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Committee backs bill letting DOT mark low‑use spur crossings as exempt from required stops
Summary
The House Transportation Committee voted to give Senate Bill 2061 a do‑pass recommendation after hearing from the North Dakota Department of Transportation on letting the DOT designate certain industrial or spur rail crossings as "exempt," aligning state law with federal regulations and aiming to reduce rear‑end collisions on busy highways.
The House Transportation Committee voted to give Senate Bill 2061 a do‑pass recommendation after hearing testimony that the change would allow the North Dakota Department of Transportation to designate some industrial and spur rail crossings as "exempt," meaning certain vehicles would no longer be required by state law to stop at those crossings.
Chad Orin, deputy director of planning for the North Dakota Department of Transportation, told the committee that current state law limits exempt crossing designations to abandoned…
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