The responsibility for maintaining grade crossing surfaces is governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 219.071.
A rail carrier shall not close a roadway for 15 minutes or longer to perform maintenance at a grade crossing without giving advance notice to the road authority so that the road authority can notify the public of the closure and, where possible, identify alternate routes.
Minn. R. agency 175, ch. 8830, GRADE CROSSINGS, pt. 8830.2650
Statutory Authority: MS s 218.071; 219.073; 219.165; 219.17; 219.384; 222.50; 222.58; 222.63