Bill Text: NY A06761 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the New York state department of transportation to conduct a study to evaluate the configuration and signage of entrance and exit ramps on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk counties to determine whether adequate safety measures exist to prevent collisions and the instance of wrong way drivers.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2018-12-07 - signed chap.361 [A06761 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A06761-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6761
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 17, 2017
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        Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Transportation
        AN ACT to require the New York state department  of  transportation,  in
          consultation  with  the  department  of motor vehicles, the governor's
          traffic safety committee, local police agencies, local  transportation
          entities  in  Nassau  and  Suffolk  to conduct a study to evaluate the
          configuration of entrance and exit ramps, and signage at entrance ways
          and exits on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk counties
          to determine whether adequate safety measures exist to prevent  colli-
          sions and the instance of wrong way drivers
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The department of transportation, in consultation with  the
     2  department  of  motor vehicles, the governor's traffic safety committee,
     3  local police agencies,  local  transportation  entities  in  Nassau  and
     4  Suffolk counties, local government stakeholders, and any other agency or
     5  group the department of transportation deems necessary to enlist the aid
     6  of,  shall conduct a study to evaluate the configuration of entrance and
     7  exit ramps, and signage at entrance ways and exits on the Southern State
     8  Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk counties  to  determine  whether  adequate
     9  safety  measures  exist to prevent collisions and the instances of wrong
    10  way drivers. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, design and
    11  safety of the configuration of entrance and exit ramps and the feasibil-
    12  ity of implementing design changes to increase  safety  and  reduce  the
    13  likelihood of collisions and wrong way driving; and the design and level
    14  of  safety  of  the  signage  located at entrance ways and exits and the
    15  feasibility of implementing signage design changes  to  increase  driver
    16  visibility  of such signage and reduce the likelihood of a collision and
    17  wrong way driving; and federal  funding  available  for  highway  safety
    18  improvement  projects. The department of transportation is authorized to
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04675-01-7
        A. 6761                             2
     1  conduct any hearings it deems necessary to accomplish  the  purposes  of
     2  this act.
     3    §  2.  The  commissioner of transportation shall issue a report to the
     4  governor, the Long Island Delegation  of  the  Legislature,  Nassau  and
     5  Suffolk  county  executives,  and Nassau and Suffolk county legislatures
     6  with detailed recommendations and  findings  within  two  years  of  the
     7  effective date of this act.
     8    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.