Opn. No.

Richard W. Hoyt, Esq. Informal Opinion Town Attorney No. 2003-15 Town of Montgomery 43 Orchard Street P.O. Box 402 Walden, New York 12586

Dear Mr. Hoyt:

You have asked, in your capacity as attorney for the Town of Montgomery, whether the Town is authorized to install "speed bumps" or similar speed control devices on a town highway. You have specified that the Town is interested in using such devices to slow traffic on a short town highway that serves as a connection between two state highways. We conclude that the installation of a speed bump on a town highway is not prohibited by State law,…