Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07057 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/30/2019

                             
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 7057  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 2670 
 
 
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. SIMMONS, 144th Dist. 
(By Request) 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESSIBLE CROSSWALKS. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That section 14-298 of the general statutes be amended to require the 1 
Office of the State Traffic Administration to develop regulations 2 
requiring crosswalks at high-traffic intersections and an automated 3 
traffic control system whereby blind or visually impaired pedestrians 4 
receive an audible cue that it is safe to cross. 5 
Statement of Purpose:   
To ensure that high-traffic intersections are safe for blind or visually 
impaired pedestrians.