N.J. Stat. § 27:5-17 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-17
Enforcement by commissioner
Status: in_force

13. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this act may be collected, with costs, in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq. The Superior Court or municipal court in the county or municipality where the violation occurs or where the violator resides, has a place of business or principal office shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of "the penalty enforcement law" in connection with this act. The commissioner may institute an action in the Superior Court for injunctive relief to prevent and restrain any violation of this act, or any order issued, or rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this act. L.1991,c.413,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5F-24 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5F / Section 5F-24
Grants to Treasury Department.
Status: in_force

7. The Department of the Treasury shall accept and receive any grants of money awarded to the State, its political subdivisions and nonprofit organizations under the "U.S. Highway Safety Act of 1966," Pub.L. 89-564 (23 U.S.C. ss. 401-404), and acts amendatory or supplementary thereto. All moneys so received shall be deposited by the Department of the Treasury and shall be used exclusively for establishing, administering and fulfilling highway traffic safety programs pursuant to the provisions of this act. The money shall be paid from the fund or funds upon audit and warrant of the Director, Division of Budget and Accounting, on vouchers of or certification by the Governor. L.1987,c.284,s.7; amended 2007, c.84, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-26 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-26
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that many senior citizens and disabled residents in the State require assistance in meeting their need for available and accessible transportation so that they may obtain the necessities of life, including but not limited to employment, post-secondary education, social and recreational activities, shopping and medical service; and that the voters of this State recognized the need for such assistance when in 1981 they approved an amendment of the State Constitution which provides that State revenues derived from the taxation of gambling establishments in Atlantic City may be used, in addition to the purposes for which they were originally dedicated, for additional or expanded transportation services or benefits to senior citizens and the disabled. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is appropriate that the New Jersey Transit Corporation, in conjunction with its advisory bodies, representatives or associations of counties, and other interested parties, develop a plan for transportation assistance to senior citizens and the disabled; that the instrumentalities of local government, particularly the counties of this State, should play a major role in facilitating the provision of that transportation assistance; and that the New Jersey Transit Corporation in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Transportation's Office of Coordination, as well as the counties, should coordinate the assistance with existing transportation services, including but not limited to those services funded by any other State agency, at the local level and coordinate inter-county transportation services. L.1983, c. 578, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.17 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.17
Reduction of single occupancy trips, report to Legislature
Status: in_force

4. No later than March 31, 2001, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Legislature containing recommended incentives to businesses to encourage a reduction in single occupancy trips. L.2000,c.73,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.27 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.27
Customer advocate, annual report.
Status: in_force

16. The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall employ a customer advocate. The customer advocate shall annually provide a report of his or her activities during the prior fiscal year, which shall be included in the corporation's annual report required by section 20 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-20). The customer advocate's annual report shall include: a list of any customer surveys performed and a summary of the results of each; a summary of customer experience enhancements; a list of customer facility improvements; and an account of the on-time performance of rail passenger service, including light rail service, operated by, or under contract to, the corporation, including data for each such passenger line. L.2018, c.162, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-4
Definitions.
Status: in_force

4. Definitions. As used in this act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent: "Act" means P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented. "Authority" means the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, created by section 3 of this act, or, if said authority shall be abolished, the board, body or commission succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given by this act to the authority shall be given by law. "Bonds" or "transportation revenue bonds" means any bonds, refunding bonds, notes or other obligations issued by the authority authorized under the provisions of this act or issued by or for the Highway Authority. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation. "Construction" or "construct" means the planning, designing, construction, development, reconstruction, rehabilitation, redevelopment, replacement, repair, extension, enlargement, improvement and betterment of highway and transportation projects, and includes the demolition, clearance and removal of buildings or structures on land acquired, held, leased or used for those projects. "Cost" means all or any part of the expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition, construction, operation, management and maintenance of any real property, lands, structures, real or personal property rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and interests acquired or used for a project; any financing charges and reserves for the payment of principal, premium and interest on bonds; the expenses of engineering, appraisal, architectural, accounting, financial, legal and other consulting services; and other expenses as may be necessary, desirable, convenient, or incident to the financing, acquisition, construction, operation, improvement, management, repair and maintenance of a project. "Credit Agreement" means loan agreement, lease agreement, revolving credit agreement, agreement establishing a line of credit, letter of credit, reimbursement to purchase bonds, purchase or sale agreements, or commitments or other contracts or agreements authorized and approved by the authority in connection with the authorization, issuance, security, purchase, tender, redemption, or payment of bonds. "Department" means the Department of Transportation. "Feeder road" means any road or highway project that in the determination of the authority is necessary, desirable or convenient to create or facilitate access to a transportation project. "Garden State Arts Center" means the Garden State Arts Center, sometimes referred to as the PNC Bank Arts Center, a highway project of the authority. "Highway project" means the acquisition, operation, improvement, management, repair, construction, including express E-ZPass where determined by the authority, and maintenance of the New Jersey Turnpike and of the Garden State Parkway, including the demolition and removal of toll houses and toll barriers, and of the Garden State Arts Center, as transferred to the authority pursuant to P.L.2003, c.79 (C.27:23-41 et al.), and of any other highway or feeder road at the locations and between the termini as may hereafter be established by the authority or by law and acquired or constructed under the provisions of this act by the authority, and shall include but not be limited to all bridges, parking facilities, public highways, feeder roads, tunnels, overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, traffic circles, grade separations, entrance and exit plazas, approaches, toll houses, service areas, stations and facilities, communications facilities, administration, storage and other buildings and facilities, and other structures directly or indirectly related to a transportation project, intersecting highways and bridges and feeder roads which the authority may deem necessary, desirable, or convenient in its discretion for the operation, maintenance or management, either directly or indirectly, of a transportation project, and includes any planning, design or other preparation work necessary for the execution of any highway project, and adjoining park or recreational areas and facilities, directly or indirectly related to the use of a transportation project as the authority shall find to be necessary and desirable, and the costs associated therewith. "Land and improvements" means any area or lands, any interest, right or title in land, including but not limited to, any reversionary right, fee, license or leasehold interest and any real or personal property, structure, facility, building or equipment. "Owner" means all individuals, copartnerships, associations, private or municipal corporations and all political subdivisions of the State having any title or interest in any property, rights, easements and interests authorized to be acquired by this act. "Parking facility" means any area or place, garage, building, or other improvement or structure for the parking or storage of motor or other vehicles, including but not limited to all real property and personal property, driveways, roads and other structures or areas necessary, useful or convenient for access to a facility from a public street, road or highway, or from any project; meters, mechanical equipment necessary, useful or convenient for or in connection with that parking or storage; and any structures, buildings, space or accommodations, whether constructed by the authority or by the lessee, to be leased for any business, commercial or other use, including the sale of gasoline or accessories for, or the repair or other servicing of automobiles and other motor vehicles, or motorist services, if, in the opinion of the authority, the inclusion, provision and leasing is necessary, desirable or convenient to assist in defraying the expenses of the authority and make possible the operation of the parking facility at reasonable rates. "Public highway" means all public highways, roads and streets in the State, whether maintained by the State or by any county, city, borough, town, township, village or other political subdivision. "Real property" means lands within the State, above or below water, and improvements thereof or thereon, or any riparian or other rights or interests therein. "Transfer Date" means, with respect to the assumption by the authority of the powers, duties, assets and responsibilities of the New Jersey Highway Authority, the date on which the Chair of the authority and the commissioner certify to the Governor that: (i) all bonds issued by the New Jersey Highway Authority cease to be outstanding within the meaning of the resolutions pursuant to which those bonds were issued; and (ii) upon which the authority assumes all debts, and statutory responsibilities and obligations of the New Jersey Highway Authority. "Transportation project" or "project" means, in addition to highway projects, any other transportation facilities or activities determined necessary or appropriate by the authority in its discretion to fulfill the purposes of the authority, and the costs associated therewith. L.1948,c.454,s.4; amended 1950, c.1, s.4; 1969, c.197, s.1; 1991, c.183, s.5; 2003,c.79,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13-1.2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1.2
Annual budget; amount
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for each county and municipality to include an amount equal to twice the amount of such State aid in its annual budget. Commitments may be made by such counties and municipalities, subject to the applicable provisions of this subtitle, against the amounts so included in their budgets immediately after the beginning of the calendar year next ensuing the date of such notification by the commissioner. L.1967, c. 65, s. 2, eff. May 23, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 27:9-12 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-12
Powers deemed additional; construction
Status: in_force

The powers granted by sections 27:9-8 to 27:9-11 of this title, are in addition to and not in substitution for the powers granted by existing statutes, and are not subject to any limitation or restriction prescribed by any such statutes, except as may be expressly provided by said sections. The obligation of the commissioner to make any payment or reimbursement pursuant to the agreements authorized by said sections shall have such force and effect as may be permitted by the constitution of this state and if any of the provisions contained in sections 27:9-9 to 27:9-11 of this title shall be unconstitutional or invalid, such provisions shall be exscinded and the remaining sections shall stand.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-36 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-36
Tenure rights, rights or protection under pension law or retirement system
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes, or under any pension law or retirement system. L.1966, c. 301, s. 36.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-14 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-14
Time of payments; contractor's bond on completion of work; term
Status: in_force

The time and manner of payment for work done under a contract awarded under this article shall be set forth in the contract. When a contractor has completed his contract no percentage of the contract price shall be retained but the contractor shall enter into a bond to the board of chosen freeholders in a sum amounting to five per cent of the contract price, with any surety company authorized to do business in this state and which has the approval of the attorney general, as surety. The bond shall remain in force for one year and shall provide that the contractor can be held responsible for poor workmanship done or poor materials furnished under such contract, but he shall not be responsible for acts or causes beyond his control.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-23.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-23.1
Project addition authorized
Status: in_force

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is authorized to construct, maintain, repair and operate a project addition to the New Jersey Turnpike consisting of a highway at the following location or such part or parts thereof as the New Jersey Turnpike Authority may determine to be suitable for a project as contemplated by this act: Beginning at Route 33 between the City of Trenton and Mercerville in Hamilton Township on the west, from thence easterly to an interchange with the New Jersey Turnpike between Allentown and Robbinsville, thence easterly south of State Highway 33 to, and to connect with or intersect, the Garden State Parkway at one or more locations between the intersection of said parkway with State Highway No. 33 in the vicinity of its intersection with State Highway No. 66 and the intersection of said parkway with State Highway No. 37, in such manner as may be determined by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to be the most practical route in order to afford convenient access to the New Jersey seashore area. L.1964, c. 175, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:6-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-2
Certain former routes included in system
Status: in_force

The state highway system shall also include any routes established, taken over and constructed under acts in effect prior to March thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, unless such routes have or shall have been vacated or abandoned by the commissioner as provided by law.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5G-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5G / Section 5G-11
Assignment to New Jersey Transit Corporation
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall assign each railroad overhead bridge carrying a highway, other than a State highway, over and across a right-of-way owned by the New Jersey Transit Corporation to the jurisdiction of that corporation, unless the commissioner determines, subject to the provisions of section 6 of this act, that the bridge should be assigned to the jurisdiction of another public entity. L. 1988, c. 171, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-4
Routes taken over as state highways; hearing and notice
Status: in_force

When the commissioner contemplates taking over a route or part thereof as a state highway he shall give notice in writing, which may be served on the body having control of such route or part thereof by mailing it to the presiding officer or clerk thereof, that the commissioner will give a hearing to all persons interested, on a day stated in the notice, not less than thirty days from the date thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-23.8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-23.8
Route 92 Freeway extension
Status: in_force

1. The New Jersey Turnpike authority is authorized to acquire, construct, maintain, repair and operate a project addition and extension to the New Jersey Turnpike consisting of a high speed limited-access superhighway beginning at or near Interchange 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike and thence in a general westerly direction through Middlesex County to an interchange with U.S. Route 1 in the general vicinity of the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Ridge Road (County Road 522) or U.S. Route 27 as the authority, after study, deems appropriate. L.1991,c.474.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-85 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-85
Federal aid assistance, additional action to qualify department
Status: in_force

The commissioner is further authorized within the limits of funds and appropriations to take such additional action as may be required to fully qualify the department for any financial Federal aid assistance available for carrying out the purposes of this act. L.1972, c. 47, s. 14, eff. July 1, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-5
Road improvements; extent of
Status: in_force

The road improvements contemplated by this article shall include the: a. Construction of the road and its intersections with other public roads; b. Restoration or construction as provided in this article of proper and adequate entrances to properties; c. Building of the necessary walls in cuts or for slopes, bridges and culverts; and all necessary facilities for drainage; d. Planting of shade trees and such work as may be necessary to preserve existing shade trees; and e. Treatment of adjacent forest lands so as to make the road and its borders an effective firebreak.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-53 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-53
Conduct of pilot program.
Status: in_force

3. The authority shall conduct the pilot program established pursuant to section 2 of this act for a period of 18 months from the effective date of this act. L.2013, c.36, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.23 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.23
Evaluation of road pavements
Status: in_force

10. The commissioner shall continue to evaluate roadway pavements on the State highway system and assign numerical ratings to roads for maintenance and repair similar to any nationally recognized method. L.2000,c.73,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-28 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-28
Act not to limit, alter or impair rights and security of holders under contracts
Status: in_force

Nothing in the act shall be deemed or construed so as to limit, alter or impair in any way the rights and obligations of the toll road authorities or other State agencies under the provisions of the contracts made with the holders from time to time of bonds and notes heretofore or hereafter issued by said toll road authorities or other State agencies or in any way impair the rights and security of the holders under the contracts. L.1984, c. 73, s. 37, eff. July 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-25.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-25.1
Aid to counties, municipalities, basis, schedule.
Status: in_force

