Bill > H3170

This bill amends Massachusetts General Laws chapter 84, section 1, which deals with the maintenance of highways and town ways, meaning public roads. The bill's key provision is to add a new sentence stating that railroad crossings at grade, which are crossings where a road and a railroad track intersect at the same level, must be kept in a reasonable state of repair at the expense of the owner of the railroad crossing. This is in addition to the existing requirement that towns are responsible for keeping their highways and town ways in good repair for public safety and convenience.