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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6375
IN SENATE
January 7, 2016
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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:
1 Section 1. The department of transportation, in consultation with the
2 department of motor vehicles, the governor's traffic safety committee,
3 local police agencies, local transportation entities in Nassau and
4 Suffolk counties, local government stakeholders, and any other agency or
5 group the department of transportation deems necessary to enlist the aid
6 of, shall conduct a study to evaluate the configuration of entrance and
7 exit ramps, and signage at entrance ways and exits on the Southern State
8 Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk counties to determine whether adequate
9 safety measures exist to prevent collisions and the instances of wrong
10 way drivers. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, design and
11 safety of the configuration of entrance and exit ramps and the feasibil-
12 ity of implementing design changes to increase safety and reduce the
13 likelihood of collisions and wrong way driving; and the design and level
14 of safety of the signage located at entrance ways and exits and the
15 feasibility of implementing signage design changes to increase driver
16 visibility of such signage and reduce the likelihood of a collision and
17 wrong way driving; and federal funding available for highway safety
18 improvement projects. The department of transportation is authorized to
19 conduct any hearings it deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of
20 this act.
21 § 2. The commissioner of transportation shall issue a report to the
22 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.
LBD09829-01-5
S. 6375 2
1 Suffolk county executives, and Nassau and Suffolk county legislatures
2 with detailed recommendations and findings within two years of the
3 effective date of this act.
4 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
