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§ 3783. Alteration, petition for; hearings

§ 3783. Alteration, petition for; hearings The selectboard of a town within which a public highway crosses or is crossed by a railroad, or the general manager or attorney of a railroad corporation whose road crosses or is crossed by a public highway, may bring their petition in writing to the Transportation Board alleging that […]

§ 3784. Grade crossings, alteration, expense apportionment

§ 3784. Grade crossings, alteration, expense apportionment The Board shall direct that the expense of any alterations, changes, or removals, referred to in sections 3783 and 3785 of this title, including the damages to any person whose land is taken, and the special damages which the owner of land adjoining the public highway shall sustain […]

§ 3785. Alterations, crossings; order by Transportation Board

§ 3785. Alterations, crossings; order by Transportation Board When the Transportation Board, in the absence of any application, is of the opinion that the public safety requires an alteration in any highway crossed at grade by a railroad, or by railroads belonging to or operated by more than one corporation, or an alteration in lands […]

§ 3786. Tracks of more than one railroad

§ 3786. Tracks of more than one railroad When, upon an application or petition brought under the provisions of section 3783 of this title, the Board finds that a public highway crosses or is crossed by the tracks of more than one railroad and the tracks of such railroads are so near together that public […]

§ 3787. Taking of land, proceedings

§ 3787. Taking of land, proceedings When a railroad corporation, a town, or any other party is ordered to do the requisite work in the alteration, changes, or removals at a railroad-highway crossing, or on lands or obstructions to the view near such crossing and it is necessary to take land to carry out such […]

§ 3788. Orders of Board; judicial review

§ 3788. Orders of Board; judicial review The order of the Board relating to any matter upon which it may act under the authority of this chapter shall be communicated in writing to the petitioners and to all persons to whom notice of the hearing on such petition was given. Any person aggrieved by such […]

§ 3789. Record of changes

§ 3789. Record of changes The Transportation Board shall cause all orders made by it under the provisions of this chapter directing the alteration or relocation of a public highway to be recorded in the office of the town clerk where such public highway so altered or relocated is situated before such highway shall be […]

§ 3790. Agency approval

§ 3790. Agency approval Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter allocating certain costs to the State or permitting the Transportation Board to make such allocations, no claim for reimbursement of the State’s share of any work may be asserted against the State unless the Secretary of Transportation, prior to commencement of the work for which […]