Maryland · Maryland Code — Transportation Article
Md. Code, Transp. § 8-640: (a) At each grade crossing of a highway and a railroad, the railroad shall: - 415 - (1) Keep its roadbed and the highway in proper repair so as to provide absolutely safe and easy approach to and crossing of the tracks; or (2) Subject to approval by the Administration, construct a railroad grade sep
What this law says, in plain English
Railroads must maintain safe highway-railroad crossings or build grade separations. The Administration can require, perform, or relocate crossings and collect costs from non-compliant railroads.
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