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SD Codified L § 31-26-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 26 - Utility Lines Along And Across Highways|Section 31-26-22 - Electrical lines, pipelines, communication lines and other utilities--Permits--Rules--Compliance with National Electrical Safety Code establishes due care in negligence claim.

31-26-22. Electrical lines, pipelines, communication lines and other utilities--Permits--Rules--Compliance with National Electrical Safety Code establishes due care in negligence claim.The Transportation Commission may promulgate rules and the Department of Transportation may issue permits, to allow electrical lines, pipelines, communication lines and other utilities, including rural water service pipelines, whether above or below ground, to operate the facilities over, under, or along public grounds, streets, alleys and highways under its jurisdiction in this state. Any rule promulgated pursuant to this section shall set forth application and issuance of permit criteria and installation standards necessary to preserve a safe traffic environment, the appearance of the highway, and the efficiency and economy of highway maintenance and shall be promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26. Proof of compliance with the requirements of the applicable National Electrical Safety Code standard establishes due care in the defense of a negligence claim alleging a violation of that standard. Source: SL 1970, ch 166, §1; SL 1979, ch 199, §3; SL 1984, ch 207, §65; SL 1987, ch 210, §13; SL 2007, ch 261, §3.
SD Codified L § 31-26-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 26 - Utility Lines Along And Across Highways|Section 31-26-23 - Relocation or removal of electrical lines, communication lines, and pipelines--Procedural requirements.

31-26-23. Relocation or removal of electrical lines, communication lines, and pipelines--Procedural requirements.If any highway or public entity infrastructure is constructed or changed within the public right-of-way, the public entity or its representative shall notify any affected known utility that has electrical lines, communications lines, or pipelines and allow the affected utility to participate in a coordination meeting during the planning or design phase of the project, except as provided in this section. The meeting shall allow the public entity and affected known utility to discuss options to minimize construction delays, limit the impact of the construction on utility facilities, and to minimize or eliminate costs associated with any utility removal or relocation. No such option may cause the public entity to incur additional costs unless a written agreement is reached to have the affected utility pay for the additional costs incurred by the public entity.If the public entity determines that coordination meetings will not be held due to the project scope and size, the public entity shall notify any affected known utility and allow the affected utility thirty days to submit written comments on the project.After the coordination meetings or after the written comment period, the permit holder shall, upon ninety days notice in writing, remove or relocate the facilities at its own cost unless other arrangements have been mutually agreed upon in writing. If the public entity, in coordination with the utility, determines that winter weather conditions make removal or relocation impractical, the accrual of time within the ninety-day notification period shall be suspended until conditions make removal or relocation practical. If a utility's facility is discovered during construction that was not identified by the utility during the planning or design phase or during the written comment period if the public entity determines that a coordination meeting will not be held, the ninety-day notice is not required and the utility shall coordinate with the public entity to remove or relocate the facility as soon as practically possible for the project. Source: SL 1970, ch 166, §2; SL 2009, ch 148, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-26-23.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 26 - Utility Lines Along And Across Highways|Section 31-26-23.1 - Agreements with owners of utility lines and facilities for future relocation--Limitation.

31-26-23.1. Agreements with owners of utility lines and facilities for future relocation--Limitation.Notwithstanding the provisions of §31-26-23, the Department of Transportation may enter into agreements with the owners of utility lines and facilities providing for the future relocation, at the department's expense, of utility lines and facilities located within any highway right-of-way. However, the department may enter into such agreements only if existing utility lines or facilities on private property will be located within the right-of-way as the result of a highway construction project. Source: SL 2004, ch 199, §1.
SD Codified L § 31-26-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 26 - Utility Lines Along And Across Highways|Section 31-26-24 - Rural water pipelines covered by chapter.

31-26-24. Rural water pipelines covered by chapter.The terms and provisions of this chapter shall also apply to the laying and construction of rural water pipelines insofar as they may be applicable thereto. Source: SL 1977, ch 244, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-26-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 26 - Utility Lines Along And Across Highways|Section 31-26-25 - Application for construction of rural water pipeline over, across, or under public highways--Countywide authorization.

31-26-25. Application for construction of rural water pipeline over, across, or under public highways--Countywide authorization.Any person desiring to construct or lay a water pipeline over, across, or under public highways, except state trunk system highways, for the purpose of providing rural water service in the State of South Dakota shall make application to the board of county commissioners as is provided in this chapter. However, the application need not indicate the point or points to which the water pipeline is to be constructed nor the route thereof. Upon application, the board of county commissioners may grant countywide authorization for the construction of rural water service lines subject to the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1977, ch 244, §1; SL 1979, ch 199, §§1, 2.
SD Codified L § 31-26-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 26 - Utility Lines Along And Across Highways|Section 31-26-26 - Relocation of pipeline not required by highway change if owner and county board agree.