9. a. Aid to counties and municipalities administered by the department may, at the discretion of the commissioner, be disbursed to any individual county or municipality on a grant basis or on a cost reimbursement basis. (1)Awards to each county for the Local County Aid Program shall be made pursuant to the following schedule: (a) prior to July 31st of each year, each county shall be notified of the amount of local aid program funds allocated to the county for the current State fiscal year; (b) each county shall submit an application for funding by December 1st of each year; and (c) the department shall execute an agreement with each county concerning the project or projects for which the aid is allotted to that county within 90 days from the date that the department receives the application from the county pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this paragraph or by April 1st of the following year, whichever is later. (2) Awards to each municipality for the Municipal Aid program shall be made pursuant to the following schedule: (a) the department shall distribute an aid application solicitation letter to each municipality by April 30th of each year; (b) each municipality shall submit an application for funding by July 1st of each year; (c) the department shall distribute an award letter to each municipality by November 30th of each year; (d) the department shall execute an agreement with each municipality concerning the project for which the aid is allotted to that municipality within 90 days from the date the department distributes the award letter to the municipality pursuant to subparagraph (c) of this paragraph or by March 1st of the following year, or whichever is later. b. Distribution of the portion of the grant provided initially to a county or municipality may be contingent on its performance in spending prior grants. Failure to award construction or other approved contracts for 100 percent of a county's allotment within three years of notification by the department of that year's allotment shall result in the allotment being immediately rescinded or the funds returned to the department, as applicable, or in the event such funds are not immediately returned, deducted by the department from future allocations of aid to such county. Any such funds may be reallocated by the commissioner to other transportation projects as the commissioner shall so determine. Failure to award construction or other approved contracts for 100 percent of a municipality's allotment within two years of notification by the department of that year's allotment shall result in that year's allocation being immediately rescinded, except as provided in subsection c. of this section. Any such funds may be reallocated by the commissioner to other transportation projects as the commissioner shall determine. c. An allotment provided to a municipality shall be rescinded, returned, or deducted from future allocations as a result of a municipality's failure to award construction or other approved contracts for 100 percent of a municipality's allotment within two years of notification by the department ofthat year's allotment as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section, except that the department, at its discretion, may grant an extension of the two-year requirement of not greater than six months in duration for extraordinary circumstances, which shall be limited to the following: (1) Bidding problems. The project was advertised and bids were received before the 24-month deadline, but because the bids exceeded the estimate, the project will be re-advertised for bid within three months or financing will be arranged to allow an award within the next six months; (2) Permits have not been approved. Environmental permit applications were submitted and accepted by all permitting agencies within 12 months of municipal local aid agreement execution and permits have not been received. Municipalities shall provide details of issues precluding the issuance of the permits; (3) Utility relocation work precludes advertisement, bid, and award during the 24-month deadline. The municipality has demonstrated communication and coordination with all utility service providers within 12 months of municipal local aid grant agreement execution; however, the utility service providers have indicated that relocation work is required to be performed prior to the construction of the project. The municipality shall provide details on the schedule of utility work precluding advancement of the municipal local aid project; (4) Right-of-way is not available for the project. The municipality shall provide details on the schedule of right-of-way acquisition and any issues precluding advancement of the project; or (5) Declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor of the State of New Jersey or the President of the United States that directly impacts the ability of the municipality to award the contract. The municipality shall provide details on the project's schedule and the details as to how the state of emergency precluded the advancement of the municipal local aid project. d. Award deadline extensions shall be requested in writing by the municipality a minimum of 30 days prior to the 24-month deadline, and shall include a resolution and justification for the extension of time that demonstrates ability to award the contract within the requested six-month period. e. Meeting the extraordinary circumstances described in paragraph (1) of subsection c. of this section does not guarantee approval of a six-month deadline extension. The department shall consider factors such as likelihood of achieving the award within the next six months and past performance of the municipality. A six-month deadline extension shall require approval of the Director of Local Aid and Economic Development with concurrence of the Commissioner. At any time, but at a minimum of 30 days prior to the extension of time deadline, a municipality may voluntarily cancel the municipal local aid agreement and release the funds back to the department. L.1995, c.108, s.9; amended 2006, c.3, s.8; 2012, c.13, s.10; 2019, c.135, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-7
Commission to settle disputes; appointment, powers, duties and compensation
Status: in_force

Whenever it shall have been determined that the public convenience requires that a viaduct or bridge be constructed at the joint expense of adjoining counties, or that a viaduct or bridge being maintained at such joint expense should be repaired or rebuilt, and the boards of chosen freeholders of such counties shall be unable to agree as to the location or character of the new viaduct or bridge, or as to the materials of which it shall be constructed, or as to whether a viaduct or bridge already erected and out of repair shall be repaired or rebuilt, or if said boards shall be unable to agree in any respect as to the manner or method of repairing or rebuilding any such viaduct or bridge, either of the boards may apply to a judge of the Superior Court, who shall appoint three commissioners who shall meet forthwith and summarily inquire into the matters in dispute. To that end the commissioners may employ one or more civil engineers and other persons. If in the judgment of the commissioners it shall be determined that the public convenience requires that the viaduct or bridge be constructed or repaired or rebuilt, they, or a majority of them, shall make and sign a report, under their hands, determining the matters in dispute, and cause a duplicate original of the report to be filed with the clerk of each of the boards. The commission may have plans, drawings, surveys and specifications prepared, advertise for and receive bids for the doing of the work, and award a contract or contracts for the work, and may supervise the doing of the work. The advertising and awards shall be made in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-five of the Title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:25-1 et seq.). Any expense incurred by the commissioners, including the cost of construction, repair or rebuilding, shall, upon certification by them, be paid by the county treasurers of each of the counties in the same proportion as similar expenses relating to the viaduct or bridge. The commissioners shall serve as such and render their services without compensation and shall be known as "joint bridge commissioners for counties." Amended by L.1953, c. 27, p. 496, s. 24.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-13 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-13
Protection of roads near tidewater; acquisition of lands
Status: in_force

If a county road is in danger of being damaged or destroyed by tidewaters the board of chosen freeholders may by a two-thirds vote, acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation, lands and meadows adjacent to the road and maintain the banks along such lands and meadows for the protection and preservation of the road. If an income can be derived from any land so acquired it shall be paid to the county treasurer. Condemnation proceedings, when resorted to, shall be brought in accordance with the provisions of article 2 of this chapter (s. 27:16-42 et seq.).
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-34.7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-34.7
New Jersey Turnpike Authority electronic toll collection system.
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall transmit electronic notification pursuant to the provisions of this section to a customer that passes through a toll plaza operated by the authority, provided that the customer has an account for the electronic toll collection system that is registered with the New Jersey E-ZPass Customer Service Center or successor entity and voluntarily opts in for such notification. The notification shall alert the customer that the electronic toll collection system has registered the customer's account and may be provided by electronic mail, a text message sent directly to a customer's mobile device, or through a mobile application. Notification shall be made within 24 hours of the transaction posting to the customer's account, or as soon as practicable if no valid account is recognized at the time of the transaction. A customer may opt out of receiving the notification that is provided pursuant to the provisions of this section at any time and may be required to confirm participation in the notification program. L.2021, c.251, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-2
Annual work program; filing; approval
Status: in_force

All expenditures for state aid to counties or municipalities for the improvement, maintenance or repair of highways or for the building, maintenance or repair of bridges shall be in accordance with annual work programs prepared by the governing bodies thereof and filed with and approved by the commissioner. The work programs shall be submitted on blanks prepared by the commissioner and shall differentiate between state aid for highway construction, state aid for highway maintenance, state aid for bridge construction and state aid for bridge maintenance.
N.J. Stat. § 27:10-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-2
Municipal obligations issued
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality may provide and raise moneys to be expended for the work contemplated by section 27:10-1 of this title, by issuing notes or bonds under the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of the title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:1-1 et seq.). The obligations issued hereunder and renewals thereof shall be made under the provisions and limitations of section 40:1-8 of the title Municipalities and Counties.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-11
Remedies
Status: in_force

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this act or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such trust agreement, may, by civil action or proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the State or granted hereunder or under such trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this act or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the Authority or by any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of tolls. L.1948, c. 454, p. 1868, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-5.14 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-5.14
Defense, indemnification of owner, operator
Status: in_force

2. The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's designee, may agree to defend and indemnify any person, who, pursuant to a written agreement with the commissioner entered into pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of this amendatory and supplementary act, owns, operates, or maintains an approved park-and-ride lot or facility, against claims, causes of action, demands, costs or judgments against that person arising as a direct result of the operation, ownership or maintenance of that approved park-and-ride lot or facility. The commissioner is authorized to reach an agreement to defend and indemnify a person upon the terms and limitations the commissioner deems reasonable and appropriate. An agreement to defend and indemnify pursuant to this section does not bar, reduce, limit or affect any remedies which the commissioner may have to enforce the commissioner's agreement or to assert a claim for damages to which the commissioner may be entitled arising out of the person's failure to perform the agreement, or for the recovery of funds expended for the defense of a person if the defense was undertaken in response to a claim or cause of action brought against the person which is proven to have arisen from gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, intentional tort, bad faith, or criminal conduct. No one other than the person owning, operating, or maintaining the approved park-and-ride lot or facility pursuant to an agreement with the commissioner has the right to enforce any agreement for defense or indemnification between that person and the commissioner. L.1993,c.231,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-55 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-55
Definitions.
Status: in_force

4. As used in sections 4 through 6 of P.L.2013, c.130 (C.27:23-55 through C.27:23-57): "Acknowledgement sign" means a sign that is intended to inform the traveling public that a highway-related service, product, or monetary contribution has been sponsored by a person, firm, or entity and which meets all design and placement guidelines for acknowledgement signs as established pursuant to the provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways and all sign design principles provided in the federal Standard Highway Signs and Markings Book. "Advertising sign" means a sign that is intended to promote commercial products or services through the use of slogans and information and informs the public on where to obtain the products or services. "Authority" means the New Jersey Turnpike Authority established pursuant to P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-1 et seq.). "Highway" means the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike; their shoulders and sidewalks; the airspace above and below the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike; areas for drainage, utilities, landscaping, berms, and fencing along the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike; and any highway project as defined in section 4 of P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-4). "Sponsorship agreement" means an agreement or contract between the authority and a person, firm, or entity to be acknowledged for a highway-related service, product, or monetary contribution provided. "Sponsorship program" means a program administered by the authority, that complies with pertinent federal laws, rules, regulations, and orders, and allows a person, firm, or entity to sponsor authority operational activities or other highway-related services or programs through the provision of a highway-related service, product, or monetary contribution. L.2013, c.130, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-44.15 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-44.15
Inapplicability of act.
Status: in_force

8. This act shall not apply to highway projects for which preliminary design has been completed and for which environmental work has commenced on or before the effective date of this act. L.2007, c.308, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-42 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-42
Acquisition of real estate; condemnation
Status: in_force

If the board cannot acquire the real estate, or any interest therein, necessary for the making of any improvement authorized by this chapter by agreement with the owners thereof, the compensation to be paid therefor shall be ascertained and paid in an action in accordance with chapter one of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes except as hereinafter provided. In the action the Superior Court shall determine the benefits conferred and damages sustained by each person in interest by reason of the taking of the real estate or any interest therein. The court shall consider the condition in which each parcel will be left and the benefits that will result from the improvement to the owners thereof. The costs, fees and expenses of the action shall be paid by the county treasurer. Amended by L.1953, c. 27, p. 493, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-5
Municipal roads taken over by county; consent; resolutions
Status: in_force

A road, or portion thereof, owned or controlled by one or more municipalities, may be taken over by the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which it is located. Upon filing in the office of the county clerk a resolution of the board of chosen freeholders providing for the taking over of any such road, or portion thereof, accompanied by a resolution of the body having charge of the roads and highways in each of such municipalities consenting to the taking over of such road or highway, or portion thereof, located in the respective municipalities, the road or highway, or portion thereof, designated in the resolution, shall become a county road. The resolution may provide for the taking over of several roads or portions thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-11.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-11.1
Use of reclaimed asphalt pavement by South Jersey Transportation Authority.
Status: in_force

4. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the South Jersey Transportation Authority shall permit for an expressway project under the jurisdiction of the authority the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement that constitutes a maximum of 25 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses and a maximum of 15 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for surface pavement courses. b. The authority shall permit for expressway projects under its jurisdiction the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement that constitutes from 25 to 50 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses, after an evaluation of the material properties of the reclaimed asphalt pavement in a "closed system" project. A "closed system" project is defined as a project on which the asphalt millings from the project are recycled back into the hot mix asphalt on that same project. c. Reclaimed asphalt pavement shall not be used for bridge decking and elevated approaches, open-graded and modified open-graded friction courses, or any other special purpose or premium asphalt mix required in specific projects to increase pavement skid resistance. L.2002,c.114,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-19 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-19
Act liberally construed
Status: in_force

This act, being necessary for the welfare of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof. L.1948, c. 454, p. 1873, s. 19.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-12 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-12
Exceptions for certain other signs or devices.
Status: in_force

8. Unless otherwise provided for in P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.), no permit shall be required for the use, maintenance, or erection of a sign or other device which is to be used solely for any of the following purposes: a. to advertise exclusively for sale or rent the property upon which the sign or other device is located; b. for notices required by law to be posted or displayed; c. for any official sign established pursuant to the provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways erected on any public highway by the public authority having jurisdiction over that public highway; d. for signs which are not adjacent to an Interstate System or Primary System highway and which advertise activities conducted upon the property on which they are located; e. for signs attached to street furniture that: (1) are located in areas that are not protected areas; (2) have been approved by the municipality in which they are located; and (3) comply with all applicable requirements of section 5 of P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-9); or f. for any sign erected or maintained by the commissioner. L.1991, c.413, s.8; amended 2019, c.495, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-38 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-38
Return of roads formerly maintained by state; resurfacing
Status: in_force

