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                                   6170
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MAY -- (at request of the Thruway Authority) -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the maximum
   dimension of certain vehicles proceeding to  and  from  the  New  York
   state thruway

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 385 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law is amended by adding fifteen new paragraphs (v), (w), (x), (y), (z),
 (aa), (bb), (cc), (dd), (ee), (ff), (gg), (hh), (ii) and (jj) to read as
 follows:
   (V)  WITHIN  A  DISTANCE  OF  APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 24 TRAVELING  ALONG  INTERSTATE  ROUTE  90  TO
 INTERCHANGE  2  WASHINGTON  AVENUE,  AND  TO WASHINGTON AVENUE TRAVELING
 WESTBOUND TO FULLER ROAD IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO INTERSTATE ROUTE 90
 TRAVELING TO INTERCHANGE 24 OF THE NEW YORK  STATE  THRUWAY,  WHERE  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINA-
 TION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG  THE  DESIGNATED  ROUTE  AND
 THAT  NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIB-
 ITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION  OF  VEHICLES  ON  SUCH
 ROUTE.
   (W)  WITHIN  A  DISTANCE  OF APPROXIMATELY .25 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 25A, TRAVELING IN A WESTBOUND DIRECTION  ALONG
 INTERSTATE  ROUTE 88 TO EXIT 25 TO ROUTE 7, AND TO A LEFT ON BECKER ROAD
 TRAVELING IN A SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION ON BECKER ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY  .2
 MILES  TO  THE  NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 25A TANDEM LOT ACCESS
 ROAD, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHI-
 CLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED
 ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR  OTHER  REQUIRE-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09326-03-9
              

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 MENT  PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES
 ON SUCH ROUTE.
   (X)  WITHIN  A  DISTANCE  OF APPROXIMATELY 2.2 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 34A TRAVELING IN A SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION  ALONG
 INTERSTATE ROUTE 481 TO INTERSTATE 481 EXIT 5E KIRKVILLE ROAD EAST ALONG
 STATE  ROUTE  53  KIRKVILLE ROAD IN AN EASTBOUND DIRECTION TO INTERSTATE
 ROUTE 481 TRAVELING NORTHBOUND TO EXIT 6 TO INTERCHANGE 34A OF  THE  NEW
 YORK  STATE THRUWAY, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES
 THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE  SAFELY  ALONG
 THE  DESIGNATED  ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR
 OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION
 OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
   (Y) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .8  MILES  FROM  THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  THRUWAY  INTERCHANGE 35, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED FEET
 AROUND CARRIER CIRCLE TO  TRAVELING  NORTHBOUND  ON  THOMPSON  ROAD  FOR
 APPROXIMATELY  ONE  THOUSAND  FEET,  OR TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THOMPSON
 ROAD APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FEET, TO TRAVELING WESTBOUND  ON  TARBELL
 ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES TO REENTER AT THE DEWITT SERVICE AREA OF
 THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  THRUWAY, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION
 DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINATION  OF  VEHICLES  COULD  OPERATE
 SAFELY  ALONG  THE  DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW,
 REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH  VEHICLE
 OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
   (Z)  WITHIN  A  DISTANCE  OF  APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 36 TRAVELING  IN  A  SOUTHBOUND  DIRECTION  ON
 INTERSTATE  81  TO INTERSTATE 81 EXIT 25 7TH NORTH STREET, AND TRAVELING
 EASTBOUND ON 7TH NORTH STREET TO INTERSTATE 81 TRAVELING IN A NORTHBOUND
 DIRECTION TO INTERCHANGE 36 OF THE NEW YORK  STATE  THRUWAY,  WHERE  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINA-
 TION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG  THE  DESIGNATED  ROUTE  AND
 THAT  NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIB-
 ITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION  OF  VEHICLES  ON  SUCH
 ROUTE.
   (AA)  WITHIN  A  DISTANCE  OF APPROXIMATELY .6 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 39 TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON  INTERSTATE  690  TO
 INTERSTATE  690  EXIT  2  JONES  ROAD IN A NORTHBOUND DIRECTION TO STATE
 ROUTE 690 NORTH TO INTERCHANGE 39 OF THE NEW YORK STATE  THRUWAY,  WHERE
 THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBI-
 NATION  OF  VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND
 THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT  PROHIB-
 ITS  THE  OPERATION  OF  SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH
 ROUTE.
   (BB) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES  FROM  THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 45, TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 490 TO INTERSTATE
 490 EXIT 29, IN A SOUTH WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 96
 TO THE POINT WHERE NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 96 INTERSECTS WITH THE  ENTRANCE
 RAMP TO THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 45, AND FOR APPROXIMATELY
 .2  MILES  ALONG THIS ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTER-
 CHANGE 45, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT  THE
 VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIG-
 NATED  ROUTE  AND  THAT  NO  APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER
 REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE  OR  COMBINATION  OF
 VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
   (CC)  WITHIN  A  DISTANCE  OF APPROXIMATELY .6 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 46, TRAVELING IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION  ON
 THE  RAMP  FROM  THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 46 TO INTERSTATE

