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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1671
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 15, 2019
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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:
1 Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a new section
2 23 to read as follows:
3 § 23. Southern State Parkway study. 1. The department, in consultation
4 with the department of motor vehicles, the governor's traffic safety
5 committee, local police agencies, local transportation entities in
6 Nassau and Suffolk counties, local government stakeholders, and any
7 other agency or group the department deems necessary to enlist the aid
8 of, shall conduct a study to evaluate the configuration of entrance and
9 exit ramps, and signage at entrance ways and exits on the Southern State
10 Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk counties to determine whether adequate
11 safety measures exist to prevent collisions and the instances of wrong
12 way drivers. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, design and
13 safety of the configuration and signage of entrance and exit ramps; the
14 feasibility of implementing design changes to increase safety and reduce
15 the likelihood of collisions and wrong way driving; the feasibility of
16 implementing signage design changes to increase driver visibility of
17 such signage and reduce the likelihood of a collision and wrong way
18 driving; and federal funding available for highway safety improvement
19 projects. The department is authorized to conduct any hearings it deems
20 necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
21 2. The commissioner shall issue a report to the governor, the members
22 of the assembly and senate representing districts in Nassau and Suffolk
23 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.
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1 Suffolk county legislatures with detailed recommendations and findings
2 within two years of the effective date of this section.
3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
4 deemed repealed on and after two years and six months after such effec-
5 tive date.