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This bill requires a study of entrance and exit ramps and signage on the Southern State Parkway to improve safety and prevent wrong-way driving.
Why it matters
The bill mandates a comprehensive, collaborative study involving state and local stakeholders. including transportation and motor vehicle departments, police, local governments, and safety committees—reflecting a broad approach to evaluating and improving road safety.
Focus is placed on both the physical design and visibility of signage and ramps. , acknowledging that not just infrastructure but also clear guidance to drivers can reduce wrong-way incidents and crashes.
The study specifically requires examination of the feasibility of design and signage changes, and potential access to federal highway safety funding. , signaling possible future investment and upgrades depending on study outcomes.
A formal report with actionable recommendations is required within two years. , providing a defined timeline for accountability and future legislative or executive action based on the study’s findings.
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Study Southern State Parkway Safety
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor John E. Brooks
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3711
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred 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 Assembly, 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
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[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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 effective date.
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