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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 114<\/a> and 157<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1476553,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370340,"identifier":"56-365.1","token":"56\/13\/3\/56-365.1","url":"\/56-365.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-365.1\/","token":"56\/13\/3\/56-365.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Closing and or consolidation of grade crossings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-365.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever the public safety requires that an existing crossing of a railroad<\/span> by a public highway<\/span> at grade be eliminated or that multiple grade crossings be consolidated, either the public road authority or the affected railroad<\/span> may petition<\/span> the Commonwealth Transportation Board to provide funding for and to require the elimination of the existing grade crossing as a condition of participating in the funding. Upon a finding<\/span> that the public safety requires elimination of the existing grade crossing, and the Commonwealth Transportation Board funds are available for the improvement, the Commonwealth Transportation Board may order<\/span> the elimination of the crossing or the consolidation<\/span> of multiple grade crossings. The affected railroad<\/span> may contribute to the cost of eliminating or consolidating grade crossings. The Commonwealth may apply for, receive, and contribute any available federal or other funds for the elimination or consolidation<\/span> of grade crossings.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLOSING AND OR CONSOLIDATION OF GRADE CROSSINGS (\u00a7 56-365.1)\n\nWhenever the public safety requires that an existing crossing of a railroad by a\npublic highway at grade be eliminated or that multiple grade crossings be\nconsolidated, either the public road authority or the affected railroad may\npetition the Commonwealth Transportation Board to provide funding for and to\nrequire the elimination of the existing grade crossing as a condition of\nparticipating in the funding. Upon a finding that the public safety requires\nelimination of the existing grade crossing, and the Commonwealth Transportation\nBoard funds are available for the improvement, the Commonwealth Transportation\nBoard may order the elimination of the crossing or the consolidation of multiple\ngrade crossings. The affected railroad may contribute to the cost of eliminating\nor consolidating grade crossings. The Commonwealth may apply for, receive, and\ncontribute any available federal or other funds for the elimination or\nconsolidation of grade crossings.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, cc. 114, 157.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}