Section 210. New streets across other than steam surface railroads


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  • 1. When
      a new street, avenue, highway or road or new portion or additional width
      of  a  street,  avenue, highway or road, or a state or county highway or
      county road deviating from the line of  an  existing  highway  or  road,
      shall  hereafter  be  constructed  across any railroad, other than steam
      surface railroads, such street, avenue, highway or road, or new  portion
      or  additional width shall pass over or under such railroad or at grade,
      as the commissioner of transportation shall determine.  The  proceedings
      for  the opening of the same shall be in all things the same as provided
      by section ninety of this  chapter  for  the  opening  of  new  streets,
      avenues  or roads across steam surface railroads and the commissioner of
      transportation shall have the same powers and duties in determining  the
      application,  with like effect, as though the application were for a new
      street across a steam surface  railroad,  and  the  provisions  of  such
      section, so far as applicable, shall apply to applications made pursuant
      to the provisions of this section.
        2.  Performance  of  work;  division of expense; accountings. Whenever
      under the provisions of this chapter a determination is made,  the  work
      shall  be  done,  the expense shall be divided, and accountings shall be
      had in accordance with the provisions of  section  ninety-four  of  this
      chapter.