NY State Senate Bill S1272

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 10, 2021	committed to rules
Mar 01, 2021	advanced to third reading
Feb 24, 2021	2nd report cal.
Feb 23, 2021	1st report cal.422
Jan 08, 2021	referred to transportation

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Feb 23, 2021 - Transportation committee Vote

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S1272 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Transportation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §23, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S4541
2019-2020: S1671

S1272 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the Southern State Parkway 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; requires the commissioner of transportation to issue a report to the governor, the members of the assembly and senate representing districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties, the Nassau and Suffolk county executives, and the Nassau and Suffolk county legislatures.

S1272 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1272

SPONSOR: BROOKS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to a Southern State
Parkway study; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is 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  1.  amends  the transportation law by adding a new section 23
that provides for a study to be conducted  pertaining  to  the  Southern
State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk counties which will determine wheth-
er  adequate  safety  measures  exist  to  prevent  collisions  and  the

instances of wrong way driving. The reports shall be issued  within  two
years.

  Section 2. is the enacting clause.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Numerous  fatal accidents have occurred on the Southern State Parkway in
Nassau and Suffolk counties due to outdated engineering  and  configura-
tion  of  entrance  and  exit ramps and their corresponding signage. The
design and construction of the Southern State  Parkway  began  in  1926,
with  the  first  section  of  the parkway opening in 1927.   The width,
grade, and shoulder of entrance and exit ramps were designed at  a  time
when  fewer  and  smaller  vehicles  traveled  at slower speeds, and are
dangerous in the modern day.

The Southern State Parkway, a limited access highway,  is  one  of  Long
Island's  most heavily traveled roads. It begins in Elmont, Nassau Coun-
ty, at an interchange with the Belt Parkway and  Cross  Island  Parkway,
and continues 25.53 miles east to an interchange with the Sagtikos State
Parkway in West Islip, Suffolk County. Recently, a study by the New York
State  Department  of Transportation found that the parkway has five out
of ten of Long Island's most deadly driving spots.

To ensure the safety of all drivers and to save lives, it is  imperative
that the Department of Transportation address this issue by conducting a
study to find solutions that update the antiquated design and configura-
tion  of signage and entrance and exit ramps on the Southern State Park-
way.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  and  be  deemed
repealed  on  and  after  two  years and six months after such effective
date.

S1272 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1272
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to a Southern  State
   Parkway  study;  and  providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The transportation law is amended by adding a new section
 23 to read as follows:
   § 23. SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY STUDY. 1. THE DEPARTMENT, 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 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 AND SIGNAGE OF ENTRANCE AND EXIT RAMPS; THE
 FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING DESIGN CHANGES TO INCREASE SAFETY AND REDUCE
 THE LIKELIHOOD OF COLLISIONS AND WRONG WAY DRIVING; 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 IS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT ANY HEARINGS IT  DEEMS
 NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE MEMBERS
 OF THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE REPRESENTING DISTRICTS IN NASSAU AND  SUFFOLK
 COUNTIES,  THE  NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTY EXECUTIVES, AND THE NASSAU AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03517-01-1

 S. 1272                             2
 
 SUFFOLK COUNTY LEGISLATURES WITH DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS  AND  FINDINGS
 WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed on and after two years and six months after such  effec-
 tive date.

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S1272 (ACTIVE) - Details

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S1272 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1272 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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