S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6170
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 21, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. MAY -- (at request of the Thruway Authority) -- 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 the maximum
dimension of certain vehicles proceeding to and from the New York
state thruway
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 385 of the vehicle and traffic
law is amended by adding fifteen new paragraphs (v), (w), (x), (y), (z),
(aa), (bb), (cc), (dd), (ee), (ff), (gg), (hh), (ii) and (jj) to read as
follows:
(V) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 24 TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE ROUTE 90 TO
INTERCHANGE 2 WASHINGTON AVENUE, AND TO WASHINGTON AVENUE TRAVELING
WESTBOUND TO FULLER ROAD IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO INTERSTATE ROUTE 90
TRAVELING TO INTERCHANGE 24 OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY, WHERE THE
COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINA-
TION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND
THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIB-
ITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH
ROUTE.
(W) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .25 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 25A, TRAVELING IN A WESTBOUND DIRECTION ALONG
INTERSTATE ROUTE 88 TO EXIT 25 TO ROUTE 7, AND TO A LEFT ON BECKER ROAD
TRAVELING IN A SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION ON BECKER ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY .2
MILES TO THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 25A TANDEM LOT ACCESS
ROAD, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHI-
CLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED
ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIRE-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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MENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES
ON SUCH ROUTE.
(X) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2.2 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 34A TRAVELING IN A SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION ALONG
INTERSTATE ROUTE 481 TO INTERSTATE 481 EXIT 5E KIRKVILLE ROAD EAST ALONG
STATE ROUTE 53 KIRKVILLE ROAD IN AN EASTBOUND DIRECTION TO INTERSTATE
ROUTE 481 TRAVELING NORTHBOUND TO EXIT 6 TO INTERCHANGE 34A OF THE NEW
YORK STATE THRUWAY, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES
THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG
THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR
OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION
OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
(Y) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .8 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 35, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED FEET
AROUND CARRIER CIRCLE TO TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON THOMPSON ROAD FOR
APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND FEET, OR TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THOMPSON
ROAD APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FEET, TO TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON TARBELL
ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES TO REENTER AT THE DEWITT SERVICE AREA OF
THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION
DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE
SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW,
REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE
OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
(Z) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 36 TRAVELING IN A SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION ON
INTERSTATE 81 TO INTERSTATE 81 EXIT 25 7TH NORTH STREET, AND TRAVELING
EASTBOUND ON 7TH NORTH STREET TO INTERSTATE 81 TRAVELING IN A NORTHBOUND
DIRECTION TO INTERCHANGE 36 OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY, WHERE THE
COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINA-
TION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND
THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIB-
ITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH
ROUTE.
(AA) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .6 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 39 TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 690 TO
INTERSTATE 690 EXIT 2 JONES ROAD IN A NORTHBOUND DIRECTION TO STATE
ROUTE 690 NORTH TO INTERCHANGE 39 OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY, WHERE
THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBI-
NATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND
THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIB-
ITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH
ROUTE.
(BB) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 45, TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 490 TO INTERSTATE
490 EXIT 29, IN A SOUTH WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 96
TO THE POINT WHERE NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 96 INTERSECTS WITH THE ENTRANCE
RAMP TO THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 45, AND FOR APPROXIMATELY
.2 MILES ALONG THIS ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTER-
CHANGE 45, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE
VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIG-
NATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER
REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF
VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
(CC) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .6 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 46, TRAVELING IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ON
THE RAMP FROM THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 46 TO INTERSTATE
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390 NORTH EXIT TO NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 253, LEHIGH STATION ROAD, FOR A
DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES ALONG THE RAMP FROM INTERSTATE 390
NORTH EXIT TO NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 253, LEHIGH STATION ROAD, FOR A
DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .6 MILES IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG NEW
YORK STATE ROUTE 253, LEHIGH STATION ROAD, TO THE INTERSECTION OF NEW
YORK STATE ROUTE 253 WITH NEW YORK STATE ROUTE 15, THEN FOR A DISTANCE
OF APPROXIMATELY .6 MILES IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ALONG NEW YORK STATE
ROUTE 15, TO THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 46 MAINTENANCE
FACILITY ENTRANCE, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES
THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG
THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR
OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION
OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
(DD) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .3 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 47, TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 490 TO INTERSTATE
490 EXIT 1, TO A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .2 MILES ALONG THE RAMP FROM
INTERSTATE 490 EXIT 1 TO VALANCE ROAD, FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY
.4 MILES IN A SOUTH WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG VALANCE ROAD TO THE
ENTRANCE RAMP OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 47, WHERE THE
COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINA-
TION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND
THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIB-
ITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH
ROUTE.
(EE) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .2 MILES IN A NORTH WESTERLY
DIRECTION FROM THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 61 EXIT TO SHORT-
MAN ROAD, FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .4 MILES IN A SOUTH EASTERLY
DIRECTION ALONG SHORTMAN ROAD TO THE INTERSTATE 90 EASTBOUND ENTRANCE
RAMP OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 61, WHERE THE COMMISSION-
ER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHI-
CLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLI-
CABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE
OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
(FF) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .6 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 19, TRAVELING IN A WESTBOUND DIRECTION ALONG
ROUTE 28 TO ROUTE 209, AND TRAVELING IN A SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION ON ROUTE
209 FOR APPROXIMATELY .1 MILES TO ROUTE 28, AND TRAVELING IN AN EAST-
BOUND DIRECTION ON ROUTE 28 FOR APPROXIMATELY .8 MILES TO THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 19, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION
DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE
SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW,
REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE
OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
(GG) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 31, TRAVELING ONTO THE RAMP TO GENESEE STREET
SOUTH FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FEET TO GENESEE STREET
NORTH FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE FEET TO INTERCHANGE 31
OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION
DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE
SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW,
REGULATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE
OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
(HH) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .2 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 33 TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 365 FOR
APPROXIMATELY NINE HUNDRED FEET TO INTERCHANGE 33 OF THE NEW YORK STATE
THRUWAY, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE
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VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIG-
NATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER
REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF
VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
(II) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY .15 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 42 TRAVELING ON STATE ROUTE 14 FOR APPROXI-
MATELY SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY FEET FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE THRUWAY
TANDEM LOT AND INTERCHANGE 42, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION
DETERMINES THAT THE VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE
SAFELY ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW,
REGULATION, OR OTHER REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE
OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
(JJ) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 0.1 MILES FROM THE NEW YORK
STATE INTERCHANGE 43 TRAVELING ON STATE ROUTE 21 FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX
HUNDRED FEET FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE THRUWAY TANDEM LOT AND INTER-
CHANGE 43, WHERE THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES THAT THE
VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES COULD OPERATE SAFELY ALONG THE DESIG-
NATED ROUTE AND THAT NO APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION OR OTHER
REQUIREMENT PROHIBITS THE OPERATION OF SUCH VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF
VEHICLES ON SUCH ROUTE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
