36Maintenance responsibilities at railway crossings – public roads

36 Maintenance responsibilities at railway crossings – public roads

(1)  Where a railway track intersects a public road by way of a level crossing –

(a) the Rail Infrastructure Owner must, at its cost –

(i) maintain the rail infrastructure; and

(ii) maintain, to the requisite standard, the road surface (and, if applicable, the footpath surface) –

(A) between the rails; and

(B) on either side of the outermost rails, to a distance of 0.6 metres; and

(b) the responsible road authority must, at its cost, maintain the road infrastructure on either side of the railway track to within 0.6 metres of the outermost rails (regardless of whether that part of road infrastructure impinges on the rail network).

(2)  Where a railway track crosses over a public road by way of a bridge or other elevated structure –

(a) the Rail Infrastructure Owner must, at its cost, maintain the rail infrastructure and the bridge or other elevated structure; and

(b) the responsible road authority must, at its cost, maintain the road infrastructure.

(3)  Where a public road crosses over a railway track by way of a bridge or other elevated structure –

(a) the responsible road authority must at its cost, maintain the road infrastructure and the bridge or other elevated structure; and

(b) the Rail Infrastructure Owner must at its cost, maintain the rail infrastructure.