{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-177.130","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 177.130","heading":"Hearing -- Order -- Plans, specifications, and estimates of cost.","body":"If the department finds that a crossing proposed for vacation should be replaced with\nanother grade crossing or a grade separation, it shall give at least ten (10) days' notice by\ncertified mail, return receipt requested, to the railroad company and to the  chief executive\nofficer of the affected unit of local government of a public hearing to be held at a time\nand place stated in the notice. At the public hearing, the department shall consider\nwhether or not the proposed grade separation or substitute cross ing is reasonably\nnecessary and the most advantageous method of enhancing the public convenience and\nnecessity. If the department finds that the grade separation or substitute crossing is\nreasonably necessary, it shall make an order to that effect and furn ish a copy thereof by\ncertified mail, return receipt requested, to the railroad company and to the chief executive\nofficer of the affected unit of local government. The order shall specify the location of the\ncrossing to be substituted and whether it shall  pass over or under the railroad tracks or\nintersect them at grade, the width of the crossing, and the angle at which the crossing\nshall meet and converge into the roadbed on either side of the railroad tracks. The order\nmay direct the railroad company to prepare plans, specifications, and estimates of cost for\nthe grade separation or substitute crossing in accordance with the general plan prescribed\nby the order. The order may provide that the plans, specifications, and estimates of cost\nshall be prepared by the department.","path":["KRS Chapter 177"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=5286","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:28Z","sha256":"ed4eee0d1ee863ca6900eab723a3339c34755c48e7d4fba2b1608e3247bdffed","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-177.120","next":"us-ky/krs-177.140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}