sec.251Maintaining roads crossing railways

### sec.251 Maintaining roads crossing railways A railway manager for a railway must maintain— the part of the railway on a road; and the surface of a road, in a character in keeping with the road— between the rails; and outside the outermost rails to a distance of 0.6m. If a railway is built by way of a bridge or other structure over or under a road, the authority that maintained the road before the railway was built must continue to maintain the road under or over the bridge or structure. s 251 ins 1995 No. 32 s 11 amd 1997 No. 66 s 46 (sec.251-ssec.1) A railway manager for a railway must maintain— the part of the railway on a road; and the surface of a road, in a character in keeping with the road— between the rails; and outside the outermost rails to a distance of 0.6m. (sec.251-ssec.2) If a railway is built by way of a bridge or other structure over or under a road, the authority that maintained the road before the railway was built must continue to maintain the road under or over the bridge or structure. - (a) the part of the railway on a road; and - (b) the surface of a road, in a character in keeping with the road— (i) between the rails; and (ii) outside the outermost rails to a distance of 0.6m. - (i) between the rails; and - (ii) outside the outermost rails to a distance of 0.6m. - (i) between the rails; and - (ii) outside the outermost rails to a distance of 0.6m.