Sec. 13b-344. (Formerly Sec. 16-160). Signs at grade crossings. Notification of locations of railroad crossings. Local police or firemen to direct traffic at crossings with malfunctioning gates or sig
Sec. 13b-344. (Formerly Sec. 16-160). Signs at grade crossings. Notification of
locations of railroad crossings. Local police or firemen to direct traffic at crossings
with malfunctioning gates or signals. (a) Each town, city or borough shall place, inspect and maintain warning signs and pavement markings consisting of stop lines and
advance warning markings on each highway approaching a crossing at grade of such
highway and the tracks of any railroad within the respective limits of such town, city
or borough. Such signs shall be furnished by the railroad company crossing such highway. Such signs and pavement markings shall conform with the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and shall be placed in a
manner that conforms with said manual. If in the case of any such crossing it appears
that the placing of the signs prescribed by this section is impracticable or unnecessary,
the Commissioner of Transportation may release such municipality from the obligation
of placing and maintaining such signs on the highway near such crossing. The Department of Transportation shall annually notify in writing the appropriate town, city or
borough of the location of all railroad crossings within the respective limits of such town,
city or borough and the obligations of such town, city or borough under the provisions of
this subsection.
(b) Each town, city or borough, upon receipt of a report of a malfunctioning grade
crossing gate or signal shall dispatch local police or firemen to the crossing who shall,
upon consultation with the railroad company crossing such highway, either direct traffic
across the crossing or to an alternate route until such time as the railroad company
crossing such highway repairs the gate or signal or assumes responsibility for directing
traffic.
(1949 Rev., S. 5542; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 571, 610; P.A. 90-329, S. 1; P.A. 00-148, S. 12, 41; P.A.
08-101, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 75-486 substituted public utilities control "authority" for public utilities "commission", effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 substituted "commissioner of transportation" for "authority", effective January 1, 1979; in 1981
Sec. 16-160 transferred to Sec. 13b-344; P.A. 90-329 added a new Subsec. (b) requiring local police or firemen to direct
traffic at crossings at grade with malfunctioning gates or signals; P.A. 00-148 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring the
inspection of warning signs and the placement, inspection and maintenance of certain pavement markings, by replacing
requirements that signs and pavement markings conform with standards set by the American Association of State Highway
Officials and be placed in conspicuous locations with requirement that signs and pavement markings conform with the
Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, by deleting provision re petition of municipality and by adding procedure for notification to the appropriate municipality of all railroad crossings within the limits
of the municipality, and amended Subsec. (b) by requiring municipal police or firemen to consult with the railroad company
crossing the highway re a report of a malfunctioning grade crossing gate or signal, effective May 26, 2000; P.A. 08-101
amended Subsec. (a) to replace former requirements re notification to municipalities and provision of list with requirement
that Department of Transportation provide notification of crossing locations and obligations to municipalities.
Annotation to former section 16-160:
Cited. 136 C. 683.
Annotation to present section:
Cited. 33 CA 775.