{"data":{"id":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-12950","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"11 Pa.C.S. § 12950","heading":"Grade crossing.","body":"(a) Railroad crossings.--A city constructing a street across a railroad shall construct the street above or below the grade of the railroad, unless permitted by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to construct the street at grade.\n(b) New construction.--Any new construction of a street crossing a railroad or any vacation of any street crossing a railroad shall be constructed or vacated only in a manner consistent with the rules and regulations and under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.\n(c) Compensation to owners.--The compensation for damages to the owners of adjacent property taken, injured or destroyed by the construction of a street crossing a railroad or any vacation of any street crossing a railroad shall be ascertained, fixed and paid according to 66 Pa.C.S. Pt. I (relating to public utility code).","path":["Title 11 - CITIES","PART V THIRD CLASS CITIES","CHAPTER 129 STREETS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=11\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=129\u0026sctn=50\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2025-03-10 (Statute Update stamp, 11 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:53Z","sha256":"25c2397450819fad18bcb7a35a6e9c1168b7c91535d95aa27d293eafd65ffcdd","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-12939","next":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-12955"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}