(b) The department of transportation, whenever it determines on the
basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on
any part of a controlled-access state highway maintained by the state
outside of cities having a population in excess of one million
consistently impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic, may
establish minimum speed limits below which vehicles may not proceed on
or along such highway,
(c) The department of transportation may determine the maximum speed
which may be maintained without structural damage to bridges and
elevated structures that are a part of any state highway maintained by
the state, and, if such maximum speed is lower than the maximum speed
limit otherwise applicable, may by order, rule or regulation establish
such lower maximum speed limit at which vehicles may proceed on any such
bridge or structure.
Structure New York Laws
Title 8 - Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities
Article 37 - Regulation of Traffic by Department of Transportation and Other State Authorities
1620 - Speed Limits on State Highways, and on Indian Reservations.
1621 - Other Traffic Regulations on State Highways and on Indian Reservations.
1622 - Speed Limits on County Roads and Town Highways.
1625 - Traffic Regulations on Restricted Highways.
1626 - Regulation of Rest and Parking Areas and Scenic Overlooks.
1627 - Designation of Qualifying Highways and Access Highways.
1628 - Traffic Regulations on Bridge Approaches to the Barge Canal System.
1629 - Closed or Restricted Bridges; Penalties for Noncompliance.