Notification of resurfacing work.
NYC Admin. Code § 19-101.6
in effect§ 19-101.6 Notification of resurfacing work.
a. No later than two days prior to resurfacing any street, the department shall, where practicable, notify the police department and the fire department of such resurfacing work. Such notification shall include a description and location of such resurfacing work.
b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department to provide notification of resurfacing work that must be performed immediately in order to address unforeseen issues relating to public safety.
c. 1. For any resurfacing work by the department that impacts the operations of any other agency or a public utility company, the department shall coordinate with such agency or company.
2. The department shall complete any resurfacing work within 15 business days after the completion of milling for such resurfacing, where practicable.
3. Where any such resurfacing work requires additional time to complete, the department shall post a notice on the department’s website and provide notice to the affected community board by electronic mail. Such notice shall include the reason the department requires additional time to complete such resurfacing and the new expected date of completion.*
d. 1. For any resurfacing of a street by the department, the department shall, where practicable, ensure that pavement markings or temporary markings are installed within 5 business days after the completion of such resurfacing.
2. No later than March 1 of each year, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council and post on the department’s website a report that includes:*
(a) The number of streets where, during the preceding year, the department installed pavement markings following the resurfacing of such street, disaggregated by borough;
(b) The percentage of such streets for which pavement markings or temporary markings were installed within 5 business days after the completion of such resurfacing; and
(c) For any such resurfacing completed during the preceding year where pavement markings or temporary markings were not installed within 5 business days after the completion of such resurfacing, the reason they were not installed within such time.
e. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Milling. The term “milling” means the process of removing the top layer of a roadway for the purposes of resurfacing such roadway.
Pavement markings. The term “pavement markings” means lines, shapes, and symbols installed on the roadway to direct the movement of vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists.
Temporary markings. The term “temporary markings” means lines, shapes, and symbols that show where the department intends to install pavement markings.
(L.L. 2017/075, 5/10/2017, eff. 9/7/2017; Am. L.L. 2025/021, 3/15/2025, eff. 5/14/2025 and 3/15/2027; Am. L.L. 2025/028, 3/15/2025, eff. 5/14/2025 and 3/15/2027)
* Editor's note: Pursuant to L.L. 2025/021 and L.L. 2025/028, subsections c.3. and d.2. are not effective until March 15, 2027.
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-224824Fetched: 10/24/2026