Ohio Code § 4957.29
Ohio Code § 4957.29. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4957.29.
Every municipal corporation or other authority building a highway across an existing
railroad shall construct it above or below the grade of such railroad, unless allowed
to build at grade as provided by sections 4957.30 to 4957.32, inclusive, of the Revised Code . The cost of such work shall be paid, unless otherwise agreed upon, eighty-five per
cent by such municipal corporation or other authority, and fifteen per cent by the
company owning the railroad. “ Railroad ” includes interurban railroads, and “ railroad company ” includes interurban railroad companies engaged in the operation of cars by electricity
or other motive power which said companies may adopt or use. The method or procedure for the construction of such highway and the manner of construction
of it shall be governed by the laws regulating the abolition of grade crossings.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4957.29
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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