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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William M. Straus
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to wrong-way driving.
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PETITION OF:
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
William M. Straus 10th Bristol 2/9/2021
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3150 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to wrong-way driving.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
prevent wrong-way driving, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public safety.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts department
2 of transportation, in consultation with the executive office of public safety and security, shall
3 adopt and implement a program to prevent and mitigate the effects of wrong-way driving on
4 limited-access roadways under the commonwealth’s jurisdiction. The program may include,
5 without limitation, installation of new highway safety technology, a plan of capital
6 improvements, and changes to highway design and traffic control device guidelines. The details
7 of the program, including a projected budget and a schedule setting forth the dates by which the
8 safety measures shall be implemented, shall be filed with the house and senate committees on
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9 ways and means and the house and senate co-chairs of the joint committee on transportation and
10 made publicly available on the department’s web site not later than June 30, 2021.
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