The Highway Superintendent shall install and
maintain traffic control devices when and as required under the provisions
of this chapter, to make effective the provisions of this chapter,
and may install and maintain such additional traffic control devices
as he may deem necessary to regulate, warn or guide traffic under
the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, subject to the
provisions of §§ 1682 and 1684 of that law. The Police
Department shall survey the condition of traffic control devices on
a regular basis and file recommendations with the Highway Superintendent
as to devices in need of installation, replacement or maintenance.
Any linear measurements specified under this
chapter shall be deemed approximate, and the regulation to which they
pertain shall not be affected in any way by the altering or reconstruction
of a street.
The New York State Department of Transportation
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is hereby made applicable
to the streets of the Town. All pavement markings made upon Town streets
shall have the same meaning and effect as similar markings upon state
roads or highways.