Int 0883-2024

Improving the flow of traffic during street construction

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructureintroduced 2024-05-16

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2024-05-16Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This proposed law would ensure that there is someone available to direct traffic during temporary street closures by requiring street closing permit holders to have on site a person who is authorized by law to conduct traffic. The police department and other persons authorized by the New York City Commissioner of Transportation would enforce this law.

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Mass transportation agencies and facilities, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority, and the Department of Design and Construction and matters related to infrastructure projects within New York City.

How it compares

6% of similar bills passed

3 passed · 47 died

This bill: 593 days in committee

Similar bills: median 581 days · 411 days when passed

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Sponsors (2)

Robert F. Holden(prime)

Justin L. Brannan

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council

2024-05-16 · City Council

ActionReferred to Comm by Council

2024-05-16 · City Council

ClosedFiled (End of Session)

2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2024-05-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 19-107 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new subdivisions d and e to read as follows: d. A person to whom a permit has been issued shall ensure that a flag person or other individual authorized by law to conduct traffic is present at the street closure for which such permit was issued. e. The police department shall enforce the provisions of this section, and shall periodically conduct a visual inspection of each street closure for which a permit has been issued pursuant to this section to confirm that a flag person or other individual authorized by law to conduct traffic is present. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. Session 13 LS #643 1/17/24 Session 12 EB LS #643 4/27/22 12:30 PM 1 2