When the commissioner determines to abandon a county, township or borough road or highway which, prior to March nineteenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, was maintained by him, he shall, upon the request of the governing body of the county or municipality, provide for the surfacing thereof with the same material with which it was surfaced when taken over by the state. The work shall be done before the road or highway is returned to the county or municipality in which it is located.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-38 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-38
Improvement by property owners at own expense; contract; approval by county
Status: in_force

If all the owners of property abutting on any road or highway which has not been improved or is not undergoing improvement, desire the road or any section thereof to be improved, and shall certify in writing to the board of chosen freeholders of the county, that they are willing to bear the entire expense thereof, the county engineer or another competent engineer, shall prepare plans, cross sections and specifications for the work and shall submit them to the property owners. If the property owners are satisfied with the plans, cross sections and specifications they may enter into contract for such work, but the contract shall first be submitted to the board of chosen freeholders for its approval.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-5.22 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-5.22
Annual Transportation Capital Program, information posted on DOT website.
Status: in_force

1. The Department of Transportation shall provide access to comprehensive information related to the Annual Transportation Capital Program on its website. The information available on the website shall, include, but not be limited to: the Annual Transportation Capital Program and Five-Year Capital Plan; the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority's financial plan; the Statewide Capital Investment Strategy; the State Transportation Improvement Program; New Jersey Transit Corporation's capital lease financing program; information on contractual payments made to the State or the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to fund the Annual Transportation Capital Program; information on contractual payments made to the State or the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority by the South Jersey Transportation Authority to fund the Annual Transportation Capital Program; information on Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reimbursement for projects in the Annual Transportation Capital Program; information on annual federal reimbursements related to the current and prior year Transportation Capital Program; the use of monies from the General Fund for the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund as projected in the Annual Transportation Capital Program; the Financial Policy Review Board's State of the Condition of Transportation Financing certification and any corrective action plans related thereto; and any other information that the commissioner deems relevant to providing transparency with regard to the Annual Transportation Capital Program and the financing thereof. Information available on the Department's website related to the Annual Transportation Capital Program shall be updated on a regular basis as may be appropriate, but all information shall be reviewed and updated at least annually. L.2013, c.252, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-77 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-77
Other displaced occupants
Status: in_force

a. In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this act, an agency shall make a payment to or for any person displaced from any dwelling not eligible to receive a payment under section 5 of P.L. 1972, c. 47 (C. 27:7-76), which dwelling was actually lawfully occupied by such displaced person for a period of time and under such circumstances as prescribed by regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards. Such payment shall be consistent with the computation of amounts, periods of time, and accommodation of income as set forth in those regulations. At the discretion of the agency, a payment under this subsection may be made in periodic installments. b. Any person eligible for a payment under subsection a. of this section may elect to apply the payment to a down payment on, and other incidental expenses pursuant to, the purchase of a decent, safe, and sanitary replacement dwelling. This person may, at the discretion of the agency, be eligible under this subsection for maximum amounts established, and under conditions specified, by regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards. L. 1972, c. 47, s. 6; amended 1989,c.50,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7A-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

a. As used in this act: "Limited access highway" means a highway especially designed for through traffic over which abutters have no easement or right of light, air or direct access, by reason of the fact that their property abuts upon such way; "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation. b. The definitions in this section shall not be construed as restricting the ability of the commissioner to provide for the design of any State highway or element thereof, according to design standards in conformity with accepted engineering practice as determined by the commissioner. c. The term "freeway" or "parkway," as used in any law which went into effect before the effective date of P.L. 1989, c. 32 (C. 27:7-89 et seq.), which designates any State highway as a "freeway" or "parkway" shall be construed to mean a "limited access highway" as defined in subsection a. of this section. L. 1945, c. 83, s. 1; amended 1948,c.461,s.2, 1989, c. 32, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-93 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-93
Nonconforming lot access permit
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall issue a nonconforming lot access permit for a property a. on his own motion or b. after finding that: (1) the property otherwise would not be eligible for an access permit under the access code because of insufficient frontage or other reason; (2) the lot on which the property is located was in existence prior to adoption of the access code; and (3) denial of an access permit would leave the property without reasonable access to the general system of streets and highways. Every nonconforming lot access permit shall specify limits on the maximum permissible vehicular use of any driveway constructed or operated under that permit. L. 1989, c. 32, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-3
Routes to be direct; use of existing highways; new right of ways
Status: in_force

All routes shall be as short and direct as practicable between the points specified, due regard being had for the other requirements of this title. Existing highways may be used whenever convenient but the commissioner may lay out, open and improve new roads over acquired right of ways.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-55 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-55
Improved roads for state institutions
Status: in_force

The body having charge of any state institution may construct or improve any portion of a public road lying between an improved road located on the lands of the state, occupied by the institution, and the improved public road nearest to such institution, if and when an appropriation shall be made therefor.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-33 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-33
Marketing, advertising campaign for State wineries, viticulture attractions.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Agriculture, shall establish a marketing and advertising campaign to attract the State's residents and visitors to wineries and viticulture attractions in the State through the erection of outdoor displays or advertising on real property within public view. b. (1) A person may apply to the Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State to participate in the marketing and advertising campaign and to have outdoor displays or advertising erected identifying and directing the State's residents and visitors to the person's winery or viticulture attraction. (2) The Director of the Division of Travel and Tourism, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, shall establish reasonable fees to be charged to participating wineries and viticulture attractions for the fabrication, erection, and maintenance of outdoor displays or advertising erected pursuant to this section, including the cost of acquiring rights-of-way and replacing damaged or missing displays. c. The New Jersey State Council on the Arts in the Department of State, in consultation with the Division of Travel and Tourism and the Garden State Wine Growers Association, shall establish a visual arts competition for aesthetically pleasing, original art to be displayed as outdoor displays or advertising pursuant to this section. The New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Garden State Wine Growers Association shall establish the rules of the competition and the Department of Transportation shall assist the council in formulating submission criteria for the competition to ensure that the original art considered by the council complies with applicable federal and State laws. The council shall publicize the competition. The council and Garden State Wine Growers Association shall select the artwork to be displayed, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Transportation, provided the artwork is: (1) submitted in accordance with the rules of the competition, established pursuant to this subsection; (2) reflective of the intent of this section; and (3) reproducible on outdoor displays or advertising on real property within public view. d. The Division shall erect outdoor displays and advertising pursuant to this section in a manner consistent with applicable federal and State laws and the provisions of the "Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act," P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.).
L.2019, c.241.
N.J. Stat. § 27:21-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-3
Apportionment of cost; agreement; action where no agreement
Status: in_force

The cost of construction of a bridge or the widening of an existing bridge shall be borne by the board of chosen freeholders of the county, the canal corporation, its successors or assigns, over whose canal the bridge is constructed or widened, and the municipality in which the street or highway is located, in the amount or proportion agreed upon between them. If no agreement can be reached the board of chosen freeholders may institute an action in the Superior Court. The court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise and may apportion and determine the portion of the expense to be paid by each of the parties. Amended by L.1953, c. 27, p. 502, s. 29.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-19 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-19
Authority may collect charges for use of each project
Status: in_force

19. a. The authority is authorized to fix, revise, charge and collect tolls, fares, passenger facility charges and other charges, including reduced fare or charge programs, for the use of each project and the different parts or sections thereof. No toll shall be charged for the passage of any motorbus operated on motorbus regular route service, ambulance, first-aid or emergency-aid vehicle, vehicular fire-fighting apparatus, or other similar vehicle, operated for the benefit of the public by the State, or by any county or municipality or charitable or nonprofit corporation or organization, first-aid squad, emergency squad, or fire company of this State. The tolls, fares and charges shall be so fixed and adjusted as to effectuate the purposes of this act including assisting in the funding of projects and in any event to carry out and perform the terms and provisions of any contract with or for the benefit of holders of bonds or notes. The tolls, fares, and charges shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other commission, board, bureau or agency of the State or subdivision of the State. The use and disposition of tolls, fares, charges and revenues shall be subject to the provisions of any resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes. b. The authority is authorized to contract with any person, partnership, association, corporation or federal, State or local government entity or subdivision thereof desiring the use of any part of a project, including the right-of-way adjoining a paved portion, for operation or placing thereon telephone, telegraph, electric light or power lines, gas stations, garages, stores, hotels, or restaurants, or for any other purpose, and to fix the terms, conditions, rents and rates of charges for that use. For contracts related to an expressway project, the authority shall provide that a sufficient number of gas stations be established in the service areas along any project to permit reasonable competition by private business in the public interest. No contract shall be required, and no rent, fee or other charge of any kind shall be imposed, for the use and occupation, other than for freight railroad purposes, of the highway portion of any project for the installation, construction, use, operation, maintenance or repair, renewal, relocation or removal of tracks, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires, towers, holes or other equipment or appliances in, on, along, over or under any such project by any public utility as defined in R.S.27:7-1 which is subject to taxation pursuant to either P.L.1940, c.4 (C.54:30A-16 et seq.) or P.L.1940, c.5 (C.54:30A-49 et seq.), or pursuant to any other law imposing a tax for the privilege of using the public streets, highways, roads or other public places in the State. L.1991,c.252,s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-41 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-41
Findings, declarations relative to transfer of functions of New Jersey Highway Authority to New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. Increasing traffic and related congestion are impairing the quality of life and economy of the State. In order to deal with the problems of increasing traffic and congestion, it is necessary to provide for a more coordinated and rational organization of the State's two major toll roads by abolishing the New Jersey Highway Authority and providing for the acquisition by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority of the Garden State Parkway and all other projects of the New Jersey Highway Authority. b. The abolishment of the New Jersey Highway Authority and the transfer of its functions to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority will permit improved transportation planning, facilitate more efficient operations, improve the capital budget process and achieve administrative economies. c. Joining the two highways under one umbrella will maintain the historic integrity and separate identities of each roadway while bringing to each economies of scale and financial savings in operations, purchasing, maintenance and administration. These economies and the ability to pool capital resources will create a safer, less congested, better maintained and improved road network. Doing so is vital to fostering a strong State economy and achieving the high quality of life we derive from it. d. The abolishment and transfer will also permit implementation of effective remedies to address the financial, operational and administrative problems that have hitherto plagued the E-ZPass system. This enactment will stem the brewing E-ZPass crisis threatening the very success of the E-ZPass system now enjoyed by nearly 60% of the drivers on the two roadways for its convenience and easing of congestion by permitting a repayment of over $300 million in E-ZPass debt and cost overruns without a toll increase. L.2003,c.79,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:3-12 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-12
Failure to provide or maintain detour; violations reported; remedy
Status: in_force

When, in the opinion of the governing body of the municipality having original jurisdiction over a road or highway selected as a detour road, any other governing body fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of section 27:3-6 of this title with respect to a road or highway within its original jurisdiction it shall report the violation to the state highway engineer, who shall investigate it and, if he finds a violation, issue an order to the public authority hereby charged with the maintenance and repair of the detour road, directing it to make repairs to or to maintain the detour in the manner and within the time indicated in the order.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.23 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.23
Office of real estate economic development and transit-oriented development established in NJT.
Status: in_force

1. The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall establish an office of real estate economic development and transit-oriented development. The office shall assess and develop recommendations for economic development and transit-oriented development opportunities for parcels of real property in which the corporation holds a property interest in order to increase the corporation's non-fare revenue sources. The office shall report to the Executive Director of the corporation, at least annually, all recommendations developed pursuant to this section with an estimate of the amount of non-fare revenue likely to be generated by each recommendation.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-31 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-31
Allocation of moneys.
Status: in_force

7. a. Moneys under this program shall be allocated by the corporation in the following manner: (1) 85% shall be available to be allocated to eligible counties for the purposes specified under paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 4 of this act. (2) 15% shall be available for use by the corporation for the purposes specified under paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 4 of this act and for the general administration of the program, but no more than 10% of the total moneys allocated under this program shall be used for the general administration of the program. b. The amount of money which each eligible county may receive shall be based upon the number of persons resident in that county of 60 years of age or older expressed as a percentage of the whole number of persons resident in this State of 60 years or older, as provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. As similar data become available for the disabled population, such data shall be used in conjunction with the senior citizen data to determine the county allocation formula. No eligible county shall receive less than $150,000.00 during a fiscal year under this program, except that during the first fiscal year no county shall receive less than $50,000.00 nor more than $150,000.00. c. The governing body of an eligible county, or a group or groups designated as an applicant or as applicants by the county after a public hearing in which senior citizens and the disabled shall have the opportunity to comment on the appropriateness of such designation, may make application to the board for moneys available under subsection b. of this section. The application shall be in the form of a proposal to the board for transportation assistance and shall specify the degree to which the proposal meets the purposes of the program under paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 4 of this act and the implementation criteria under the program guidelines and the proposal shall have been considered at a public hearing. The board shall allocate moneys based upon a review of the merits of the proposals in meeting the purposes of the program, and the implementation criteria, under the program guidelines. The governing body of an eligible county shall schedule a public hearing annually for interested parties to provide the governing body with any facts, materials, or recommendations that would be of assistance regarding the efficacy of the program established under paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 4 of this act. L.1983, c.578, s.7; amended 1995, c.350.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-21.13 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-21.13
DOT, agreements with certain local governments, authority clarified, rates established.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.27:7-11, R.S.27:7-21, R.S.27:7-29, P.L.1966, c.185 (C.27:7-35.1 et seq.), and any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of Transportation may enter into a contract or agreement with a county or municipality for snow removal, grass mowing, tree pruning, landscaping, repair, or routine maintenance of State highways and adjacent shoulders, berms, right of ways, and other areas without advertisement for bids therefor, if the scope of the work required does not contemplate the award of a contract by the county or municipality to an outside contractor, or if the Commissioner of Transportation determines the work to be performed is immediately necessary for the prevention of a public hazard. This authorization shall not apply if approval by the Federal Highway Administration of the repair or maintenance is required. b. The Commissioner of Transportation shall establish reasonable rates for work performed by a county or municipality without a contract or agreement, for work that is immediately necessary for the prevention of a public hazard. L.2007, c.17, s.1; amended 2011, c.46, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-31 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-31
Act as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws; inconsistent acts subordinate to this act
Status: in_force

