BILL NUMBER: S9725
SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to dedicating a portion of
the state highway system to Pietro Viviano
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To dedicate a portion of the state highway system in the town of New
Castle, county of Westchester, to Pietro Viviano.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends section 344-s of the highway law to outline the
designation of a portion of the state highway system constituting the
Saw Mill River Parkway.
Section two outlines the role of the commissioner of transportation in
the signing and maintenance of the highway's dedicated portion.
Section three provides the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Pietro Viviano, born in 1884, was an Italian immigrant and Yonkers resi-
dent who died tragically on July 14, 1948, at the age of 63. He was
working as a blasting foreman on the new extension of the Saw Mill River
Parkway from Chappaqua to Mount Kisco when, according to newspaper
reports at the time, lightning struck and detonated the dynamite being
used to blast rock. This dedication honors Mr. Viviano's unseen but
important role in building the parkway we know today.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.