THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, BEYER, CREIGHTON, FRANKEL, GRUCELA, W. KELLER, KORTZ, MURT, PALLONE, REICHLEY, SIPTROTH, WALKO AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 27, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 27, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for stop intersections or

junctions and for traffic-control devices.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Sections 6109(e) and 6122(a) of Title 75 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

§ 6109.  Specific powers of department and local authorities.

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(e)  Engineering and traffic investigation required.--

(1)  Action by local authorities under this section shall

be taken only after completing an engineering and traffic

investigation when and in such manner as required by

regulations promulgated by the department. No engineering and

traffic investigation is required to establish a speed limit

under section 3362(a)(1.2) (relating to maximum speed

limits).

(2)  This subsection shall not apply to actions by local

authorities in adopting regulations or ordinances designating

any intersection or junction of non-Federal and noninterstate

highways or roadways within a residence district as a stop

intersection or junction and in erecting official traffic-

control devices giving notice of such designation.

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§ 6122.  Authority to erect traffic-control devices.

(a)  General rule.--The department on State-designated

highways and local authorities on any highway within their

boundaries may erect official traffic-control devices, which

shall be installed and maintained in conformance with the manual

and regulations published by the department upon all highways as

required to carry out the provisions of this title or to

regulate, restrict, direct, warn, prohibit or guide traffic.

(1)  [Local] Except as provided in paragraph (3), local

authorities shall obtain approval of the department prior to

erecting an official traffic-control device on a State-

designated highway except where department regulations

provide otherwise.

(2)  [Local] Except as provided in paragraph (3), local

authorities shall obtain approval of the department prior to

erecting any traffic signal except in a municipality with a

traffic engineer qualified in accordance with department

regulations.

(3)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,

a local authority may erect a stop sign on a non-Federal and

noninterstate highway in a residence district within its

boundaries without the approval of the department.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.