This act shall be deemed to provide an additional, alternative and complete method for the doing of the things authorized hereby and shall be deemed and construed to be supplemental and additional to any powers conferred by other laws on public agencies and not in derogation of any such powers now existing, provided that, insofar as the provisions of this act are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general, special or local, now in existence or hereafter (unless with specific reference to this act) adopted, the provisions of this act shall be controlling. L.1984, c. 73, s. 40, eff. July 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-30 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-30
Amount of departmental costs, expenses certified to authority
Status: in_force

30. If the department shall have incurred or paid any costs or expenses with respect to a project or with respect to preliminary studies of the feasibility or location thereof, the commissioner may from time to time certify the amount thereof to the authority. Immediately upon the first ensuing issuance by the authority of any bonds or notes for financing the project, the amount of the costs and expenses so certified by the commissioner shall be reimbursed by the authority to the State from funds available to the authority. L.1991,c.252,s.30.
N.J. Stat. § 27:27-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-1
"Monorail" defined
Status: in_force

As used in P.L. 1983, c. 295 and this 1985 amendatory and supplementary act, "monorail" means any type of transportation system in which manned or unmanned vehicles are operated on fixed guideways along an exclusive easement or right-of-way, but excluding conventional railroads. L. 1985, c. 538, s. 6, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.12, expired on January 21, 1991.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-38 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-38
Regulations for outdoor advertising on Atlantic City Expressway
Status: in_force

38. The erection, use or maintenance of any structure for the display of outdoor advertising on the Atlantic City Expressway shall be consistent with the provisions of P.L.1959, c.191 (C.54:40-50 et seq.) and P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-1 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated pursuant to those laws. L.1991,c.252,s.38.
N.J. Stat. § 27:22-15 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-15
Cost charged to county road appropriation
Status: in_force

All moneys expended by the county for improvements under sections 27:22-13 and 27:22-14 of this title shall be charged to its road appropriation.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-4
Application for designation
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county or the governing body of any municipality may apply to the commissioner for the designation of any road within the jurisdiction of said county or municipality as a State aid road. Every such application shall be made in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe, and shall include (a) a description of the road and a statement of how the interests of the State and of the applying county or municipality would be served by the inclusion of such road in the State aid road system; (b) a statement of all work proposed to be done on such road and the beginning and ending points of such work; (c) an estimate of the cost of such work and the amount which the county or municipality will be able to contribute thereto; and (d) such other information as the commissioner may require. L.1967, c. 86, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-8
License, permit required; public hearing.
Status: in_force

4. a. A person shall not erect, maintain or make available to another a roadside sign, or engage in the business of outdoor advertising for profit through the rental or other compensation received for the erection, use or maintenance of signs or other objects upon real property for the display of advertising matter on any stationary object within public view without first obtaining from the commissioner a license to engage in that business, and a permit for the erection, use and maintenance of each sign or other object used for outdoor advertising, except as provided in this act. A permit issued to a person required to obtain a license under this act shall not be valid unless the person has obtained a license which is in full force and effect. b. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner shall not issue a permit, other than a conditional permit, for a new outdoor advertising sign required to be permitted pursuant to P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-7 et seq.) unless a public hearing has been held in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-10) and, where the permit applicant is a private entity, all relevant approvals required by the municipality have been received by the private entity seeking the permit. L.1991,c.413,s.4; amended 2004, c.42, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-7
Payment or retention of moneys allotted to counties; dedicated funds
Status: in_force

Any moneys heretofore allotted from the State Highway Fund to any county or municipality as State aid road funds shall be paid to such county or municipality as provided by law; provided, however, that any moneys so allotted in any year prior to January first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-five, to any such county or municipality which has not been paid to any such county or municipality and which has not been reserved for payment to any such county or municipality on account of obligations incurred under such allotment, and which has been placed in a special State aid road fund account shall be held therein to the credit of such county or municipality until such time as said moneys can be used by said county or municipality for the purpose or purposes for which said moneys were originally allotted. The moneys in said special State aid road fund account are hereby deemed and declared to be dedicated funds, and shall not be used for any purpose other than herein provided. L.1946, c. 241, p. 856, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-15 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-15
Violations of act; notice; removal
Status: in_force

11. a. Any sign or other object used for the display of outdoor advertising which is not authorized by a valid permit or specifically exempted from the requirement for a permit, or in violation of the provisions of this act, is declared unlawful. No person shall use, erect or maintain any sign or other object for the display of outdoor advertising after the expiration of this license and in the case of any sign, after the expiration of the permit for that sign. b. Written notice to remove the sign shall be given by the commissioner to the following persons at their last known address: the person holding the permit therefor and, if none, or if the address of the person to whom the permit was issued is not known, the owner of the real property on which the sign is located and the owner of the sign, any of whom shall be required to remove the sign within 30 days of receipt of the notice. c. Upon failure to comply with the terms of the notice, the sign may be removed by order of the commissioner, unless a hearing has been requested by the person to whom notice has been given, or other legal action has been commenced which restrains this removal. d. If the commissioner cannot ascertain the owner of the property or the owner of the sign for which a permit has not been issued, the commissioner may remove the sign 30 days after posting notice on the sign. Thereafter, the commissioner may enter upon private property without liability in order to remove the sign and may recover, from the owner or the person who unlawfully erected the sign, the cost of its removal or the amount of $500, whichever is greater. e. The commissioner may institute any appropriate action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of a sign if the sign is not brought into compliance within the 30 days following written notification pursuant to subsection b. of this section. L.1991,c.413,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-28 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-28
Real property may be conveyed to authority by government entity
Status: in_force

28. Any government entity, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, is authorized to lease, lend, grant or convey to the authority at its request upon the terms and conditions as the governing body or other proper agencies of the government entity may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action, other than the authorizing resolution or other formal action of the government entity, any real property or personal property or interest therein which may be necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of the authority, including public highways, feeder roads, transportation projects and other real property already devoted to public use. At any time as the authority undertakes to construct any part of a project and acquires any portion of a State highway route as part of that project, the jurisdiction of the department over that portion shall cease. No property of the State, other than riparian lands or lands under water and similar lands or interest therein referred to in Title 12 of the Revised Statutes shall be granted, leased or conveyed to the authority except upon payment to the State of the price therefor. L.1991,c.252,s.28.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-47 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-47
Maintenance of Vietnam Veterans' Memorial.
Status: in_force

44. The authority, as the successor to the Highway Authority, may provide for the perpetual maintenance of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in accordance with the agreement executed by the Highway Authority, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.70 (C.27:12B-5.4), repealed by this act, and the Legislature shall appropriate to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs for payment to the authority such funds from the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund, created under section 4 of P.L.1985, c.494 (C.52:18A-208), and any other source of available revenue, as may be necessary for the authority to carry out its responsibilities under this section. L.2003,c.79,s.44.
N.J. Stat. § 27:11-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-7
Act of 1922
Status: in_force

L.1922, c. 262, p. 634 (1924 Suppl. s.s. 179-821 to 179-839), entitled "An act for the construction, improvement, reconstruction and rebuilding of the state highway system; providing for the defraying of the cost of the same by the taxation of real and personal property in this state, and by the creation of a debt of the state in an amount not exceeding forty million dollars by the issuance of bonds therefor, and for the submission of this act to the people at a general election," passed March seventeenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, saved from repeal, together with the following supplement thereto passed March fourteenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four (L.1924, c. 249, p. 660; 1924 Suppl. s.s. 179-840 and 179-841). [This act provides for the raising of money for highway purposes and the issuance of bonds of the state in the amount of forty million dollars. It prescribes the time and manner in which the bonds shall be issued and provides for the establishment of a sinking fund and the investment of the moneys thereof, and the levying of a general property tax to pay the principal and interest of such bonds. The act was submitted to the voters of the state at the general election held in November 1922, and was officially declared adopted on December 5, 1922. The supplement passed March 14, 1924, provided for the repayment to the several municipalities of excess taxes collected under the original act.]
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-85 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-85
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

11. The commissioner is hereby authorized to make and issue such rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as the commissioner may deem necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2001,c.429,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-37.2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-37.2
Use of surplus capital funds
Status: in_force

Said surplus funds may be used by the county only for capital purposes in the acquisition, construction, improvement or enlargement of county facilities, buildings and roads, or any one or more of them, pursuant to resolution adopted by the board of chosen freeholders of the county. L.1963, c. 3, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5E-6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5E / Section 5E-6
Rules and regulations for screening or fencing
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Transportation shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations governing the location, planting, construction and maintenance, including the materials used, in screening or fencing required by this act. L.1970, c. 152, s. 6, eff. July 24, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-28 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-28
Traffic control; signal.
Status: in_force

4. All persons operating vehicles upon any such highway project must at all times comply with any lawful order, signal or direction by voice or hand of any police officer engaged in the direction of traffic upon such project. When traffic is controlled by traffic lights, signs or by mechanical or electrical signals, such lights, signs and signals shall be obeyed unless a police officer directs otherwise. L.1951,c.264,s.4; amended 2003,c.79,s.32.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-24.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-24.1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Transit Corporation Employee Protection Act." L.2019, c.137, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-37 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-37
Removal of posts, lights, etc.
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders may remove any traffic posts, traffic lights or other obstruction from a public county road when, by resolution, it shall determine such removal to be advisable.
N.J. Stat. § 27:12-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-1.1
Sale of State highway property, first offer.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 27:12-1 or any other law to the contrary, if the Commissioner of Transportation determines, pursuant to R.S. 27:12-1, that real property acquired for the use of the State in the improvement, betterment, reconstruction or maintenance of a State highway is no longer required for such use, the commissioner shall first offer to sell such property or any right or interest therein at private sale to the owner of the real property whose frontage is contiguous to the real property being sold; provided that the property being sold is less than the minimum size required for development under the municipal zoning ordinance of the municipality in which the property is located and is without any capital improvement thereon; except that when there is more than one owner with real property whose frontage is contiguous thereto, the property shall be sold to the highest bidder from among all such owners. Any such sale shall be for not less than the fair market value of the real property. L.1999,c.64,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-50 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-50
Property to be part of highway system
Status: in_force

The land or water rights and the piers, wharves or docks shall become a part of the state highway system and shall be under the supervision and control of the department, and when the piers, wharves or docks have been acquired or erected they shall be maintained by the state out of the funds appropriated, raised or collected for the use of the department.
N.J. Stat. § 27:8-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-4
Incurring liability; limitation
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall not incur any liability or otherwise commit the state to an expenditure in excess of the unrequisitioned balances of any funds at his disposal, available for road work, but after delivery of the contract from any governing body under this chapter the amount to be paid by that governing body shall be considered as an addition to such unrequisitioned balances in ascertaining the available means to secure aid from said government.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5F-33 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5F / Section 5F-33
Report to Legislature
Status: in_force

On or before December 31st each year, the Governor shall submit a report to the Legislature. The report shall include a detailed presentation of the New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Program, a statement concerning the progress made implementing the program, and recommendations concerning possible legislative action deemed necessary or desirable to implement the program. L. 1987, c. 284, s. 16.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-35.8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-35.8
Developments subsequent to classification; right to reject bidder
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as depriving the State Highway Commissioner of the right to reject a bidder at any time prior to the actual award of a contract, where there have been developments subsequent to the classification of such bidder, which in the opinion of the commissioner would affect the responsibility of the bidder. Before taking final action on any such bid, the commissioner shall notify the bidder and give him an opportunity to present any additional information which might tend to substantiate the existing classification. L.1966, c. 185, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5G-13 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5G / Section 5G-13
Assignment as State highway bridge
Status: in_force

When the commissioner determines that a bridge cannot be assigned to the department under section 5 of this act, to a public entity under section 6 of this act, to the New Jersey Transit Corporation under section 7 of this act, or to a person under section 8 of this act, the commissioner shall assign the bridge to the jurisdiction of the department and shall be treated in all respects as if it were a State highway bridge assigned to the department under section 5 of this act. L. 1988, c. 171, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-35.12 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-35.12
Liability of commissioner and state officials
Status: in_force

No action for damages out of any court of competent jurisdiction shall lie against the commissioner or any State official because of any action taken by virtue of the provisions of this act. L.1966, c. 185, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-42 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-42
A. Philip Randolph statue, duties of New Jersey Transit Corporation.
Status: in_force

1. The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall erect and maintain a statue in honor of A. Philip Randolph to be located at Newark Penn Station. L.2021, c.400, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-44 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-44
Dissolution of county bridge commission
Status: in_force

Any county bridge commission may be dissolved by the governing body of the county or counties creating it at any time after the bridge or bridges within its care have been sold, granted or conveyed to, or have been acquired by condemnation by, any body corporate and politic authorized to acquire such bridge or bridges and all the costs of such bridge or bridges and all bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness together with interest thereon and all costs and expenses in connection with any actions or proceedings by or on behalf of the holders thereof have been paid. Thereupon the governing body of the county shall assume the further duties, if any, of such commission and upon any such dissolution title to all real estate or any other property of such commission shall thereupon be vested in the county or counties creating the commission. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 453, p. 2447, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13-9 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-9
Snow removal equipment; purchase
Status: in_force

Municipalities and counties of the State of New Jersey are hereby authorized to purchase snow removal equipment with presently allocated State aid moneys. L.1949, c. 126, p. 496, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5F-41 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5F / Section 5F-41
Development of curriculum guidelines for the safe operation, maintenance of motor vehicles.
Status: in_force

