49 CFR § 299.305 - Drainage.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s299.305"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 299.305 - Drainage."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "299.305"
section_name: "Drainage."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "299"
part_name: "TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD HIGH-SPEED RAIL SAFETY STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20302-20303, 20306, 20701-20702, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 69731, Nov. 3, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "299"
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# 299.305 Drainage.

Each drainage or other water carrying facility under or immediately adjacent to the roadbed shall be maintained and kept free of obstruction, to accommodate expected water flow for the area concerned.