PRINTER'S NO. 1732
No. 1411 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY SERAFINI, TIGUE, RAYMOND, STABACK, GODSHALL,
HOWLETT, SEMMEL AND J. TAYLOR, JUNE 12, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 12, 1985
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," requiring that
6 contracts for projects on heavily traveled highways provide
7 for increased working hours.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), known
11 as the State Highway Law, is amended by adding a section to
12 read:
13 Section 404.2. Projects on Heavily Traveled Highways.--In
14 order to shorten the construction period and thereby relieve
15 traffic congestion, the department shall require, as a condition
16 of contracts for the construction, reconstruction or improvement
17 of heavily traveled interstate highways and State highways, two
18 full eight-hour shifts of work per working day. In determining
19 the projects governed by this section, the department shall
20 consider the volume and type of traffic, the nature of the area,
1 the effect of disruption of traffic on the economy of the area
2 and any other factors which it deems pertinent or which may be
3 called to its attention by citizens of the affected area.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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