Bill Text: NY A05044 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes an increase in the maximum speed limit to 70 mph for travel on roadways that currently have a maximum speed limit of 65 mph.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to transportation [A05044 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A05044-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5044

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 27, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
          an increase in the maximum speed limit for travel on certain roadways

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 1180-a of the vehicle and traffic law,  as  amended
     2  by chapter 464 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 1180-a. Maximum speed limits. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision
     4  of  law,  no  city,  village,  town, county, public authority, division,
     5  office or department of the state shall maintain or create (a) any speed
     6  limit in excess of fifty-five miles per hour on any road, highway, park-
     7  way or bridge or (b) any speed limit on any other portion  of  a  public
     8  highway,  which  is not uniformly applicable to all types of motor vehi-
     9  cles using such portion of  highway,  if  on  November  first,  nineteen
    10  hundred  seventy-three,  such portion of highway had a speed limit which
    11  was uniformly applicable to  all  types  of  motor  vehicles  using  it;
    12  provided however, a lower speed limit may be established for any vehicle
    13  operating  under  a special permit because of any weight or dimension of
    14  such vehicle, including any load  thereon,  and  (c)  provided  further,
    15  paragraph  (b)  of  this subdivision shall not apply to any portion of a
    16  highway during such time that the condition of the highway, weather,  an
    17  accident, or other condition creates a temporary hazard to the safety of
    18  traffic  on  such portion of a highway. However, the commissioner of the
    19  department of transportation may establish a maximum speed limit of  not
    20  more than [sixty-five] seventy miles per hour on any state roadway which
    21  meets department criteria for such maximum speed.
    22    2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdi-
    23  vision one of this section, upon The Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway as
    24  such term is defined in section three hundred fifty-six  of  the  public
    25  authorities  law,  the  New York state thruway authority may establish a
    26  maximum speed limit of not more than [sixty-five] seventy miles per hour
    27  provided that such maximum  allowable  speed  limit  is  established  in
    28  accordance with all applicable rules and regulations.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03429-01-3
        A. 5044                             2

     1    3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdi-
     2  vision one of this section, upon (a) the southern tier expressway from a
     3  point east of the town of Lowman,  in  the  county  of  Chemung,  thence
     4  generally  westerly  to  the  Pennsylvania  border  and from the Chemung
     5  interchange  to  New York touring route twenty-six, (b) interstate route
     6  eighty-one from the Pennsylvania border in Broome county to  the  inter-
     7  change with New York state touring route twelve in Jefferson county, (c)
     8  the  Adirondack  northway  portion of interstate route eighty-seven from
     9  the interchange with Crescent Road in Saratoga county to the province of
    10  Quebec, (d) interstate route eighty-eight from the interchange with  New
    11  York  state  touring  route three hundred sixty-nine in Broome county to
    12  the interchange with interstate route ninety in Schenectady county,  (e)
    13  interstate  route three hundred ninety, known as the Genesee Expressway,
    14  from the interchange with the southern tier expressway in Steuben county
    15  to the interchange with interstate route four hundred ninety  in  Monroe
    16  county,  (f) interstate route four hundred ninety from interstate ninety
    17  exit forty-five in Ontario county to the city  of  Rochester  in  Monroe
    18  county  and from interstate ninety exit forty-seven in Genesee county to
    19  the city of Rochester  in  Monroe  county,  (g)  interstate  route  five
    20  hundred  ninety from the interchange with interstate route three hundred
    21  ninety in Monroe county to the interchange with  interstate  route  four
    22  hundred  ninety  in  Monroe  county, (h) route seventeen from the inter-
    23  change with New York touring route  three  hundred  ninety-four  to  the
    24  Pennsylvania  border,  (i) interstate route four hundred eighty-one from
    25  the southerly interchange with interstate route eighty-one  in  Onondaga
    26  county  to the northerly interchange with interstate route eighty-one in
    27  Onondaga county, (j) New York state touring route four  hundred  eighty-
    28  one  from  the northerly interchange with interstate route eighty-one in
    29  Onondaga county to the city of Fulton in Oswego county,  (k)  interstate
    30  ninety  from  exit  eight, in the county of Rensselaer, thence generally
    31  easterly to the interchange with the Berkshire section of  The  Governor
    32  Thomas  E.  Dewey Thruway, (l) interstate route six hundred ninety, from
    33  the city of Syracuse and town of Geddes border, thence generally wester-
    34  ly to the interchange with the New York  state  thruway,  (m)  New  York
    35  state  touring  route  six hundred ninety, from the interchange with the
    36  New York state thruway, thence generally westerly  to  its  intersection
    37  with  New  York state touring route forty-eight in the town of Lysander,
    38  (n) New York state touring  route  six  hundred  ninety-five,  from  the
    39  interchange  with  interstate route six hundred ninety approximately 2.3
    40  miles to the interchange with New York state touring route five, (o) New
    41  York state touring route five from the interchange with New  York  state
    42  touring  route  six  hundred  ninety-five approximately 5.0 miles to the
    43  interchange with New York state touring route one  hundred  seventy-four
    44  in  the town of Camillus, and (p) route five hundred thirty-one from the
    45  interchange with interstate route four hundred ninety in  Monroe  county
    46  to  the  interchange  with  route  thirty-six  in Monroe county, and (q)
    47  United States route two hundred  nineteen,  from  the  interchange  with
    48  Armor  Duelles Road in the town of Orchard Park, thence generally south-
    49  erly to the interchange with New York state  route  thirty-nine  in  the
    50  town  of  Concord,  the commissioner of the department of transportation
    51  may establish a maximum speed limit of not more than [sixty-five] seven-
    52  ty miles per hour provided that such maximum allowable  speed  limit  is
    53  established in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations.
    54    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.