2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 277 RAILROADS -- ORGANIZATION AND OPERATING REGULATIONS 277.170 Flagman or gate at crossing of railroad with highway.
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277.170 Flagman or gate at crossing of railroad with highway.
If the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet determines it is in the public interest for a gate to
be erected or maintained or a flagman stationed at any highway crossing within one mile
of the corporate limits of any city, the cabinet shall give the superintendent or manager of
the railroad written notice that a gate or flagman is required. If a gate is required, the
notice shall prescribe the time within which the gate shall be erected, the character of gate
required, and shall designate the hours during which a man shall be kept in charge of the
gate. If a flagman is required, the notice shall designate the hours during which he shall
be kept at the crossing. The railroad company shall comply with the provisions of the
notice. The cabinet may authorize the discontinuance of the gate or flagman whenever, in
its judgment, the public interest no longer requires it.
Effective: December 1, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 12, effective December 1, 2000. -Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat.
sec. 774.
Legislative Research Commission Note (12/1/2000). The contingency on the
effectiveness of this statute set by 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 18, was met, the voters
of the Commonwealth having ratified at the general election on November 7, 2000, a
constitutional amendment (see 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 399) abolishing the Railroad
Commission.
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