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 gradecrossing is abandoned or unused after receiving a request for thedetermination from:
        (1) the railroad; or
        (2) the state highway district or local road authority that hasjurisdiction 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 unusedrailroad 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 crossingdesignated under section 2 of this chapter must be marked with signsreading "tracks out of service". The signs must:
        (1) be posted and maintained by the department or the localroad authority having jurisdiction over the roadway; and
        (2) be in conformance with the Indiana Manual on UniformTraffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways as adoptedunder 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 localroad authority having jurisdiction over a roadway with written noticeat least thirty (30) days prior to resuming operation over anabandoned or unused railroad crossing. The notice must include arequest that the signs posted under section 3 of this chapter beremoved from the crossing.
    (b) After removal of the signs under subsection (a), the railroadshall mark the railroad grade crossing for six (6) months with signsreading "train traffic resumed -- tracks in service".
As added by P.L.87-2003, SEC.1.