale to Railroad Company.

Section 4957.05 | Apportionment of Cost.

Section 4957.06 | Cost of Maintenance of Bridge Borne by County or State.

Section 4957.07 | Assessment and Determination of Damages.

Section 4957.08 | Company Failing to Comply With Agreement.

Section 4957.09 | Grade Crossing on County Line Road.

Section 4957.10 | Powers as to Grades Above or Below Railroad Tracks.

Section 4957.11 | Changes in Location of Public Ways.

Section 4957.12 | Preparation of Plans and Specifications.

Section 4957.13 | Court to Determine Manner of Improvement.

Section 4957.14 | Petition to Court.

Section 4957.15 | Procedure.

Section 4957.16 | Order of the Court.

Section 4957.17 | Writ of Mandamus.

Section 4957.18 | Apportionment of Cost Between Municipal Corporation and Railroad.

Section 4957.19 | Payment of Railroad Company's Proportion of Cost.

Section 4957.20 | Notice of Intention to Make Improvement.

Section 4957.21 | Claims for Damages and Judicial Inquiry.

Section 4957.22 | Height of Viaduct.

Section 4957.23 | Acquiring Land for Erection of Piers and Supports.

Section 4957.24 | Cost of Maintenance.

Section 4957.25 | Street Railway Company to Share Expense.

Section 4957.26 | Repairs.

Section 4957.27 | Crossings Above or Below Grade.

Section 4957.28 | Railroad Crossings.

Section 4957.29 | Highway Crossings.

Section 4957.30 | Petition for Grade Crossings.

Section 4957.31 | Contents of Petition.

Section 4957.32 | Appeals.

Section 4957.33 | Additional Tracks and Switches.

Section 4957.34 | Plans and Specifications to Be Filed With Commission.

Section 4957.35 | Height of Structures Over Railroads.

Section 4957.36 | Exceptions.

Section 4957.37 | Costs.

Section 4957.38 | Injunction.