Informing the parties in charge of road maintenance

In their statement, the owners of the rights to the road indicated that they were not aware that they were responsible for the road's maintenance in the vicinity of the level crossing. In particular, the Finnish Rail Administration should provide information on track embankment changes if these have an impact on wait platforms. If it is not possible to recondition wait platforms in such cases, the Finnish Rail Administration should negotiate with the parties in charge of road maintenance on the removal of the level crossing or other safety measures. The Finnish Rail Administration and the Ministry of Transport and Communications could also communicate on nationwide level about the obligations of road maintainers with regard to level crossings.

The Finnish Rail Administration should inform parties in charge of road maintenance about their obligation to build and maintain road segments leading to level crossings as set out in the relevant regulations. The Finnish Rail Administration should also appropriately inform of any track changes to be made and any shortcomings discovered during inspection rounds.

In their statement, the owners of the rights to the road indicated that they were not aware that they were responsible for the road's maintenance in the vicinity of the level crossing. In particular, the Finnish Rail Administration should provide information on track embankment changes if these have an impact on wait platforms. If it is not possible to recondition wait platforms in such cases, the Finnish Rail Administration should negotiate with the parties in charge of road maintenance on the removal of the level crossing or other safety measures. The Finnish Rail Administration and the Ministry of Transport and Communications could also communicate on nationwide level about the obligations of road maintainers with regard to level crossings.