8. a. The Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, after consultation with the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, shall develop curriculum guidelines for use by teachers of approved classroom driver education courses. The course of instruction for approved courses shall be no less than 30 hours in length and be designed to develop and instill the knowledge and attitudes necessary for the safe operation and driving of motor vehicles. Defensive driving; highway courtesy; dangers of driving a vehicle in an aggressive manner, which shall include, but not be limited to, unexpectedly altering the speed of a vehicle, making improper or erratic traffic lane changes, disregarding traffic control devices, failing to yield the right of way, and following another vehicle too closely; accident avoidance; understanding and respect for the State's motor vehicle laws; techniques for the safe operation and proper maintenance of a vehicle, which shall include, but not be limited to, safety tips to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning from motor vehicles; insurance fraud; operating a motor vehicle in a manner that safely shares the roadway with pedestrians, cyclists, skaters, riders of motorized-scooters, and other non-motorized vehicles, which shall include, but not be limited to, a driver's responsibilities when approaching and passing a pedestrian or person operating a bicycle or personal conveyance on the roadway pursuant to P.L.2021, c.194 (C.39:4-92.4) and the penalties for failing to comply with these responsibilities, recognizing bicycle lanes, navigating intersections with pedestrians and cyclists, and exiting a vehicle without endangering pedestrians and cyclists; and State requirements for and benefits of maintaining automobile insurance shall be emphasized. The incorporation of these curriculum guidelines in these classroom courses and the use of related instructional materials shall be a requirement for approval of the course by the chief administrator. b. The Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety, in consultation with the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, shall produce an informational brochure for parents and guardians of beginning drivers under the age of 18 years. The commission shall ensure that the parents or guardians of a permit holder receive these brochures at the time a permit is issued to a beginning driver. The brochures shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (1) Setting an example for the beginning driver; (2) Accident and fatality statistics about beginning drivers; (3) Causes of accidents among beginning drivers; (4) The need to supervise vehicle operation by a beginning driver; (5) Methods to coach a beginning driver on how to reduce accidents; (6) A description of the graduated driver's license program; (7) Benefits of classroom and behind-the-wheel driver education under the direction of State certified or licensed driving instructors, as the case may be; (8) The dangers of driving a vehicle in an aggressive manner, which shall include, but not be limited to, unexpectedly altering the speed of a vehicle, making improper or erratic traffic lane changes, disregarding traffic control devices, failing to yield the right of way, and following another vehicle too closely; (9) The dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from motor vehicles and techniques for the safe operation and proper maintenance of a vehicle, which shall include, but not be limited to, safety tips to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning from motor vehicles; (10) Maintaining an awareness of operating a motor vehicle in a manner that safely shares the roadway with pedestrians, cyclists, skaters, riders of motorized-scooters, and other non-motorized vehicles, which shall include, but not be limited to, a driver's responsibilities when approaching and passing a pedestrian or person operating a bicycle or personal conveyance on the roadway pursuant to P.L.2021, c.194 (C.39:4-92.4) and the penalties for failing to comply with these responsibilities, recognizing bicycle lanes, navigating intersections with pedestrians and cyclists, and exiting a vehicle without endangering pedestrians and cyclists; and (11) A sample practice driving log. L.1998, c.108, s.8; amended 2001, c.420, s.1; 2010, c.87, s.20; 2015, c.36, s.2; 2016, c.81, s.1; 2017, c.374, s.2; 2023, c.216, s.3; 2025, c.103, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-33 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-33
Audit
Status: in_force

The board shall cause an annual audit to be made of this program and shall, if not conducted by the corporation, employ a recognized accounting firm for that purpose. The expenses of conducting the audit shall be considered as part of the cost of the general administration of the program, pursuant to subsection a.(2) of section 7 of this act. L.1983, c. 578, s. 9, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-23.5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-23.5
Environmental impact statement
Status: in_force

The authority shall submit to the Governor an environmental impact statement on the project described in section 1 in accordance with guidelines to be established by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. The authority shall include in this statement the records of a public hearing to be held at such time and place as shall be convenient for residents of the area through which the project is proposed to pass. The authority shall make available prior to such hearing information concerning such project to any interested party who wishes to submit comments at such public hearing. L.1972, c. 28, s. 3, eff. May 25, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-21 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-21
Certain roads chargeable to county; sidewalks and drains; maintenance
Status: in_force

After the approval by the commissioner of a contract under this article for the improvement of a road, the road shall thereafter be a county road. Any road improved under the provisions of any previous act entitled "An act to provide for the permanent improvement of public roads in this state" and any road accepted by the board of chosen freeholders under the provisions of an act entitled "An act to enable boards of chosen freeholders to accept as county roads, roads or sections of roads, in townships, which have been or shall hereafter be permanently improved without state or county aid," approved March twenty-eighth, one thousand nine hundred and four (L.1904, c. 114, p. 240), or an act entitled "An act to authorize the board of chosen freeholders of any county in this state to acquire, improve and maintain roads lying within the corporate limits of any town, borough, township or village," approved April eighth, one thousand nine hundred and ten (L.1910, c. 121, p. 202), shall be county roads and the duty of keeping them in repair shall devolve exclusively upon the board of chosen freeholders and the county road supervisor, hereinafter provided for, and all other powers and duties respecting such roads shall be imposed upon and vested in the board of chosen freeholders to the exclusion of all municipal officers. No power conferred on any of said governing bodies shall in any way divest the board of chosen freeholders of its right to construct across or under the sidewalks the necessary culverts or other provisions for the maintenance of such county roads. If any such road shall become out of repair, and shall not be repaired within sixty days after notice in writing so to do, given by the commissioner to the board of chosen freeholders, or to its director, the commissioner shall certify such neglect or refusal to the state comptroller, who shall withhold payment to the county of any moneys already apportioned, or that may thereafter be apportioned, to the county by the state, and no payment shall be made to the county until the commissioner shall certify to the state comptroller that the road has been placed in a good state of repair.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-5.10 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-5.10
Proposed tolls; hearing.
Status: in_force

1. The authority shall, whenever it desires to increase any existing toll or establish any new toll for the use of any highway project and the different parts or sections thereof, hold a public hearing on such proposed toll at least 45 days prior to the date on which such toll is proposed to become effective. L.1977,c.230,s.1; amended 2003,c.79,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 27:27-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-4
Report to commission
Status: in_force

Any authority or agency proposing a monorail project and not subject to approval pursuant to subsection a. of section 8 of this act shall report to the commission its intentions concerning the proposed project. L. 1985, c. 538, s. 9, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.12, expired on January 21, 1991.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-42 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-42
Improvement of roads along state property; payment by state body
Status: in_force

When a public road is sought to be improved under the provisions of section 27:14-38 of this title, and property of the state fronts or borders thereon, the board of managers or other body having the control and management of such property may consent to the improvement of the road, and may enter into contract therefor in the manner provided by said section 27:14-38 and pay for the improvement out of any moneys appropriated to it.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-25.5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-25.5
Limitations on grant recipients.
Status: in_force

2. All appropriations or authorizations made by the Legislature and allocated by the commissioner, under the local aid program, pursuant to section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25), shall include the following limitations on grant recipients: a. local government entity grant recipients shall be prohibited from using local aid program funds to support the work of any local government entity's employees on any construction projects funded, in whole or in part, out of funds from the local aid program; b. the construction contracts for all projects funded, in whole or in part, out of funds from the local aid program shall be made and awarded in accordance with the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.); c. for all projects funded, in whole or in part, out of funds from the local aid program, each bidder on a construction contract valued at more than $5,000,000 shall be prequalified by the New Jersey Department of Transportation; and d. a grant recipient under the local aid program shall be permitted to expend up to 10 percent of its aid allotment in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 for design purposes, and up to five percent of its aid allotment in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 and every fiscal year thereafter for such purposes.
L.2019, c.135, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-22 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-22
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known as, and may be cited as the "New Jersey Turnpike Authority Act of 1948." L.1948, c. 454, p. 1873, s. 22.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.26 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.26
Congestion Buster Task Force
Status: in_force

13. a. There is created in the Department of Transportation a task force to be known as the "Congestion Buster Task Force" to study and make recommendations concerning the reduction of traffic congestion in the State. The members of the task force shall be appointed by the commissioner in such number as the commissioner shall designate from the Department of Transportation, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, business organizations, Transportation Management Associations, the counties, and members of the public. b. The task force shall organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of its members and shall select a chairperson from among the members. The members shall select a secretary, who need not be a member of the task force. The task force shall meet at the call of the chairperson. The task force shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any State department, board, bureau, commission or agency, as it may require and as may be available for its purposes, and to employ stenographic and clerical assistance and incur traveling and other miscellaneous expenses as may be necessary in order to perform its duties, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for its purposes. c. The task force shall conduct a study of highway traffic congestion in the State and develop a commuter options plan that would result in peak hour vehicle trips being "capped" at 1999 levels. In developing the plan, the task force shall review relevant information and findings from other jurisdictions, both national and international. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, resources and incentives for public transportation, ridesharing, telecommuting and other travel reduction strategies. In making its recommendations for the plan, the task force shall include funding proposals, an implementation of the plan, and a method of evaluating progress toward the realization of the goal of the plan to cap peak hour vehicle trips at 1999 levels. The task force shall also be charged with identifying the top 10 projects which can be quickly implemented to relieve congestion or improve safety. d. The task force may meet and hold public hearings at such place or places as it shall designate and shall issue a final report containing its findings and recommendations, including any recommendations for legislation that it deems appropriate, no later than one year after the task force organizes, to the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the members of the Senate Transportation Committee and the Assembly Transportation Committee, or the successor committees. e. The task force shall dissolve one year following organization of the task force. L.2000,c.73,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 27:3-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11
Cost of repair and maintenance
Status: in_force

The cost of repairing and maintaining detour roads as required by section 27:3-6 of this title shall be borne by the governing body required to maintain and repair them, and shall be a part of the cost of the construction, repair or reconstruction which necessitated the use of a detour.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-3.4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-3.4
Guarantee to NJTA for maintenance of bridge by county not required for approval for construction of pedestrian bridge.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, when determining whether to approve the construction of a pedestrian bridge which impacts New Jersey Turnpike Authority property, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall not require that a county guarantee to provide for the maintenance of the pedestrian bridge in the event that a municipality defaults on its obligation to maintain the pedestrian bridge, provided that the pedestrian bridge is to connect two points within the same municipality and the municipality has the ability to generate revenue from property taxes. L.1017, c.109, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-4
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
Status: in_force

4. a. There is hereby established in the department a public body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority." For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the authority is hereby allocated within the Department of Transportation, but notwithstanding said allocation, the authority shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or by any board or officer thereof. The authority is hereby constituted as an instrumentality of the State, exercising public and essential governmental functions, no part of whose revenues shall accrue to the benefit of any individual, and the exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by the act shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the State. b. The authority shall consist of seven members as follows: the commissioner and the State Treasurer, who shall be members ex officio, and five public members, three of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom shall represent the interests of trade unions that work on the construction of public highways and the other shall represent the interests of owners of firms that are eligible to submit bids for the construction of public highways. The two remaining public members shall be appointed by the Governor, one of whom upon recommendation of the President of the Senate and the other upon recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly. No more than four members of the authority shall be of the same political party. The public members appointed by the Governor shall serve a four-year term, except that the public member appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the President of the Senate shall serve for a four-year term and the public member appointed upon recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly shall serve for a two-year term. With respect to those public members first appointed by the Governor: the Senate shall advise and consent to the appointment of the member not appointed upon recommendation of the President and the Speaker within 30 days of the receipt thereof from the Governor, such appointment having been sent by the Governor to the Senate within 20 days following the effective date of this act; the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly shall send their recommendations for public members to the Governor within 20 days following the effective date of this act. The Governor has an additional 10 days to accept or reject in writing these recommendations. With respect to the two additional public members to be appointed by the Governor pursuant to P.L.2000, c.73 (C.27:1B-21.14 et al.), the Senate shall advise and consent to the appointment of the members, such appointments having been sent by the Governor to the Senate within 20 days following the date of enactment of P.L.2000, c.73 (C.27:1B-21.14 et al.). Each public member shall hold office for the term of the member's appointment and until the member's successor shall have been appointed and qualified. A member shall be eligible for reappointment. Any vacancy in the membership occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only. c. Each public member, except those appointed upon recommendation of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly, may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, after public hearing, and may be suspended by the Governor pending the completion of such hearing. All members before entering upon their duties shall take and subscribe an oath to perform the duties of their office faithfully, impartially and justly to the best of their ability. A record of such oaths shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. d. The authority shall not be deemed to be constituted and shall not take action or adopt motions or resolutions until at least four authorized members shall have been appointed and qualified in the manner provided in this section. The commissioner shall serve as chairperson of the authority. Prior to the authority being constituted, the chairperson is authorized to transfer up to $75 million to the department from the appropriations made to the authority for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1984. The members shall annually elect one of their members as vice chairperson. The members shall elect a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be members, and the same person may be elected to serve both as secretary and treasurer. The powers of the authority shall be vested in the members thereof in office from time to time and four members of the authority shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the authority at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of at least four members of the authority. No vacancy in the membership of the authority shall impair the right of a quorum of the members to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the authority. e. The members of the authority shall serve without compensation, but the authority shall reimburse its members for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no member shall be deemed to have forfeited nor shall the member forfeit the member's office or employment or any benefits or emoluments thereof by reason of the member's acceptance of the office of ex officio member of the authority or the member's services therein. f. Each ex officio member may designate an employee of the member's department or agency to represent the member at meetings of the authority. All designees may lawfully vote and otherwise act on behalf of the member for whom they constitute the designee. The designation shall be in writing delivered to the authority and shall continue in effect until revoked or amended in writing delivered to the authority. g. A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of the authority shall be forthwith delivered by and under the certification of the secretary thereof to the Governor. No action taken at the meeting by the authority shall have force or effect until 15 days after such copy of the minutes shall have been so delivered, unless during this 15-day period the Governor shall approve in writing the same or any part thereof, in which case the action shall become effective upon approval. If, in said 15-day period, the Governor returns a copy of the minutes with his veto of any action taken by the authority or any member thereof at the meeting, the action shall be null and void and of no effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the last day of the 15-day period shall be a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the 15-day period shall be deemed extended to the next following business day. The powers conferred in this paragraph upon the Governor shall be exercised with due regard for the rights of the holders of bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority at any time outstanding, and nothing in, or done pursuant to, this paragraph shall in any way limit, restrict or alter the obligation or powers of the authority or any representative or officer of the authority to carry out and perform in every detail each and every covenant, agreement or contract at any time made or entered into by or on behalf of the authority with respect to its bonds, notes or other obligations or for the benefit, protection or security of the holders thereof. h. The authority shall continue in existence until dissolved by act of the Legislature. However, any dissolution of this authority shall be on condition that the authority has no debts, contractual duties or obligations outstanding, or that provision has been made for the payment, discharge or retirement of these debts, contractual duties or obligations. Upon any dissolution of the authority, all property, rights, funds and assets thereof shall pass to and become vested in the State. L.1984,c.73,s.4; amended 1987, c.460, s.1; 1995, c.108, s.2; 2000,c.73,s.26.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-2
Petition for bridge or viaduct; referendum; resolution
Status: in_force