31-26-26. Relocation of pipeline not required by highway change if owner and county board agree.When any highway along or under which a rural water pipeline has been constructed shall be changed, removal, or relocation of such pipeline shall not be necessary if the owner of such pipeline and the board of county commissioners shall agree in writing that such removal or relocation is not necessary. Source: SL 1977, ch 244, §3.
SD Codified L § 31-26-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 26 - Utility Lines Along And Across Highways|Section 31-26-27 - Municipal utility lines--Provisions applicable.

31-26-27. Municipal utility lines--Provisions applicable.The terms and provisions of §§31-26-22 to 31-26-26, inclusive, apply to the laying and construction of municipal utility lines, insofar as they may be applicable. Source: SL 1981, ch 227.
SD Codified L § 31-27-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-1 - Power of Department of Transportation respecting grade crossings--Expenses of alteration or abolition of crossing.

31-27-1. Power of Department of Transportation respecting grade crossings--Expenses of alteration or abolition of crossing.The Department of Transportation may upon its own motion or upon complaint and after hearing and notice to all the parties in interest, including the owners of adjacent property and the railroad company, order any crossing now existing or hereafter constructed at grade or at the same or different levels to be relocated, altered, or abolished according to plans and specifications, terms and conditions to be prescribed by the department. The department shall determine the terms on which the separation should be made and shall allocate the expense of the alteration, or the abolition of the crossing, or the separation of the grade between the railroad companies affected or between the railroad companies and the county, municipality, or public authority at interest on the basis of the benefits received, if any, by each entity with an interest. Source: SL 1919, ch 292; SDC 1939, §28.1101; SL 1980, ch 322, §111.
SD Codified L § 31-27-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-2 - Power of Department of Transportation respecting details of grade crossing--Approval of plans and specifications--Separation of grade--Watchmen and safety systems.

31-27-2. Power of Department of Transportation respecting details of grade crossing--Approval of plans and specifications--Separation of grade--Watchmen and safety systems.The Department of Transportation may determine, order, and prescribe in accordance with the plans and specifications to be approved by it, the reasonable manner, including the particular point of crossing, at which the tracks or other facilities of any line of railroad may be constructed across the tracks or any other facilities of any other line of railroad, or of any street, or highway, at grade, or above or below grade, or at the same or different levels, or at which the tracks or other facilities of any railroad company or companies may be constructed across the track or facilities of any other railroad company, or across any public highway, street at grade, or above or below grade, or at which any public highway may be constructed across the tracks or other facilities of any railroad company at grade or above or below grade; and may determine, order, and prescribe the terms and conditions of installation and operation, maintenance, and protection of all such crossings, which may be constructed, including any watchman thereat, or the installation and regulation of lights, blocks, interlocking, or other systems, or devices of signaling, safety appliance devices, or such other means or instrumentalities as the department determines reasonable and necessary to the end, intent, and purpose that accidents may be prevented and the safety of the public promoted. Source: SL 1919, ch 292; SDC 1939, §28.1101; SL 1980, ch 322, §112.
SD Codified L § 31-27-2.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-2.1 - Railroad responsibility for crossing maintenance after abandonment of right-of-way--Transfer of responsibility.

31-27-2.1. Railroad responsibility for crossing maintenance after abandonment of right-of-way--Transfer of responsibility.The responsibility of a railroad corporation to maintain and keep in repair grade crossings as provided by law does not terminate upon the abandonment of the railroad right-of-way or a portion thereof. The responsibility continues until the highway is restored to a usable condition. The maintenance responsibility does not terminate with the disposal of the abandoned railroad right-of-way or the dissolution of the railroad corporation but passes to the transferee of the abandoned railroad right-of-way or the successors to the railroad corporation. Source: SL 1976, ch 185; SL 2010, ch 145, §129.
SD Codified L § 31-27-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-3 - Filing required for establishment of crossing--Approval.

31-27-3. Filing required for establishment of crossing--Approval.No crossings at, above, or below grade, may be established except under plans and specifications filed with the Department of Transportation. Plans and specifications for crossings do not require the approval of the department unless a controversy exists between the applicant and the railroad. Source: SL 1919, ch 292; SDC 1939, §28.1101; SL 1980, ch 322, §113; SL 1984, ch 216, §6.
SD Codified L § 31-27-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-5 - Expense of eliminating crossings.

