1652-A - Traffic signs, signals and marking on highways, roads and streets.

§ 1652-a. Traffic  signs,  signals  and marking on highways, roads and  streets. The county superintendent of highways of a county,  except  the  county  of  Suffolk,  having a functioning traffic engineering unit may,  when authorized by the county governing board, have  the  responsibility  and  authority  for the installation, removal and maintenance of traffic  signs, signals and markings on, and provide traffic engineering services  in relation to any highway, road  or  street  within  a  city,  town  or  village  within  such  county,  except  state highways maintained by the  state, providing the  governing  body  of  the  city,  town  or  village  consents thereto by written agreement with the county governing board as  to  the  extent  of  the  authority  and  responsibility  of  the county  superintendent of highways  and  any  apportionment  of  costs  for  the  installation, removal and maintenance of the signs, signals and markings  and  traffic  engineering  services.  The  power  granted  to the county  superintendent of highways by this section shall in no way diminish  any  power  over  roads granted to counties or county highway superintendents  but shall be in addition to any such powers.