If twenty per cent of the legal voters in a county believe that the public convenience requires that a viaduct or bridge should be constructed and maintained in the county, and the board of chosen freeholders has failed or neglected to construct the viaduct or bridge, they may present to the board their petition in writing setting forth the necessity for the viaduct or bridge, the location thereof and other particulars in regard thereto. Upon the filing of the petition with the clerk of the board, duly signed by such voters with their residences opposite their names, and requesting a referendum vote on the question of the construction of the viaduct or bridge, the board of chosen freeholders shall forthwith adopt a resolution that a vote is required upon the question, or it may proceed at once with the construction of the viaduct or bridge or cause it to be constructed, after the adoption of a resolution providing therefor.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-8
Contracts with toll road authorities or state agencies
Status: in_force

The authority shall have the power to enter into contracts (or take an assignment of the rights and interests in contracts entered into by the treasurer or commissioner) with each toll road authority or other State agency to provide for payments to it by each toll road authority or other State agency from available revenues of the amount or amounts that may be set forth in, or determined in accordance with, the contract; provided however, that no such contract shall contain specific provisions which direct such toll road authority or other State agency to increase tolls. Subject as aforesaid, each contract, or assignment, may contain conditions and covenants as shall be agreed to by the authority and by the affected toll road authority or other State agency and, in the case of an assignment, as agreed to by the treasurer or commissioner, including but not limited to conditions and covenants necessary and desirable to facilitate the issuance and sale of bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority. The authority may receive and use (and contract for the use of) the amounts paid to it pursuant to the contracts for any one or more of its corporate purposes or powers. L.1984, c. 73, s. 8, eff. July 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:9-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-7
Agreement for work on state highways; payment of county's share
Status: in_force

A county may enter into a written agreement with the commissioner to share in the cost of the construction, repair and maintenance of a state highway or a portion thereof, or any highway that may hereafter become a state highway or a portion thereof, and all work incident thereto, as the word "work" is defined in section 27:7-1 of this title. The county may raise its proportionate share of the cost in accordance with the provisions of law providing for road improvement or maintenance. Upon the approval by the commissioner of the certificate of the inspector and engineer in charge of the work that it has been satisfactorily completed, in whole or in part, according to the contract, drawings and specifications, the disbursing officer of the county shall pay its share of the whole or partial cost according to the terms of the agreement, to the state treasurer to the credit of the commissioner.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.13 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.13
Immunity of fare enforcement officers.
Status: in_force

8. An authorized employee or fare enforcement officer carrying out his duties pursuant to this act shall not be criminally or civilly liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, slander or unlawful detention unless such action is unreasonable under all of the circumstances. L.1997,c.357,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-35.6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-35.6
Request for hearing after classification
Status: in_force

Any person, after being notified of his classification, being dissatisfied therewith or with the classification of another person or persons, may request in writing a hearing before the prequalification committee, and may present such further evidence with respect to his financial ability, plant and equipment or prior experience, or that of the other person or persons, as might tend to justify a different classification. Where the request for a hearing is related to the classification of another person, the applicant for the hearing shall notify such other person, by registered mail, of the time and place of hearing and at the hearing shall present to the committee satisfactory evidence that such notice was given before any matters pertaining to the classification of such other person shall be taken up. After the hearing, the committee may change or affirm the classification or classifications, the subject of the hearing. L.1966, c. 185, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-37 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-37
Records, semiannual statements, examination.
Status: in_force

27:19-37. The commission shall keep accurate records of all acts, the property intrusted to it, the cost of the bridge or bridges, project or projects, and incidents thereto, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing and operating the same, and the daily tolls or facility charges collected, which records shall be public records and the property of the county. A semiannual statement of the daily tolls shall be published on each bond interest date in the official newspaper of the county. The governing body of the county shall have power to examine the accounts at any time, to call for any reports at any time in its discretion, and to require the commission and its employees to appear before it to report or testify at any time. Amended 2001, c.301, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5F-35 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5F / Section 5F-35
Transfer of office
Status: in_force

The Office of Highway Safety in the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety, together with its powers, functions, and duties, is transferred to the Office of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety. All references in any law, order, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative, or otherwise, to the Office of Highway Safety in the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety or the manager thereof, shall mean the Office of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety or the director thereof. All transfers shall be made pursuant to the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L. 1971, c. 375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.). L. 1987, c. 284, s. 18.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-5.4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-5.4
Powers relative to feeder road constructed over new alignment.
Status: in_force

4. In any case where a feeder road is constructed over new alignment, the Turnpike Authority is granted the same powers concerning the construction thereof as is granted in connection with the construction of the highway project by the terms of the act to which this act is a supplement. Any feeder road, eighty per centum (80%) or more of which is built over new alignment, shall for the purposes of this act be deemed to be a "new feeder road." L.1949,c.40,s.4; amended 2003,c.79,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-43 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-43
Disposition of proceeds of condemnation award for bridge
Status: in_force

In the event that any such county bridge is acquired in any condemnation proceeding by any such body corporate and politic and public corporate instrumentality of the State of New Jersey and any such other State, the proceeds of any award of damages or other award made to the commission shall be applied, used and distributed in the manner provided in section three hereof with respect to proceeds of a sale. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 453, p. 2447, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-7a — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-7a
New Jersey Turnpike Authority to protect bondholders.
Status: in_force

21. Nothing in or done pursuant to the powers and obligations set forth in this amendatory and supplementary act (P.L.1991, c.183) shall in any way limit or restrict the obligations or powers of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to carry out and perform each and every covenant, agreement or contract heretofore made or entered into by the Authority or the New Jersey Highway Authority with respect to its bonds or for the benefit, protection or security of the holders thereof. L.1991,c.183,s.21; amended 2003,c.79,s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.29 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.29
Prohibiting certain individuals from use of rail services.
Status: in_force

4. Any entity that provides rail passenger service, including light rail service, is hereby authorized to prohibit from using transportation services provided by the entity any person who assaults an employee of the rail passenger service while clearly identifiable as being engaged in the performance of the person's duties or because of the status as an employee of the rail passenger service, for a term to be determined by the entity not to exceed one calendar year, unless the person used a deadly weapon during the commission of the assault in which case the person may be prohibited from accessing transportation services for life, provided that the person has the right to appeal any determination made pursuant to this section in a manner and process established by the entity. L. 2021, c.352, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5G-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5G / Section 5G-3
State roads
Status: in_force

a. Every bridge or overpass carrying a State road or highway or under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, with a clearance of less than 14 feet 6 inches from the roadway beneath, shall have the maximum clearance marked or posted thereon in accordance with the current standards prescribed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. b. Signs warning persons driving motor vehicles that they are approaching a bridge or overpass with less than 14 feet 6 inches clearance shall be posted at the last safe exit or detour preceding the bridge or overpass and the maximum clearance of the bridge or overpass shall be indicated on these signs. c. The signs or markings required by this section shall be posted or marked, as appropriate, by, and shall be maintained by the governmental entity, be it the State or the political subdivision, which has jurisdiction over the roadway underneath the bridge or overpass. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the toll road authorities. L. 1986, c. 104, s. 3, eff. Sept. 5, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-75 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-75
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. Sections 1 through 11 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Marine Transportation System Act." L.2001,c.429,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-26 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-26
Notice of restriction on disturbing completed pavement
Status: in_force

When the commissioner shall determine to construct or reconstruct a highway he shall, prior to the advertisement of such construction or reconstruction, serve upon the owner and tenants of the lands abutting the proposed highway and upon any public utility using it, a notice to the effect that subsequent to the construction of the surface pavement thereon, no openings will be permitted in the highway for a period of five years thereafter, without the consent of the commissioner.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-43 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-43
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the administration, development and enforcement of laws and regulations relating to traffic, and the regulation and control of the character, type, location, placing and operation of all official traffic control devices on the streets, highways and public places in New Jersey require co-ordination and co-operation between the State and individual local authorities; that although there should be a general, State-wide policy concerning the movement of traffic and traffic control devices, that policy should be sufficiently flexible to take into account such factors as aesthetics, practicability and community interests, and should permit a consideration of particular circumstances in individual municipalities; and that it is the purpose of this act to provide for the efficient formulation of such a flexible State-wide policy concerning the movement of traffic and traffic control devices in the public interest. L.1969, c. 65, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:11-12 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-12
Municipal and county "state road tax funding bonds, 1934"
Status: in_force

L.1934, c. 182, p. 436, entitled "An act concerning the payment of past due state road taxes," approved May ninth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four, saved from repeal. [This act provided for the issuance of bonds by municipalities to pay past due state road taxes and also authorized the issuance of bonds by counties which received payments from municipalities on account of the state road tax but failed to pay over such moneys to the state. The act provided the details for the issuance and payment of these bonds which were to be issued and delivered by July 15, 1934, and paid within eight years.]
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5a — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5a
Collapsible bicycles permitted on NJT passenger trains
Status: in_force

1. The provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, the New Jersey Transit Corporation shall not, at any time, prohibit any person transporting a collapsible bicycle from passing or repassing upon any of the corporation's railroads operating rail passenger service. For the purposes of this act, "collapsible bicycle" means any two-wheeled vehicle having a rear drive wheel which is solely human-powered, and has a frame and other constituent parts that can be readily manipulated, folded or placed together into a more compact form. L.1992,c.185.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-10 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-10
Trust funds
Status: in_force

All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this act, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds, to be held and applied solely as provided in this act. The resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds shall provide that any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this act and such resolution or trust agreement may provide. L.1948, c. 454, p. 1868, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.7
Payment for service; proof of payment.
Status: in_force

2. The use of a rail passenger service by a person shall constitute an agreement by the person to pay the prescribed fare for the service. A person who has paid the prescribed fare for a rail passenger service and who has been issued proof of payment therefor shall retain that proof of payment while in a pre-paid fare area or on designated rail passenger facilities or vehicles. L.1997,c.357,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-23 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-23
Duty of law enforcement
Status: in_force

19. a. It shall be the duty of all departments of State or local government and all county and municipal officers charged with the enforcement of State and municipal laws under the direction of the commissioner to assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this act and the orders issued, or rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this act. b. The Superintendent of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Chief of Police of any municipality are authorized and charged under the direction of the commissioner to enforce the provisions of this act and any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. L.1991,c.413,s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 27:15-1.9 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-1.9
Approval of disbursements; application; disbursement during work
Status: in_force

Disbursement of all or any part of the amount of State aid made available to any municipality pursuant to the provisions of section 27:15-1 of the Revised Statutes and required in the construction or reconstruction of municipal roads in such municipality shall be made on approval by the State Highway Commissioner of the application of such municipality therefor directed to him. The application shall be made on such form as the State Highway Commissioner shall prescribe, and shall include a statement setting forth the work performed and the detailed cost thereof. Disbursement may be made, under such regulations as the State Highway Commissioner shall prescribe, during the progress of such work, final payment to be made upon completion thereof, but such regulations shall not require the withholding of a larger percentage from the contractor pending and upon completion of the contract than is authorized in the case of State contracts pursuant to section 27:7-34 of the Revised Statutes. L.1947, c. 62, p. 207, s. 10. Amended by L.1958, c. 7, p. 28, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:10-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-4
Road taken over as state highway; municipality reimbursed; bonds retired
Status: in_force

When the commissioner shall have approved a contract made in accordance with section 27:10-1 of this title and the payments thereunder, he shall within six years after the date of his approval, if funds be on hand available therefor, take over any highway constructed by any municipality under contract in accordance with the terms of this chapter and pay to the municipality the actual cost of the construction thereof, without interest. The sum so paid, or such part thereof as may be necessary, shall be used for the purpose of retiring any bonds or other obligations issued for the purpose of raising funds for the construction of such road. No road constructed by a municipality hereunder shall be taken over and paid for by the commissioner unless the state highway engineer shall certify to the commissioner that the road has been constructed in all respects in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the commissioner.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13-1.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1.1
Amount of State aid appropriated to counties and municipalities for construction and maintenance of roads; annual notice
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 3 of this act and notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation shall notify annually the governing body of each county and municipality of the amount of State aid appropriated to such county and municipality for the construction, reconstruction, grading, drainage, maintenance, lighting and repair of county and municipal roads and applicable to the calendar year budget of each such county and municipality. L.1967, c. 65, s. 1, eff. May 23, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 27:3-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-3
Resolution declaring necessity for detours; cost of repair and maintenance
Status: in_force

