Ark. Code Ann. § 23-12-1002: Jurisdiction

The State Highway Commission administers the railroad crossing safety program in Arkansas and has heretofore been designated by the General Assembly as the sole public body to deal with and has been given exclusive jurisdiction concerning the location, construction, improvement, and protection of railroad crossings in Arkansas. It is in the public's interest and safety that uniformity be established in other matters pertaining to the maintenance of railroad crossings and the operation and movement of trains in this state.