New York S 1500: Authorizes an increase in the maximum speed limit for travel on certain roadways

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S01500 Summary:

BILL NOS01500 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03571

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SPONSORO'MARA

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COSPNSRWEBER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1180-a, V & T L

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Authorizes an increase in the maximum speed limit to 70 mph for travel on roadways that currently have a maximum speed limit of 65 mph.

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1500

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. O'MARA, WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
 an increase in the maximum speed limit for travel on certain roadways

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 1180-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended
 2 by chapter 464 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 1180-a. Maximum speed limits. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision
 4 of law, no city, village, town, county, public authority, division,
 5 office or department of the state shall maintain or create (a) any speed
 6 limit in excess of fifty-five miles per hour on any road, highway, park-
 7 way or bridge or (b) any speed limit on any other portion of a public
 8 highway, which is not uniformly applicable to all types of motor vehi-
 9 cles using such portion of highway, if on November first, nineteen
 10 hundred seventy-three, such portion of highway had a speed limit which
 11 was uniformly applicable to all types of motor vehicles using it;
 12 provided however, a lower speed limit may be established for any vehicle
 13 operating under a special permit because of any weight or dimension of
 14 such vehicle, including any load thereon, and (c) provided further,
 15 paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall not apply to any portion of a
 16 highway during such time that the condition of the highway, weather, an
 17 accident, or other condition creates a temporary hazard to the safety of
 18 traffic on such portion of a highway. However, the commissioner of the
 19 department of transportation may establish a maximum speed limit of not
 20 more than [sixty-five] seventy miles per hour on any state roadway which
 21 meets department criteria for such maximum speed.
 22 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdi-
 23 vision one of this section, upon The Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway as
 24 such term is defined in section three hundred fifty-six of the public
 25 authorities law, the New York state thruway authority may establish a
 26 maximum speed limit of not more than [sixty-five] seventy miles per hour
 27 provided that such maximum allowable speed limit is established in
 28 accordance with all applicable rules and regulations.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04398-01-5

 S. 1500 2

 1 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdi-
 2 vision one of this section, upon (a) the southern tier expressway from a
 3 point east of the town of Lowman, in the county of Chemung, thence
 4 generally westerly to the Pennsylvania border and from the Chemung
 5 interchange to New York touring route twenty-six, (b) interstate route
 6 eighty-one from the Pennsylvania border in Broome county to the inter-
 7 change with New York state touring route twelve in Jefferson county, (c)
 8 the Adirondack northway portion of interstate route eighty-seven from
 9 the interchange with Crescent Road in Saratoga county to the province of
 10 Quebec, (d) interstate route eighty-eight from the interchange with New
 11 York state touring route three hundred sixty-nine in Broome county to
 12 the interchange with interstate route ninety in Schenectady county, (e)
 13 interstate route three hundred ninety, known as the Genesee Expressway,
 14 from the interchange with the southern tier expressway in