PRINTER'S NO. 3001
No. 2186 Session of 1984
INTRODUCED BY STEIGHNER, GEIST, HUTCHINSON, BURD, LETTERMAN,
E. Z. TAYLOR, FREEMAN, DAVIES, LIVENGOOD, D. R. WRIGHT,
BATTISTO, MACKOWSKI, VAN HORNE, RYBAK, KOSINSKI, MORRIS,
PRATT, DONATUCCI, CIVERA, BOOK, PISTELLA, ARTY, HAGARTY,
JAROLIN, HERMAN, DURHAM, SEMMEL, STEWART, COLAFELLA, RUDY,
MICHLOVIC, STEVENS, ALDERETTE, GRUPPO, McMONAGLE, LUCYK AND
F. E. TAYLOR, MAY 21, 1984
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 21, 1984
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
6 raised reflective markers on certain highways.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), known
10 as the State Highway Law, is amended by adding a section to
11 read:
12 Section 426. Raised Reflective Markers.--(a) The department
13 shall install and maintain plowable raised reflective road
14 markers on the State highways of the Commonwealth with average
15 daily traffic of five thousand (5,000) or more vehicles. The
16 department shall adopt standards for markers suitable for use on
17 the Commonwealth's highways consistent with and, so far as
1 practicable, conforming to nationally recognized standards for
2 traffic control devices.
3 (b) In order to achieve maximum benefits and economy, the
4 department shall install the markers in conjunction with
5 scheduled construction, repair or resurfacing, giving priority
6 to State highways having the highest incidence of accidents.
7 Section 2. The department shall issue an annual status
8 report detailing the mileage and location of road markers
9 installed under this section to the Transportation Committees of
10 the House of Representatives and the Senate. The report shall
11 include, but not be limited to, the location and the yearly and
12 total mileage of markers installed.
13 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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