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This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 175 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. Unfortunately, the 1968 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1996, chapters 114<\/a> and 157<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1476623,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370360,"identifier":"56-405.1","token":"56\/13\/6\/56-405.1","url":"\/56-405.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-405.1\/","token":"56\/13\/6\/56-405.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Agreements with Commissioner of Highways or public road authority representative for maintenance and repair of public grade crossings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-405.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> or representative of the appropriate public road authority determines that it is in the best interest of the public to assist a railroad in its grade crossing maintenance and repair activities, he is authorized to enter into an agreement with the railroad company<\/span> for the repair or maintenance of any crossing of a railroad and a public highway<\/span> or for the sale of materials<\/span> to the railroad company<\/span> for the repair and maintenance of any such crossing. Any such agreement shall provide for the railroad company<\/span> to bear the cost of the repair or maintenance or material<\/span> furnished and such other conditions as the Commissioner of Highways<\/span> or representative of the appropriate public road authority deems necessary or advisable to protect the interest of the public.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAGREEMENTS WITH COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS OR PUBLIC ROAD AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVE\nFOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF PUBLIC GRADE CROSSINGS (\u00a7 56-405.1)\n\nWhenever the Commissioner of Highways or representative of the appropriate\npublic road authority determines that it is in the best interest of the public\nto assist a railroad in its grade crossing maintenance and repair activities, he\nis authorized to enter into an agreement with the railroad company for the\nrepair or maintenance of any crossing of a railroad and a public highway or for\nthe sale of materials to the railroad company for the repair and maintenance of\nany such crossing. Any such agreement shall provide for the railroad company to\nbear the cost of the repair or maintenance or material furnished and such other\nconditions as the Commissioner of Highways or representative of the appropriate\npublic road authority deems necessary or advisable to protect the interest of\nthe public.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 175; 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"}}