When the work contemplated by section 27:3-1 of this title will necessitate the providing of detours over other roads, the board of chosen freeholders may pass a resolution setting forth the fact that detours are necessary, naming the roads to be used, and setting forth the amount of money necessary to put the detours in proper condition for travel and to maintain them during the necessary period. When the state is engaged in any work requiring such detours the determination of the necessary facts shall be made by the state highway commissioner. The cost of repairing and maintaining the detours during that period may be included in and considered a part of the cost of construction, reconstruction or extraordinary repairs, and bonds or other obligations may be issued therefor in the same manner as for the construction, reconstruction or extraordinary repairs, and may be included in the same issue and as part thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1C-18 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-18
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner upon notice and the holding of a public hearing shall adopt the rules and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, except that any transportation development district trust fund established under section 7 of this act shall be administered in accordance with all of the regulations adopted by the Local Finance Board or the Division of Local Government Services of the Department of Community Affairs which are applicable to county funds generally, and that the Local Finance Board shall have authority to adopt, after consultation with the commissioner, regulations specifically governing the administration of transportation development district trust funds. L.1989,c.100,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-12 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-12
Use of roads by public utilities; consent required
Status: in_force

No consent, grant or franchise for the laying of any railroad or street railway crossings, gas pipes, water pipes, electric conduits or other piping, telegraph, telephone, electric light or power poles in or upon any road in the state highway system prior to its being taken over as a state highway, shall be given except under restrictions, regulations and conditions approved, and officially made known to the body with authority to issue such privilege, by the commissioner. No issue of such consent, grant or franchise by a public body shall operate as a waiver of liability in favor of the person laying or erecting such works in or upon such highway or any portion thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-32 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-32
Rules and regulations; assistance by other governmental units; public hearings; notice; access
Status: in_force

a. The board shall promulgate, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 54:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. b. The corporation shall be entitled to call upon the assistance, or contract for services, of any State department, board, bureau, commission or agency as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this act. c. Notice of any public hearing required to be held pursuant to this act shall be published at least 30 days prior to the date in at least two newspapers circulating in the specific geographic area in which the meeting is to be held. Notice of any hearing shall also be transmitted, at least 30 days in advance thereof, to every municipal clerk within the specified geographic area where the meeting will be held. d. All public hearings held pursuant to this act shall be held at locations which are accessible to senior citizens and the disabled. L.1983, c. 578, s. 8, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-58 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-58
Hearing and notice; view of premises
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of the resolution and map with the commission, it shall view the real estate to be acquired under the resolution and fix a time and place for the hearing when and where the owners and all persons interested may be heard. Notice of the time and place shall be given by at least one publication in a newspaper circulating in the municipality or municipalities in which the real estate is situated not less than ten days before the hearing. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall also be mailed to the owners of the real estate to be taken, directed to their last known postoffice address, at least one week before the day set for the hearing, but failure to mail any notice shall not invalidate any proceedings hereunder. The notice shall be mailed and published by such clerk or other officer as the commission may designate.
N.J. Stat. § 27:26-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 26 / Section 26-3
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Ridesharing" means the transportation of persons in a motor vehicle, with a maximum carrying capacity of not more than 15 passengers, including the driver, where such transportation is incidental to the purpose of the driver. The term shall include such ridesharing arrangements known as carpools and vanpools. b. "Van-pooling" means eight or more persons commuting on a daily basis to and from work by means of a vehicle with a seating arrangement designed to carry 8 to 15 adult passengers. c. "Carpool" means two or more persons commuting on a daily basis to and from work by means of a vehicle with a seating capacity of 9 passengers or less. L.1981, c. 413, s. 3, eff. Jan. 7, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-7
Supplemental contracts
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders may, after the execution and approval by the commissioner of a contract for road improvements under this article make without public advertisement, supplemental contracts for additional work found to be necessary as a part of the improvement, provided such contracts shall not cover any additional mileage or length of road, nor alter the general character of the improvement. Before any such contracts shall become binding, and before any work shall be done thereunder, they shall be submitted to and approved by the commissioner in the same manner as provided in this article in case of contracts let after public advertisement.
N.J. Stat. § 27:12-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-1
Disposition of property not needed for public use
Status: in_force

When real estate or any right or interest therein has or shall have come into the possession or control of the commissioner, or when he has or shall have taken real estate or any right or interest therein, in the name of the State for the use of the State in the improvement, betterment, reconstruction or maintenance of a State highway, and the commissioner has or shall have determined that the property so acquired is no longer required for such use, he may: a. Sell at private sale, for not less than the amount paid therefor by the State, to any municipal corporation or to any public board or commission, for public use only; provided, however, that the State Highway Commissioner is empowered to convey upon such terms as he may deem proper to any municipal corporation or to any public board or commission for road and bridge purposes only any lands acquired by the State of New Jersey for road and bridge purposes; b. Lease to any municipal corporation or to any public board or commission, for public use only; c. Sell at public sale to the highest bidder; and d. Exchange for other lands-- All or any portion of such real estate, or any interest therein, with or without improvements thereon, including the hereditaments, appurtenances, easements and rights of way, and make the necessary conveyance of same. Amended by L.1938, c. 407, p. 1196, s. 1; L.1954, c. 74, p. 443, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5G-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5G / Section 5G-8
Assignment of jurisdiction
Status: in_force

a. The commissioner shall, within six months of the effective date of this act, and following a public hearing, adopt as a regulation under the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), a procedure for the assignment of jurisdiction over railroad overhead bridges to public entities. Public entity includes but is not limited to any officers, department, board, commission, division, agency, authority or instrumentality of the State or of any county or municipality. The regulation shall provide a procedure, in conformity with the "Administrative Procedure Act," under which all parties affected by the assignment may present evidence. The regulation shall also provide that each assignment shall be made by written order of the commissioner. The commissioner may, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," adopt other rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. b. In the case of all railroad overhead bridges other than bridges carrying State highways, the commissioner shall not make an order assigning jurisdiction unless: (1) the bridge is the subject of an improvement project financed in whole or in part by State funds, in which case the commissioner may make the order contingent upon satisfactory completion of work; or (2) the order assigns jurisdiction to a party who has requested jurisdiction over the bridge by written petition to the commissioner; or (3) the commissioner determines it to be in the public interest to accept a written petition for assignment from an affected party other than the party to whom jurisdiction would be otherwise assigned pursuant to section 6 of this act and the commissioner further determines that the bridge is in good repair. L. 1988, c. 171, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-48 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-48
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, sale of "Jersey Fresh," "Made With Jersey Fresh" products at certain service areas.
Status: in_force

1. a. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall adopt, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to provide for and encourage the sale of agricultural products labeled "Jersey Fresh", other agricultural or horticultural products grown and raised in the State, and "Made With Jersey Fresh" products that are baked or made with "Jersey Fresh" products, at service areas along the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. These rules and regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions allowing for: (1) the selection of appropriate service areas; (2) the designation of locations for such sales at selected service areas; (3) procedures for growers and sellers of agricultural or horticultural products, and bakers or producers of "Made With Jersey Fresh" products, to use these designated sales locations; and (4) compliance with the rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2008, c.40 (C.4:1-11.2). b. To the extent necessary, appropriate, and practicable, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall initiate discussions with contracted vendors at service areas concerning the promotion and sale of agricultural products labeled "Jersey Fresh" and other agricultural or horticultural products, and "Made With Jersey Fresh" baked goods and other food products, at service areas and shall incorporate any necessary provisions in the contracts of the vendors to allow for the promotion and sale of these products at service areas along the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. L.2008, c.40, s.1; amended 2010, c.111, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-45 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-45
Replacement or reconstruction of bridges or approaches; powers of commission
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the article of which this act is a supplement, any county bridge commission created pursuant to said article shall, upon obtaining the consent of its board of chosen freeholders, have the power and be authorized to: a. Replace or reconstruct in whole or in part any bridge or bridges and approaches thereto owned or operated by said commission on the effective date of this act, or thereafter acquired, including any such bridge or bridges and approaches thereto extending within the limits of any state other than the State of New Jersey; and b. In connection with the replacement or reconstruction of any bridge or bridges and approaches thereto, pursuant to section a. of this act, to demolish or dispose of any such bridge or bridges and approaches owned or operated by said commission on the effective date of this act, or thereafter acquired, including any such bridge or bridges and approaches thereto extending within the limits of any state other than the State of New Jersey; and c. In connection with the replacement or reconstruction of any bridge or bridges and approaches thereto pursuant to subsection a. of this section, to issue bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable only from toll revenues and other income from whatever sources derived and other assets of said commission; provided that use of such toll revenues, income and assets of said commission will not in any manner impair, alter or abrogate any rights and remedies of holders of other bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued by said commission. L.1975, c. 266, s. 1, eff. Dec. 22, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.22 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.22
New Jersey Transit required to take action, adopt policies relative to persons injured, killed in incidents involving their vehicles.
Status: in_force

1. a. The corporation shall designate an employee within the New Jersey Transit Police Department to serve as a liaison between the corporation and the New Jersey Transit Police Department and a person injured, or any member of the person's immediate family if the person was killed, as a result of an incident involving a motorbus or rail or light rail vehicle operated by or under contract with the corporation. The designated employee shall: (1) provide in an appropriate and sensitive manner any information, to the extent permitted by law, to the person injured or, for a person killed, a member of the person's immediate family, and promptly respond to any reasonable inquiry by the person injured or, for a person killed, a member of the person's immediate family; and (2) upon the conclusion of an investigation related to a person injured or killed, return in an appropriate and sensitive manner all personal belongings in the possession of the corporation to the person injured or, for a person killed, a member of the person's immediate family. b. As used in P.L.2018, c.113 (C.27:25-5.22), "member of the person's immediate family" means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle, or next of kin. L.2018, c.113, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-8
Assistant commissioners
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall be assisted in the performance of his duties by three assistant commissioners, an Assistant Commissioner for Transportation Services and Planning, an Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Operations,ˆand an Assistant Commissioner for Finance and Administration. Each assistant commissioner shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and until his successor has been appointed and qualified.
(b) The Assistant Commissioner for Transportation Services and Planning shall be a person qualified by training and experience relating to transportation planning and the development of policy in the various modes of transportation services in the State.
(c) The Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Operations shall be a professional engineer qualified by training and experience in the design, construction and maintenance of highways, bridges, and other transportation facilities. He shall also serve as the State Highway Engineer.
(d) The Assistant Commissioner for Finance and Administration shall be a person qualified by training and experience relating to administration and financial control.
(e) Each assistant commissioner shall receive such salary as may be established by the commissioner with the approval of the President of the Civil Service Commission and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, which salary shall be not in excess of comparable salaries established by P.L. 1969, c. 194 (C. 52:14-15.104).
Amended 1972, c.164, s.4; 1984, c.162, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7A-6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-6
Restricted use
Status: in_force

The commissioner, with respect to limited access highways under his jurisdiction, and the governing body of a county, with respect to limited access highways under its jurisdiction, shall have the authority to restrict the use of roadways in limited access highways to passenger motor vehicles, to prohibit the use of any roadway in limited access highways by certain classes of vehicles or by pedestrians, bicycles or other nonmotorized traffic or by any person operating a motorized bicycle or motorcycle and to make such other regulations as may be proper or necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; provided, however, if any highway or any portion or portions thereof over which autobuses lawfully operate is designated a limited access highway, or a part of a limited access highway, no such restriction or regulation shall prevent the use by autobuses, in accordance with other laws applicable thereto, of such portion or portions of such limited access highway as include such highway or portion or portions thereof, or of such portion or portions of such limited access highway as shall be necessary to provide ingress and egress for such autobuses in connection with such use. L. 1945, c. 83, s. 6; amended 1989, c. 32, s. 19.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-83 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-83
Purchases, contracts, agreements regulated.
Status: in_force

9. Purchases, contracts, or agreements over $25,000 for dredging and dredging related projects shall be governed as provided in subsections a. and b. below. a. All purchases, contracts, or agreements, where the cost or contract price exceeds the sum of $25,000, or, after January 1, 2003, the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, shall, except as otherwise provided by section 10 of this act, be made, negotiated, or awarded only after public advertisement for bids therefor and shall be awarded to that responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, is most advantageous to the office in its judgment, upon consideration of price and other factors. Any bid may be rejected when the office determines that it is in the public interest to do so. Any purchase, contract, or agreement, where the cost or contract price is less than or equal to $25,000, or the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, shall be made, negotiated, or awarded by the office without advertising and in any manner which the office, in its judgment, deems necessary to serve its unique interests and purposes and which promotes, whenever practicable, full and free competition by the acceptance of quotations or proposals or by the use of other suitable methods. b. The department shall no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, or subsequent to 2003 the threshold amount resulting from any adjustment under this subsection, in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the consumer price index for all urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. L.2001,c.429,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-18 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-18
Bridges to conform to wharf lines; drawbridges
Status: in_force

No viaduct or bridge, or any piers, foundations or abutments thereof, shall be located, built or constructed in violation of pier or wharf lines fixed or established by any proper authority of this state or any federal authority. If a viaduct or bridge, when constructed, is liable to interfere with the navigation of a stream or river, it shall be provided with a suitable draw.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.9 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.9
Applicability to juveniles.
Status: in_force

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the contrary, this act shall apply to users of rail passenger services who are juveniles as defined in subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-22a). L.1997,c.357,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-36 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-36
Location of state highways in county parks; agreement as to
Status: in_force

In the location of state highway routes the commissioner shall not locate, lay out, construct, use or improve any route in, over, under, through or across a park, reservation or parkway owned by or under the control and jurisdiction of any park commission organized under the provisions of sections 40:37-96 to 40:37-174 of the title Municipalities and Counties, without the consent of the park commission. The state highway commissioner and the county park commission may contract with each other in relation to the location, laying out, opening, improving, construction and maintenance of a state highway route or routes in, over, under, through or across any park, reservation or parkway owned by or under the control and jurisdiction of the county park commission, fixing the location thereof, and defining the terms and conditions agreed upon for the laying out, opening, improving, construction and maintenance thereof, and until the making and delivery of the contract the state highway commissioner shall not enter in or upon any park, reservation or parkway for the purpose, except for preliminary surveys and examinations, of laying out, opening, improving, constructing, maintaining or using any state highway route in, over, under, through or across any such park, reservation or parkway. To effectuate the contract the park commission may convey to the state highway commissioner any lands or rights in lands of such park commission in, over, under, through or across which any state highway may, pursuant to the terms of any such agreement, be located.
N.J. Stat. § 27:2-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-3
Type of material selected; award to lowest bidder
Status: in_force

