Pennsylvania Act 1976-56 — RAMPS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS INSTALLATION AT CROSSWALKS

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RAMPS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS INSTALLATION AT CROSSWALKS
                  Act of May 20, 1976, P.L. 129, No. 56               Cl. 53
                                  AN ACT

     Requiring the installation of ramps at crosswalks under certain
        conditions.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The Department of Transportation and
     municipalities shall install ramps, where feasible, at
     crosswalks, in both business and residential areas, when making
     new installations of sidewalks and curbs or gutters, or
     improving or replacing existing sidewalks and curbs or gutters,
     so as to make the transition from street to sidewalk easily
     negotiable for handicapped persons in wheelchairs and for other
     persons who may have difficulty in making the required step up
     or down from curb level to street level.
        Section 2.  All such ramps shall be constructed or installed
     in accordance with design specifications therefor prepared by
     the Department of Transportation. The Department of
     Transportation shall make available to such municipalities
     design standards for such ramps.