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MA H3583

MA H3583
To enhance trail crossing safety of state roads


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Introduced
01/22/2019
In Committee
02/24/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Driscoll of Milton, a petition of William J. Driscoll, Jr. and others that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation be authorized to mark state-owned trails that intersect state-owned roads with marked crosswalks and pedestrian crossing signs with flashing lights and reflectors from trailhead to trailhead. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to mark state-owned trails that intersect state-owned roads with marked crosswalks, pedestrian crossing signs with flashing lights and reflectors, and other suitable markers to ensure pedestrian and driver safety near such crosswalks. The department may also divert trails to cross at existing lighted intersections with marked crosswalks if necessary to meet the requirements of the bill. The department is required to erect these markers by June 30, 2020.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (24)

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance (on 02/24/2020)

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