31-27-5. Expense of eliminating crossings.The expense of eliminating railroad crossings shall be divided between the railroad company and the state or counties, as the case may be, on the basis of the benefits received by each party. Source: SL 1919, ch 333, §62; SDC 1939, §28.1102; SL 1980, ch 322, §115.
SD Codified L § 31-27-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-6 - Expense of land appropriated for relocation of crossings.

31-27-6. Expense of land appropriated for relocation of crossings.If lands are appropriated for the relocation of any state or county highway, which relocation is deemed necessary to avoid one or more railroad crossings or other dangerous places, the expenses shall be apportioned on the basis of benefits received by the railroad, if any, and the benefits received by the state or county, if any. Source: SL 1919, ch 333, §62; SDC 1939, §28.1102; SL 1980, ch 322, §116.
SD Codified L § 31-27-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-7 - Determination to eliminate crossing when no right-of-way is needed.

31-27-7. Determination to eliminate crossing when no right-of-way is needed.If no right-of-way is needed for the building of a subway or overhead crossing on a state or county highway, the governing body having jurisdiction over the highway shall determine when it is necessary to eliminate the crossing. Source: SDC 1939, §28.1103 (1); SL 1984, ch 216, §1; SL 1997, ch 177, §2.
SD Codified L § 31-27-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-11 - Grading and approaches if no right-of-way needed.

31-27-11. Grading and approaches if no right-of-way needed.If no right-of-way is needed for the building of a subway or overhead crossing on a state or county highway, the state or county shall do the necessary grading, approaching, and leading from the overhead or subway undercrossing. Source: SL 1919, ch 333, §62; SDC 1939, §28.1103 (5); SL 2010, ch 145, §130.
SD Codified L § 31-27-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-12 - Determination to eliminate dangerous crossing when new right-of-way is necessary.

31-27-12. Determination to eliminate dangerous crossing when new right-of-way is necessary.If a new right-of-way is necessary for the building of a subway or overhead crossing on a state or county highway, the governing body having jurisdiction over the highway shall determine when it is necessary to eliminate the dangerous crossing. Source: SDC 1939, §28.1104 (1); SL 1984, ch 216, §2; SL 1997, ch 177, §6.
SD Codified L § 31-27-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-15 - Purchase or condemnation of new right-of-way--Plats prepared by transportation department or county highway superintendent.

31-27-15. Purchase or condemnation of new right-of-way--Plats prepared by transportation department or county highway superintendent.If a new right-of-way is necessary for the building of a subway or overhead crossing on a state or county highway, the necessary right-of-way shall be obtained by the Department of Transportation or the board of county commissioners either by consent of the owners of the property sought, or by condemnation, after the property is properly surveyed and plats are prepared by the Department of Transportation, or county highway superintendent. Source: SL 1919, ch 333, §62; SDC 1939, §28.1104 (4); SL 1984, ch 207, §66.
SD Codified L § 31-27-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-17 - Cost of right-of-way, grading, and approaches.

31-27-17. Cost of right-of-way, grading, and approaches.If a new right-of-way is necessary for the building of a subway or overhead crossing on a state or county highway, the state or county shall pay for the right-of-way and necessary grading, approaching, and leading from the overhead crossing or subway undercrossing. Source: SL 1919, ch 333, §62; SDC 1939, §28.1104 (6); SL 2010, ch 145, §131.
SD Codified L § 31-27-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-18 - Minimum overhead clearance--Width of roadway--Approaches.

31-27-18. Minimum overhead clearance--Width of roadway--Approaches.The clearance or overhead room of any subway or undercrossing may not be less than fifteen feet from top of finished grade to bottom of sills of overhead track or trusses. The width or clear roadway of the subway or undercrossing may not be less than twenty-four feet, clear roadway. The approaches to the undercrossing or overhead crossing shall be straight and under no circumstances may these crossings contain curves. Source: SL 1919, ch 333, §63; SDC 1939, §28.1105; SL 2010, ch 145, §132.
SD Codified L § 31-27-19.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-19.1 - Cost of repair and maintenance of railroad and highway crossings apportioned on basis of benefit.

31-27-19.1. Cost of repair and maintenance of railroad and highway crossings apportioned on basis of benefit.The expense of repairing, replacing, and maintaining all "railroad and highway crossings," as defined by §31-27-21, and all protection and safety devices shall be determined by the Department of Transportation on the basis of the proportion of benefit, if any, derived by railroad companies, and the benefit, if any, to the public authority at interest. Source: SL 1974, ch 206; SL 1975, ch 194; SL 1980, ch 322, §119; SL 1984, ch 207, §67.
SD Codified L § 31-27-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-20 - Railroad right-of-way defined.

