North Dakota § 24-09-01.1 Standard railroad crossing warning systems - Survey for additional warning systems

North Dakota Statutes

§ 24-09-01.1 — Standard railroad crossing warning systems - Survey for additional warning systems

North Dakota § 24-09-01.1

Title 24Highways, Bridges, and Ferries

Ch. 24-09Railroad Crossings

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warning systems.
The standard warning system at each public highway-railroad grade crossing must be
railroad crossbucks and advance warning signs designed and located pursuant to section
39-13-07. These signing requirements and standards must be deemed adequate and
appropriate for warning of the existence and nature of each railroad crossing for all purposes
whatsoever. However, because of the availability of substantial federal funds, and for the
purpose of promoting the additional safety and general welfare of the motoring public, and
railroad employees, and to secure the practical and orderly development of additional warning
systems beyond the standards herein, and to enable the various jurisdictional authorities to
implement existing statutes authorizing the determination of need and 

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warning systems.
The standard warning system at each public highway-railroad grade crossing must be
railroad crossbucks and advance warning signs designed and located pursuant to section
39-13-07. These signing requirements and standards must be deemed adequate and
appropriate for warning of the existence and nature of each railroad crossing for all purposes
whatsoever. However, because of the availability of substantial federal funds, and for the
purpose of promoting the additional safety and general welfare of the motoring public, and
railroad employees, and to secure the practical and orderly development of additional warning
systems beyond the standards herein, and to enable the various jurisdictional authorities to
implement existing statutes authorizing the determination of need and selection of additional
warning systems, and within the practical limitations of time and available public funds, the
department shall conduct and systematically maintain a survey of all streets and highways as
required by the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1973, to identify those railroad crossings which
may need additional warning systems beyond the standard crossbucks and advance warning
signs. To implement such survey and to make the determination of need and selection of
additional warning systems, the department may screen, rate, and prioritize said crossings for
additional warning systems and establish an installation program. In order to foster additional
warning systems beyond the standards herein or improvements thereto, where such additional
warnings or improvements thereto are deemed necessary by any jurisdictional authority either
under this statute or any other statutes, neither the actions, proceedings, findings, or orders of
any jurisdictional authority, nor the actions of the railroad regarding such additional warning or
improvements thereto, prior to installation and operation thereof, are admissible in evidence in
any civil action for personal injury, death, or damage to property arising out of a public
highway-railroad crossing accident.