{"data":{"id":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-5529","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"73 Pa.C.S. § 5529","heading":"Railroad crossings.","body":"(a) Rail crossings above and below.--Every township 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.--New construction of a street crossing a railroad or the vacation of a street crossing a railroad shall be constructed or vacated only in the manner consistent with the rules and regulations and under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.\n(c) Damages.--Compensation for damages to the owners of adjacent property taken, injured or destroyed by the construction of a street crossing a railroad or the vacation of a street crossing a railroad shall be ascertained, fixed and paid under 66 Pa.C.S. Pt. I (relating to public utility code).","path":["Title 73 - TOWNSHIPS","PART II FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE","CHAPTER 55 STREETS AND HIGHWAYS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=73\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=55\u0026sctn=29\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-06-23 (Statute Update stamp, 73 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:38Z","sha256":"2892b4537f5327189034b23f595808e93e1aa77833d5e20e83335659b9c17133","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-5528","next":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-5530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}