31-27-20. Railroad right-of-way defined.A railroad right-of-way consists not only of that strip of land, usually one hundred feet wide, over which the main track is laid but the adjacent extra width of land as may be necessary and useful for cuts, embankments, ditches for change of location of watercourses, and other works of a railroad, appropriate and necessary for railroad purposes. Source: SDC 1939, §28.1106 (1) as enacted by SL 1945, ch 115; SL 2010, ch 145, §133.
SD Codified L § 31-27-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 27 - Railroad Crossings|Section 31-27-21 - Railroad and highway crossing defined.

31-27-21. Railroad and highway crossing defined.A railroad and highway crossing, usually referred to as a railroad crossing, includes all that part of a public highway or private road extending from the point where it touches the property line of the right-of-way of the railroad company on one side until it passes over and beyond the railroad company's property line or right-of-way on the opposite side of the right-of-way. Source: SDC 1939, §28.1106 (2) as enacted by SL 1945, ch 115; SL 2010, ch 145, §134.
SD Codified L § 31-28-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 28 - Highway Markers And Signs|Section 31-28-1 - Marking of highways with standard design--Numbers to correspond with official maps.

31-28-1. Marking of highways with standard design--Numbers to correspond with official maps.The Department of Transportation shall keep the various lines of highways comprising the state trunk highway system, including the connecting streets in municipalities, distinctly marked with some standard design placed on convenient objects along the routes. The design shall be uniform on all parts of the trunk highway system. However, the numbers shall correspond with the numbers given the various routes by the department. The numbers shall coincide with the numbers placed on the official map or maps issued by the department. No similar design may be used for marking other routes in South Dakota. Source: SL 1919, ch 333, §52; SDC 1939, §28.0904; SL 2010, ch 145, §135.
SD Codified L § 31-28-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 28 - Highway Markers And Signs|Section 31-28-2 - Directional signs at highway branches.

31-28-2. Directional signs at highway branches.If, in the marking or numbering of any state trunk highway, there is a division of the highway into two branches, there shall be erected along each of the highways at the initial point of separation a directional sign indicating the general direction or course of the respective highways as to whether the course of the highway is east, west, north, or south as the case may be. Source: SDC 1939, §28.0211 as added by SL 1957, ch 124; SL 1965, ch 132; SL 2010, ch 145, §136.
SD Codified L § 31-28-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 28 - Highway Markers And Signs|Section 31-28-4 - Description of routes selected for marking--Previously marked routes to conform.

31-28-4. Description of routes selected for marking--Previously marked routes to conform.No routes may be marked within or through the state until an exact description of the routes selected for marking have been filed with the Department of Transportation and the route and marking have been approved by the department. Any routes previously marked between any two adjacent points in South Dakota shall be made to conform to the trunk system between the same points. Source: SL 1919, ch 333, §52; SDC 1939, §28.0904; SL 1984, ch 207, §69.
SD Codified L § 31-28-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 28 - Highway Markers And Signs|Section 31-28-5 - Standard traffic control devices and markings--Adoption and erection--Uniformity of design.

31-28-5. Standard traffic control devices and markings--Adoption and erection--Uniformity of design.The Department of Transportation shall specify and may cause to be erected the standard traffic control devices and markings it considers necessary along the trunk highway system. The devices and markings shall be of uniform design throughout the state. Source: SL 1919, ch 333, §53; SL 1923, ch 284, §4; SDC 1939, §28.0901; SL 1941, ch 130; SL 1984, ch 207, §70.
SD Codified L § 31-28-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 31 - Highways and Bridges|Chapter 28 - Highway Markers And Signs|Section 31-28-6 - Warning signs at points of danger--Maintenance--Violation as misdemeanor.

31-28-6. Warning signs at points of danger--Maintenance--Violation as misdemeanor.The public board or officer whose duty it is to repair or maintain any public highway shall erect and maintain at points in conformity with standard uniform traffic control practices on each side of any sharp turn, blind crossing, or other point of danger on such highway, except railway crossings marked as required in §31-28-7, a substantial and conspicuous warning sign. The sign shall be on the right-hand side of the highway approaching such point of danger. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1923, ch 284, §4; SDC 1939, §§28.0901, 28.9903; SL 1941, ch 130; SDCL §31-28-9; SL 2010, ch 145, §137.