Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the
same, as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 84 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences:-
Highways and town ways shall be kept in repair at the expense of the town in which they are situated, so that they may be reasonably safe and convenient for travelers at all seasons. Railroad crossings at grade with such highways and town ways shall be kept in a reasonable state of repair at the expense of the owner of said railroad crossing; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to railroad crossings owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.