Establishes a fund for grants to cities and counties to build overpasses and underpasses over railway tracks.
The bill creates a railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, managed by the Department of Transportation. This fund will receive appropriations to provide grants to cities and counties for constructing highway overpasses and underpasses across railway tracks. The Department of Transportation must approve the specifications for these structures and determine their necessity for public safety and convenience. Cities are required to cover half of the maintenance costs, with the option to allocate these costs among railway companies.
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