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- Referred to transportation
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BILL NUMBER:S4715
Title of bill
An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to providing for the erection of a sound barrier to abate highway generated noise on a section of the Sprain Brook parkway
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the erection of physical barriers on portions of the Sprain Brook Parkway to effectively screen the sound of motor vehicles.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 - amends the transportation law by adding a new subdivision 4. The Commissioner shall provide for the timely construction and erection of one or more physical barriers on the Sprain Brook Parkway to effectively screen the sound of motor vehicles and abate highway generated noise from such locations. The construction of such physical barriers shall, to the extent practicable, be consistent with the recommendations of the department of transportation project DO 1 0268, PIN S060.02.101 Section 1, subdivision a lists the various locations recommended for the erection of physical barriers.
Justification
The locations on the Sprain Brook Parkway which this bill would affect contains residential areas and housing complexes in close proximity to the Parkway. There are houses which predate the existence of the Parkway. Many of the houses affected were constructed in the 1940s. The Sprain Parkway was constructed in the 1960s, however, it only extended to Jackson Avenue which is located before the area in question. It was not until the 1970s that the Parkway was expanded and transformed into a major freeway. Since then existence of the Parkway has undergone numerous expansions which have increased the severity of this problem. Shoulders were added to the Parkway, bringing it eight feet closer to the preexisting homes.
Prior legislative history
S7601 OF 2008 - Referred to Transportation 2009/2010 - S4056 - Died Transportation 2011/2012 - S1015 - Died - Transportation
Fiscal implications
Costs of each barrier are listed in the NYS DOT study referred in the legislation.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately
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