Directs the commissioner of transportation, upon a finding that a bridge has consistent defects and/or safety concerns, to establish and implement an emergency plan for the drivers and the communities that would be affected if such bridge closes for repairs.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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555
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. LITTLE, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
tion
AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to directing the commis-
sioner of transportation, upon a finding that a bridge has consistent
structural defects and/or safety concerns, to establish and implement
an emergency plan for the drivers and the communities affected by the
closure of such bridge
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 3 of section 231 of
2 the highway law, as added by chapter 781 of the laws of 1988, are
3 amended and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows:
4 (d) make available training materials to persons performing mainte-
5 nance and inspection pursuant to this article; [and]
6 (e) prescribe qualifications of bridge design, construction, and
7 inspection experience for licensed professional engineers who may
8 perform or supervise bridge inspections or evaluations in accordance
9 with the provisions of this article[.]; and
10 (f) upon the finding that a bridge has consistent structural defects
11 and/or safety concerns, as determined in accordance with the uniform
12 code of bridge inspection established pursuant to section two hundred
13 thirty-two of this article, establish and implement an emergency plan
14 for rerouting the traffic, and for assisting the drivers and communities
15 affected should a closure of such bridge be necessary pursuant to subdi-
16 vision two of this section.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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