CHAPTER 15. ABANDONED AND UNUSED CROSSINGS

IC 8-6-15
     Chapter 15. Abandoned and Unused Crossings

IC 8-6-15-1
Requests to determine abandoned or unused crossings
    
Sec. 1. The department shall determine whether a railroad grade crossing is abandoned or unused after receiving a request for the determination from:
        (1) the railroad; or
        (2) the state highway district or local road authority that has jurisdiction over the roadway.
As added by P.L.87-2003, SEC.1.

IC 8-6-15-2
Designation of abandoned or unused crossings
    
Sec. 2. The department shall designate an abandoned or unused railroad grade crossing as abandoned or unused.
As added by P.L.87-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.35.

IC 8-6-15-3
Marking of designated crossings
    
Sec. 3. An abandoned or unused railroad grade crossing designated under section 2 of this chapter must be marked with signs reading "tracks out of service". The signs must:
        (1) be posted and maintained by the department or the local road authority having jurisdiction over the roadway; and
        (2) be in conformance with the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways as adopted under IC 9-21-2-1.
As added by P.L.87-2003, SEC.1.

IC 8-6-15-4
Notice of intent to resume operations; marking
    
Sec. 4. (a) The railroad shall provide the department and the local road authority having jurisdiction over a roadway with written notice at least thirty (30) days prior to resuming operation over an abandoned or unused railroad crossing. The notice must include a request that the signs posted under section 3 of this chapter be removed from the crossing.
    (b) After removal of the signs under subsection (a), the railroad shall mark the railroad grade crossing for six (6) months with signs reading "train traffic resumed -- tracks in service".
As added by P.L.87-2003, SEC.1.