REGISTER

EC Perry AMIRSE

The State Government, recognising the increasing hazards to road users at level crossings diie to the day by day increase in the number of road vehicles, improvements to roads generally, and the consequent increased speed of vehicles, decided that in order to deal with the problem of improving conditions at level crossings in a practical manner and to ensure that any expenditure in connection with improvement was shared equitably with the various interests in the community, set up in February, 1960, a Special Level Crossing Fund for the purpose of financing initially the alteration, improvement or replacement of facilities at railway level crossings, or for the elimination of crossings where justified and an Inter-Departmental Level Crossing Committee comprising of representatives of the Department for Railways, Main Roads, Public Works, Local Government and the Treasury has been set up to recommend to the Minister for Transport, works which it is considered should be carried out,