If, in the opinion of the Department of Transportation, it is necessary for the safety and protection of the public that street crossings over railroad tracks be lighted or street crossing alarms be installed to notify the public of approaching trains, the department shall order the railroad over whose road such street crosses to install crossing alarms or order the crossings to be lighted, or order both alarms and lighting by the railroad in a manner and method as, in the opinion of the department, will be the most suitable for the protection of the public.
SDCL 49-16A-89