PRINTER'S NO. 1403
No. 1226 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, ARGALL, BARRAR, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN,
CORRIGAN, FREEMAN, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, LaGROTTA, McCALL,
MICHLOVIC, ORIE, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STURLA, SURRA, TANGRETTI,
TRELLO, WALKO, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, DeLUCA, STEELMAN,
COLAFELLA, DALEY, GIGLIOTTI, HALUSKA, JAMES, LAUGHLIN,
McILHATTAN, MICOZZIE AND PESCI, APRIL 13, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 13, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for authority to erect traffic-
3 control devices.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6122(a) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 6122. Authority to erect traffic-control devices.
9 (a) General rule.--The department on State-designated
10 highways and local authorities on any highway within their
11 boundaries may erect official traffic-control devices, which
12 shall be installed and maintained in conformance with the manual
13 and regulations published by the department upon all highways as
14 required to carry out the provisions of this title or to
15 regulate, restrict, direct, warn, prohibit or guide traffic.
16 (1) Local authorities shall obtain approval of the
1 department prior to erecting an official traffic-control
2 device on a State-designated highway except where department
3 regulations provide otherwise.
4 (2) Local authorities shall obtain approval of the
5 department prior to erecting any traffic signal except in a
6 municipality with a traffic engineer qualified in accordance
7 with department regulations.
8 (3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), any traffic-
9 control device which will be maintained solely by a local
10 authority may be designed, constructed and installed by the
11 local authority without the approval of the department. The
12 local authority shall not be required to have a waiver under
13 subsection (c).
14 * * *
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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