N.Y. Highway Law § 350: Pending actions or proceedings

§ 350. Pending actions or proceedings. This chapter shall not affect

pending actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, pertaining to the

construction, improvement, maintenance, supervision or control of

highways and bridges, brought by or against the commissioner of

transportation, or county engineer or a county superintendent of

highways, or a town superintendent of highways, under the provisions of

any statute hereby repealed, but the same may be prosecuted or defended

in the same manner by the department of transportation or by the officer

having jurisdiction in respect thereto. Any investigation, examination

or proceeding undertaken, commenced or instituted by the commissioner of

transportation, county engineer, county superintendent of highways, or

town superintendent of highways or either of them relating to highways

or bridges may be conducted or continued to a final determination by the

proper officer hereunder, in the same manner, and under the same terms

and conditions, and with the same effect as though this chapter had not

been passed.