PRINTER'S NO. 420
No. 377 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY RAMOS, YOUNGBLOOD, THOMAS, WALKO, SAINATO, PESCI,
SHANER, HERSHEY, LAUGHLIN, HENNESSEY, TRELLO, DeLUCA AND
L. I. COHEN, FEBRUARY 10, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 10, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), entitled
2 "An act relating to roads, streets, highways and bridges;
3 amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws
4 administered by the Secretary of Highways and by the
5 Department of Highways relating thereto," providing for speed
6 bumps.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 542 of the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242,
10 No.428), known as the State Highway Law, amended March 9, 1970
11 (P.L.159, No.60), is amended to read:
12 Section 542. Construction, Resurfacing, Repair and
13 Maintenance; Change of Lines, Widths and Grades.--After the
14 streets, designated as State highways shall have been taken over
15 by the Commonwealth, they shall be maintained, constructed,
16 reconstructed, resurfaced and repaired by the department at the
17 expense of the Commonwealth, and such construction,
18 reconstruction, and resurfacing shall be of such type as shall
19 be determined by the secretary, with the approval of the
1 Governor, and repairs and maintenance shall be of such type as
2 shall be determined by the secretary: Provided, however, That
3 nothing in this section shall be construed to place upon the
4 Commonwealth any obligation to repair and maintain the curbing
5 and footways of any such street, or to remove snow or keep
6 streets clean: And provided further, That the department may
7 enter into agreements in the discretion of the secretary with
8 cities of the first class wherein and whereby such cities are
9 authorized to design, advertise for bids, let contracts and
10 supervise construction of new bridges and the reconstruction of
11 existing bridges on State highways within the limits of such
12 cities. Maintenance shall include the clearance of snow but not
13 the carrying away thereof. The department may enter into
14 agreements, in the discretion of the secretary, with cities of
15 the first class to design, construct and maintain speed bumps in
16 residential areas.
17 The department may enter into agreements, in the discretion
18 of the secretary, with the cities or with persons, associations
19 or corporations for the sharing with the Commonwealth of the
20 cost of snow clearance, but not the carrying away thereof,
21 construction, reconstruction or resurfacing of these streets, or
22 sections thereof, taken over by the Commonwealth under any act.
23 The department may in the discretion of the secretary, enter
24 into agreements with cities, for reimbursing the cities for
25 clearing snow from highways but not the carrying away thereof.
26 Section 2. Section 543 of the act is amended to read:
27 Section 543. Type of Improvement.--The type of improvement
28 shall include opening, widening, and change of grade on any
29 street, or section thereof, clearing, grading, demolition,
30 removal of existing paving, repaving, surfacing, the
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1 construction of traffic islands, the construction of speed
2 bumps, circle or other traffic channelizations, the construction
3 of storm water conduits, drains and gutters, culverts, bridges,
4 viaducts and retaining walls, curbing and recurbing, the paving
5 and repaving of sidewalks, the planting of trees and shrubs,
6 seeding and sodding, street and traffic signs, traffic signals
7 and conduits and lighting fixtures for same, and such other
8 work, excepting water pipe and sanitary sewers, as may be
9 necessary fully and satisfactorily to complete such improvement.
10 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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