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Jun 15, 2016 | referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
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senate Bill S6375
Sponsored By
Michael Venditto
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
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S6375 (ACTIVE) - Details
S6375 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires 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 collisions and the instance of wrong way drivers.
S6375 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6375 TITLE OF BILL : 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 collisions and the instance of wrong way drivers PURPOSE : To require the Department of Transportation 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. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of this bill requires the Department of Transportation, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee, local police agencies, local transportation entities in Nassau and Suffolk counties, and local government
S6375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6375 I N S E N A T E January 7, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VENDITTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee 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: Section 1. The 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 counties, local government stakeholders, and any other agency or group the department of transportation deems necessary to enlist the aid of, shall 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 collisions and the instances of wrong way drivers. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, design and safety of the configuration of entrance and exit ramps and the feasibil- ity of implementing design changes to increase safety and reduce the likelihood of collisions and wrong way driving; and the design and level of safety of the signage located at entrance ways and exits and the feasibility of implementing signage design changes to increase driver visibility of such signage and reduce the likelihood of a collision and wrong way driving; and federal funding available for highway safety improvement projects. The department of transportation is authorized to conduct any hearings it deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act. S 2. The commissioner of transportation shall issue a report to the governor, the Long Island Delegation of the Legislature, Nassau and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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