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This bill would require the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) to paint all speed humps with yellow or high intensity reflective paint. The bill would further require that NYCDOT repaint speed humps with yellow or high intensity reflective paint at least once annually.

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City Council
Introduced by Council

Int. No.

 

By Council Member Maisel 

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to painting speed humps on city streets yellow.

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

                     Section 1.  Subchapter 2 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-183.1 to read as follows:

                     § 19-183.1 Increasing visibility. a. For the purposes of this section, “speed hump” shall have the same meaning as in section 19-189 of this chapter.

                     b. Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation, when speed humps are on a roadway, the department shall be required to paint such speed humps with yellow or high intensity reflective paint. Speed humps shall be repainted with yellow or high intensity reflective paint no less than once annually.

                     § 2.                     This local law shall take effect 120 days after its enactment into law.

 

 

 

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