Indiana § 8-23-5-3 Construction of railroad viaducts

Indiana Statutes

§ 8-23-5-3 — Construction of railroad viaducts

Indiana·Art. 23 INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF·Ch. 5 State Highways

(a)The department may construct a viaduct where a railroad yard and tracks adjacent to a railroad yard intersect the direct route of a through street in a city or town that directly connects with a state highway designated as a principal arterial highway if the owner of the railroad yard or tracks agrees to grant an easement to build a viaduct. The easement shall be granted without compensation or damages allowed to the owner of the railroad yard or tracks.

(b)A viaduct authorized under subsection (a) shall be constructed according to plans and specifications adopted by the department in the same manner as state highways are constructed. The department may contract with the owner of the railroad yard or tracks to have the viaduct built by the owner of the railroad yard or tracks.

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(a) The department may construct a viaduct
where a railroad yard and tracks adjacent to a railroad yard intersect the
direct route of a through street in a city or town that directly connects
with a state highway designated as a principal arterial highway if the
owner of the railroad yard or tracks agrees to grant an easement to
build a viaduct. The easement shall be granted without compensation
or damages allowed to the owner of the railroad yard or tracks.
(b) A viaduct authorized under subsection (a) shall be constructed
according to plans and specifications adopted by the department in the
same manner as state highways are constructed. The department may
contract with the owner of the railroad yard or tracks to have the
viaduct built by the owner of the railroad yard or tracks.

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