§ 39-8-3. Consent to establishment of grade crossing.
No railroad corporation shall lay out or build its road or lay its tracks across any railroad, street, highway, turnpike, or traveled way at grade, and no street, highway, turnpike, or road shall be laid out or built across any railroad track at grade, except by the consent of the commission thereto; provided, that if the commission shall consent or refuse to consent to any crossing at grade, the corporation or any party aggrieved by the consent or refusal may petition the supreme court for relief in accordance with chapter 5 of this title, and the decision of the court shall be final.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 187, § 45; P.L. 1899, ch. 658, § 1; C.P.A. 1905, § 1226; G.L. 1909, ch. 215, § 49; G.L. 1923, ch. 251, § 40; G.L. 1938, ch. 124, § 40; G.L. 1956, § 39-8-3; P.L. 1973, ch. 199, § 6; P.L. 1984, ch. 81, § 14.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 39-8 - Railroad Crossings
Section 39-8-1. - Surfacing of highways crossed at grade.
Section 39-8-1.1. - Commission control of grade crossings.
Section 39-8-1.2. - Definitions.
Section 39-8-1.3. - Authorization for private crossing.
Section 39-8-1.4. - Barricading of crossings.
Section 39-8-2. - Raising or lowering of highway to eliminate grade crossing.
Section 39-8-3. - Consent to establishment of grade crossing.
Section 39-8-4. - Obstruction of highway crossings.
Section 39-8-5. - Railroads on highways subject to prescribed terms.
Section 39-8-6. - Operation of grade crossings of railroads.
Section 39-8-7. - Town or city regulation of speed and manner of operation.
Section 39-8-8. - Maintenance of highways occupied by rails.
Section 39-8-9. - Order to maintain flagperson or precautionary appliance at grade crossing.
Section 39-8-10. - Failure to maintain flagperson or precautionary appliances.
Section 39-8-11. - Order to maintain electric signals at crossing.
Section 39-8-12. - Municipal order to maintain crossing gates or fence.
Section 39-8-13. - Erection of warning signs along highway.
Section 39-8-14. - Warning bells.
Section 39-8-15. - Failure to erect signs or ring bell.
Section 39-8-16. - Closing of gates at private way.