05 LC 18
3737
House
Bill 160
By:
Representatives Day of the
163rd,
Stephens of the
164th,
and Neal of the
1st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-6-188 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to highway work zones, so as to change certain requirements with respect to
required signage; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 40-6-188 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to highway
work zones, is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting in
their place new subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:
"(b)(1)
The Department of Transportation, any county, or any municipality may designate
any segment of a highway, road, or street under its jurisdiction as a highway
work zone.
(2)
Whenever a highway work zone is designated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this
subsection, there shall be erected or posted signage of adequate size at the
beginning point of such highway work zone designating the zone and warning the
traveling public that increased penalties for speeding violations are in effect
for the highway work zone, and there shall be erected or posted at the end of
such highway work zone adequate signage
of a suitable
color that is readily distinguishable from the color of the signage marking the
beginning point of such work zone
indicating the end of such zone and that increased penalties for speeding
violations are no longer in effect.
(c)(1)
The Department of Transportation or the governing authority of any county or
municipal corporation is authorized to establish a temporary reduction in the
maximum speed limit through any highway work zone located on or adjacent to any
street or highway under its respective jurisdiction. The commissioner of
transportation or the local governing authority shall not be required to conduct
any engineering and traffic investigation in order to establish a reduced speed
limit in a highway work zone pursuant to this paragraph.
(2)
Whenever reduced speed zones are established pursuant to paragraph (1) of this
subsection, there shall be erected or posted signage of adequate size at the
beginning point of such speed zone designating the zone and the speed limit to
be observed therein, and there shall be erected or posted at the end of such
speed zone adequate signage
of a suitable
color that is readily distinguishable from the color of the signage marking the
beginning point of such work zone
indicating the end of such speed zone, which signage shall also indicate such
different speed limit as may then be observed. Signs indicating such reduced
speed limit shall be spaced not further than one mile apart throughout the
highway work zone. Where the speed limit established pursuant to paragraph (1)
of this subsection is at least ten miles per hour less than the established
speed limit on the street or highway, there shall be erected at least 600 feet
in advance of the beginning of the speed zone a sign of adequate size which
shall bear the legend 'Reduced Speed Ahead.' Whenever any signage is required by
this paragraph, the same shall be in addition to the signage requirements of
paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this Code
section."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.