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 390 NORTH EXIT TO NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 253, LEHIGH STATION ROAD,  FOR  A
 DISTANCE  OF  APPROXIMATELY  .5 MILES ALONG THE RAMP FROM INTERSTATE 390
 NORTH EXIT TO NEW YORK STATE ROUTE  253,  LEHIGH  STATION  ROAD,  FOR  A
 DISTANCE  OF  APPROXIMATELY  .6  MILES IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG NEW
 YORK STATE ROUTE 253, LEHIGH STATION ROAD, TO THE  INTERSECTION  OF  NEW
 YORK  STATE  ROUTE 253 WITH NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 15, THEN FOR A DISTANCE
 OF APPROXIMATELY .6 MILES IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG NEW YORK  STATE
 ROUTE  15,  TO  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 46 MAINTENANCE
 FACILITY ENTRANCE, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF  TRANSPORTATION  DETERMINES
 THAT  THE  VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG
 THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW,  REGULATION  OR
 OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION
 OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
   (DD)  WITHIN  A  DISTANCE  OF APPROXIMATELY .3 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 47, TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 490 TO  INTERSTATE
 490  EXIT 1, TO A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .2 MILES ALONG THE RAMP FROM
 INTERSTATE 490 EXIT 1 TO VALANCE ROAD, FOR A DISTANCE  OF  APPROXIMATELY
 .4  MILES  IN  A  SOUTH  WESTERLY  DIRECTION  ALONG  VALANCE ROAD TO THE
 ENTRANCE RAMP OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE  47,  WHERE  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINA-
 TION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG  THE  DESIGNATED  ROUTE  AND
 THAT  NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIB-
 ITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION  OF  VEHICLES  ON  SUCH
 ROUTE.
   (EE)  WITHIN  A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .2 MILES IN A NORTH WESTERLY
 DIRECTION FROM THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 61 EXIT TO  SHORT-
 MAN  ROAD,  FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .4 MILES IN A SOUTH EASTERLY
 DIRECTION ALONG SHORTMAN ROAD TO THE INTERSTATE  90  EASTBOUND  ENTRANCE
 RAMP OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 61, WHERE THE COMMISSION-
 ER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHI-
 CLES  COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLI-
 CABLE  FEDERAL  LAW,  REGULATION  OR  OTHER  REQUIREMENT  PROHIBITS  THE
 OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
   (FF)  WITHIN  A  DISTANCE  OF APPROXIMATELY .6 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 19, TRAVELING IN A WESTBOUND  DIRECTION  ALONG
 ROUTE  28 TO ROUTE 209, AND TRAVELING IN A SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION ON ROUTE
 209 FOR APPROXIMATELY .1 MILES TO ROUTE 28, AND TRAVELING  IN  AN  EAST-
 BOUND  DIRECTION  ON ROUTE 28 FOR APPROXIMATELY .8 MILES TO THE NEW YORK
 STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 19, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER  OF  TRANSPORTATION
 DETERMINES  THAT  THE  VEHICLE  OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE
 SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO  APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  LAW,
 REGULATION  OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE
 OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
   (GG) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES  FROM  THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 31, TRAVELING ONTO THE RAMP TO GENESEE STREET
 SOUTH FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED  FEET  TO  GENESEE  STREET
 NORTH  FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE FEET TO INTERCHANGE 31
 OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF  TRANSPORTATION
 DETERMINES  THAT  THE  VEHICLE  OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE
 SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO  APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  LAW,
 REGULATION  OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE
 OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
   (HH) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .2 MILES  FROM  THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 33 TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 365 FOR
 APPROXIMATELY NINE HUNDRED FEET TO INTERCHANGE 33 OF THE NEW YORK  STATE
 THRUWAY,  WHERE  THE  COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE

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 VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIG-
 NATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  LAW,  REGULATION  OR  OTHER
 REQUIREMENT  PROHIBITS  THE  OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF
 VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
   (II)  WITHIN  A  DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .15 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 42 TRAVELING ON STATE ROUTE  14  FOR  APPROXI-
 MATELY  SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY  FEET  FOR  TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE THRUWAY
 TANDEM LOT AND INTERCHANGE 42, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF  TRANSPORTATION
 DETERMINES  THAT  THE  VEHICLE  OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE
 SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO  APPLICABLE  FEDERAL  LAW,
 REGULATION, OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE
 OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
   (JJ)  WITHIN  A  DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 0.1 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE INTERCHANGE 43 TRAVELING ON STATE ROUTE 21 FOR  APPROXIMATELY  SIX
 HUNDRED  FEET  FOR  TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE THRUWAY TANDEM LOT AND INTER-
 CHANGE 43, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT  THE
 VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIG-
 NATED  ROUTE  AND  THAT  NO  APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER
 REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE  OR  COMBINATION  OF
 VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.