N.Y. HAY Law § 350

§ 350. Pending actions or proceedings. This chapter shall not affect\npending actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, pertaining to the\nconstruction, improvement, maintenance, supervision or control of\nhighways and bridges, brought by or against the commissioner of\ntransportation, or county engineer or a county superintendent of\nhighways, or a town superintendent of highways, under the provisions of\nany statute hereby repealed, but the same may be prosecuted or defended\nin the same manner by the department of transportation or by the officer\nhaving jurisdiction in respect thereto. Any investigation, examination\nor proceeding undertaken, commenced or instituted by the commissioner of\ntransportation, county engineer, county superintendent of highways, or\ntown superintendent of highways or either of them relating to highways\nor bridges may be conducted or continued to a final determination by the\nproper officer hereunder, in the same manner, and under the same terms\nand conditions, and with the same effect as though this chapter had not\nbeen passed.\n