KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

66-227. Crossings.

66-227

Chapter 66.--PUBLIC UTILITIES Article 2.--DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF RAILROAD COMPANIES

66-227. Crossings.It is hereby made the duty of every person or corporation owning oroperating any railroad crossed by a public highway, county highway ortownship roadto make, and keep ingood repair, good and sufficient crossings for such highway, road orstreet overtheir tracks,including all the grading, bridges, ditches and culverts withintheir right-of-way that may benecessary to make a safe crossing.The vertical profile or alignment of the centerline of the highway, road orstreet through the crossing shall comply with the American association of statehighway and transportation officials (AASHTO) design manual titled, "a policyongeometric design of highways and streets" as published and in effect on January1, 2001.

When the highway crossing the track is improved by the constructionof a hard-surfaced road, the railroad company shall pave the space betweenthe rails and for a distance of two feet on each side thereof with apavement of the same or a better type for the full width of the pavement onthe highway. On other crossings where the highway has not been improved,the planking or other material used between and for a distance of one footoutside of the rails shall be of a length to equal theroadway width measured perpendicular to the axis of the highway.Nothing in this act shall be construed torepeal anyprovision of law relating to railroad crossings on streets in cities of thefirst and second class.

History: L. 1915, ch. 280, § 1; L. 1919, ch. 242, § 1;R.S. 1923,66-227.L. 2001, ch. 15, § 1; July 1.