Low tree branches in my development ..Update
I came home from a trip 2 weeks ago and broke my ac shroud on a low branch that I just could not avoid. That was a $200 hit. Now 2 weeks later and the trees have filled out and there are a number of ...
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wildtoad wrote:
Heck, the Feds have very little power versus the railroads. Raising a old RR bridge from 9’ to 13 or 14 feet would be really expensive.
The problem is most RR right-of-way (ROW) predates roadway ROW, so the RR holds legal priority to the ROW.
They can pay to raise a RR bridge but the RRs can apply pretty draconian requirements to maintain access while the work is done. Unlike roads, where there are often relatively easy ways to maintain traffic and/or detour traffic, it's much tougher with RRs.
Overall it's just a huge pain to deal with RRs.