After bids are received by the body having control of the work, it shall then select the type of material or construction which under all the circumstances is considered most suitable for the work and shall make the award to the lowest responsible bidder on the type of construction so selected.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-36.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-36.1
Payments to municipality in lieu of taxes.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the article to which this act is a supplement, any county bridge commission created pursuant to said article may contract with any municipality within which any part of property acquired by such commission for bridge or project purposes is located, for the payment by such commission to such municipality, and may make payments to such municipality, of a fixed annual sum or sums of money in lieu of, or in reimbursement for, the loss of taxes upon such property; provided, however, that such annual sum or sums shall not be in excess of the amount of the municipal taxes upon such property for the year when last assessed prior to the time of its acquisition by the commission. Any municipality wherein any such bridge property is located is authorized and empowered to enter into such contract with any such commission to accept the payment or payments which the commission is herein authorized and empowered to make. L.1952,c.338,s.1; amended 2001, c.301, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-76 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-76
Additional payments to homeowners
Status: in_force

a. In addition to payments otherwise authorized by this act, the agency shall make an additional payment, within limits as established by regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards, to any displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling actually owned and occupied by such displaced person for a period as established by regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards. Such additional payment shall include the following elements: (1) The amount, if any, which when added to the acquisition cost of the dwelling acquired by the agency, equals the reasonable cost of a comparable replacement dwelling. Determinations required to carry out this paragraph shall be made pursuant to regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards. (2) The amount, if any, which will compensate such displaced person for any increased interest costs and other debt service costs which such person is required to pay for financing the acquisition of any such comparable replacement dwelling. Such amount shall be paid only if the dwelling acquired by the agency was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage which was a valid lien on such dwelling for a period as established by regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards. (3) Reasonable expenses incurred by such displaced person for evidence of title, recording fees, and other closing costs incident to the purchase of the replacement dwelling, but not including prepaid expenses. b. The additional payment authorized by this section shall be made only to such a displaced person who purchases and occupies a replacement dwelling which is decent, safe, and sanitary, within one year after the date on which the person receives final payment from the displacing agency for the acquired dwelling or the date on which the displacing agency's obligation under section 8 of P.L. 1972, c. 47 (C. 27:7-79) is met, whichever is later, except that the displacing agency may extend the period for good cause. If the period is extended, the payment under this section shall be based on the costs of relocating the person to a comparable replacement dwelling within one year of the extended date. L. 1972, c. 47, s. 5; amended 1989,c.50,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-26 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-26
Authority may make regulations in connection with utility works on projects
Status: in_force

26. In addition to the other powers conferred by this act or by any other law and not in limitation thereof, the authority, in connection with construction or operation of any project, may make reasonable regulations for the installation, construction, maintenance, renewal and removal of tracks, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires, towers, poles or any other equipment and appliances, herein called "works," of any public utility as defined in R.S.48:2-13, in, on or along, over or under any project, public highway or real property, including public lands or waters. Whenever in connection with construction or operation of any project, the authority shall determine that it is necessary that any works, which now are or hereafter may be located in, on, along, over or under any project, public highway, or real property, should be relocated in the project, public highway, or real property or should be removed therefrom, the public utility owning or operating the works shall relocate or remove the same in accordance with the order of the authority, provided, however, that the cost and expenses of the relocation or removal, including the cost of installing these works in a new location or locations, and the cost of any lands or any rights or interest in lands or any other rights acquired to accomplish the relocation or removal, less the cost of any lands or any rights or interest in lands or any other rights of the public utility, paid to the public utility in connection with the relocation or removal of the works, shall be paid by the authority and may be included in the cost of the project. In case of any relocation or removal of works, the public utility owning or operating the same, its successors or assigns, may maintain and operate the works, with the necessary appurtenances, in the new location for as long a period, and upon the same terms and conditions, as it had the right to maintain and operate the works in their former location. In case of any relocation or removal of works, the authority shall own and maintain, repair and renew structures within the rights-of-way of railroad companies carrying any project or feeder road over railroads, and the authority shall bear the cost of maintenance, repair and renewal of structures within the rights-of-way of railroad companies carrying railroads over any project or feeder road, but this provision shall not relieve any railroad company from responsibility for damage caused to any authority or railroad structure by the operation of its railroad. The approaches, curbing, sidewalk paving, guard rails on approaches and surface paving projects or feeder roads as shall be within the rights-of-way of a railroad company or companies shall be owned and maintained, repaired and renewed by the authority; rails, pipes and lines shall be owned and maintained, repaired and renewed by the railroad company or companies. L.1991,c.252,s.26.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5F-20 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5F / Section 5F-20
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: a. "State highway traffic safety program" means all highway traffic safety programs conducted by the State, political subdivisions of the State, and qualifying nonprofit organizations. b. "Local highway traffic safety program" means a highway traffic safety program established or submitted to the Governor by a political subdivision and qualifying nonprofit organizations pursuant to the provisions of this act. c. "Political subdivision" means any local political subdivision of this State, including but not limited to a municipality, a county, a township, a district, or a special district. d. "Governor" means the Governor of the State of New Jersey. e. "Director" shall mean the Director of the Office of Highway Traffic Safety of the State of New Jersey. f. "Volunteer first aid, rescue and ambulance squad" means a first aid, rescue and ambulance squad which provides emergency medical services without receiving payment for those services. g. "Nonvolunteer first aid, rescue and ambulance squad" means a first aid, rescue and ambulance squad which provides emergency medical services on a paid basis. h. "Nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit organization which provides services throughout the State and is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.501(c)(3)), and is not a private foundation as defined in section 509(a) of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.509(a)). L.1987,c.284,s.3; amended 2007, c.84, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-43 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-43
Authorization relative to existing projects, facilities of the Highway Authority.
Status: in_force

4. The authority, pursuant to the provisions of this act, is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, improve, manage, repair and operate a project known as the "Garden State Parkway," authorized pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1952, c.16 (C.27:12B-20), repealed by this act, and any other existing project or facility of the Highway Authority. L.2003,c.79,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:11-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-4
Semimonthly payments
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall pay out of the fund, salaries and wages of his officers and employees at least semimonthly, as other state officers and employees are paid by the state treasurer.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-6
Route becomes state highway; exception
Status: in_force

Upon such determination by the commissioner such route or part thereof shall become a state highway, and the further improvement, betterment, maintenance and repair thereof shall be at the expense of the state, under the jurisdiction of the commissioner, but when the determination of the commissioner or any amendment thereof made before the work on such portion of a state highway has been begun, shall contain a provision that certain indicated portions of a state highway to a length thereof in any particular location not exceeding five miles are subject to change of route at any time thereafter, which change is hereby limited to five years from the completion of such highway in its entirety as originally laid out, the certain indicated portion or portions thereof shall not become permanently dedicated as a part of the route of such state highway, but the commissioner may, in that case, alter the route and lay out the new part of the route as he may indicate, as he might have done in the first instance. The vacated portion of the highway to the extent limited herein may then be either vacated or abandoned and may be taken over by the board of chosen freeholders of the county and maintained as a county road as is otherwise provided by law.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1D-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1D / Section 1D-1
Findings, declarations relative to transportation projects
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A safe and efficient transportation system is essential to the economic and social well-being of the State and its people, and is a sound economic investment opportunity for both private and public resources. b. The use of public-private transportation initiatives would enhance the ability of the State to provide a safe and efficient transportation system through use of alternate funding sources and private sector efficiencies; supplement the State's transportation resources in order to allow the State to use its limited resources for other needed projects; and encourage and promote business and employment opportunities for the citizens of New Jersey. L.1997,c.136,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-5.3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-5.3
Time limitation
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the time limitation established by section 1 of this act, the commissioner may defend and indemnify any person covered by an agreement which was made by him on or before January 1, 1990. L. 1986, c. 81, s. 2; amended 1987,c.417,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-28 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-28
Authority over trees
Status: in_force

When a road plan involving the treatment of trees or forests abutting upon any road improved under the provisions of any prior law providing for the construction, permanent improvement and maintenance of public roads in this state or under the provisions of this article is to be made, the state highway commissioner shall notify the board of conservation and development which shall cause to be prepared such plans and specifications as shall be necessary for the completion of said treatment, the cost of which shall be taken as part of the cost of the road. In all that relates to the choice, planting or care of trees, the decision of the board of conservation and development, shall be final. In all that affects the location of trees, or the influence upon the road, the decision of the state highway commissioner shall be final. If the state highway commissioner and a local governing body having authority in respect to roadside trees shall be unable to agree regarding the removal or treatment of any tree standing within the line of a road to be improved, they shall submit the case to the board of conservation and development and its decision shall be final and binding upon all parties.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-6
Findings, declarations
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. In order to balance the promotion of the safety, convenience and enjoyment of travel on the highways of this State with the protection of the recreational value and public investment therein, to preserve and enhance the natural scenic beauty and aesthetic features of the highways and adjacent areas while promoting development and economic vitality and facilitating the flow of speech and expression, of which providing messages of commercial, public and social value conveyed through the medium of roadside signs and outdoor advertising is an important part, roadside signs and outdoor advertising shall be regulated by this act. b. With respect to the erection and maintenance of signs adjacent to the rights-of-way of the Interstate and Primary Systems within this State, it is the intention of the Legislature to provide a basis in the laws of this State for the regulation of roadside signs and outdoor advertising consistent with the public policy relating to those areas declared by the Congress of the United States in Title 23 of the United States Code and reflecting statutory enactments and judicial decisions of this State. c. Supervision and regulation of signs and outdoor advertising, pursuant to the provisions of this act, shall be the responsibility of the Commissioner of Transportation and any person who creates or maintains any signs visible to the public shall be subject to the permitting and licensing provisions of this act and any regulations adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this act. L.1991,c.413,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-25 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-25
Toll, payment required.
Status: in_force

1. No vehicle shall be permitted to make use of any highway project or part thereof operated by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority created pursuant to P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-1 et seq.) (hereinafter called the "Authority") except upon the payment of such tolls, if any, as may from time to time be prescribed by the Authority. It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to refuse to pay, or to evade or to attempt to evade the payment of such tolls. L.1951,c.264,s.1; amended 1991, c.183, s.18 2003,c.79,s.29.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-24 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-24
State Highway Department's jurisdiction over route to cease
Status: in_force

At such time as the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall undertake to construct this turnpike project, the jurisdiction and authority of the State Highway Department over such route shall cease except as otherwise provided by law. L.1949, c. 41, p. 121, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:12-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-2
Disposition of slopes or easements
Status: in_force

The commissioner may also, when he shall determine that certain slope, drainage or easement rights or any or all of them, or parts thereof, are no longer required or necessary for the use of the state highway with which they are connected, convey, grant, bargain, sell and release to the owners of the fee, any slope, drainage or easement rights, or any or all of them, or parts thereof, including without limitation those easement rights or parts thereof which give the state the right to enter upon lands adjoining any state highway for the purpose of cleaning, straightening, widening, deepening and maintaining existing ditches and streams and the right to discharge water and maintain a flow of water over such lands adjoining the right of way of a state highway.
N.J. Stat. § 27:22-14 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-14
Agreement; approval by county
Status: in_force

When a township applies to the board of chosen freeholders for an improvement to be made under section 27:22-13 of this title, an agreement shall be entered into between the township and the county specifying the amount that each shall contribute towards the improvement of the road, and the nature of the work to be done. After the execution of the agreement, the township may proceed to make the improvement, in compliance with the laws under which similar works are undertaken, contracted for and executed in the township. The work shall be subject to the approval of the county engineer of the contracting county and if approved by him the board of chosen freeholders shall pay its share of the cost according to the terms of the agreement.
N.J. Stat. § 27:15-1.13 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-1.13
Undistributed amount to lapse unless reserved
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary: Unless reserved as provided in this act, any amount of the State aid made available to any municipality pursuant to the provisions of section 27:15-1 of the Revised Statutes remaining undistributed to such municipality at the expiration of the calendar year in which the same is by said sections applicable and not required to meet any obligations incurred during said year by such municipality under said allotment, shall lapse and become part of the motor vehicle revenues in the General State Fund. L.1947, c. 62, p. 209, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-46 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-46
Definitions.
Status: in_force

7. As used in sections 7 through 9 of P.L.2013, c.130 (C.27:25A-46 through C.27:25A-48): "Acknowledgement sign" means a sign that is intended to inform the traveling public that a highway-related service, product, or monetary contribution has been sponsored by a person, firm, or entity and which meets all design and placement guidelines for acknowledgement signs as established pursuant to the provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways and all sign design principles provided in the federal Standard Highway Signs and Markings Book. "Advertising sign" means a sign that is intended to promote commercial products or services through the use of slogans and information and informs the public on where to obtain the products or services. "Authority" means the South Jersey Transportation Authority established pursuant to P.L.1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-1 et seq.). "Highway" means the Atlantic City Expressway; its shoulders and sidewalks; the airspace above and below the Expressway; areas for drainage, utilities, landscaping, berms, and fencing along the Expressway; and any expressway project as defined in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-3). "Sponsorship agreement" means an agreement or contract between the authority and a person, firm, or entity to be acknowledged for a highway-related service, product, or monetary contribution provided. "Sponsorship program" means a program administered by the authority, that complies with pertinent federal laws, rules, regulations, and orders, and allows a person, firm, or entity to sponsor authority operational activities or other highway-related services or programs through the provision of a highway-related service, product, or monetary contribution. L.2013, c.130, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.9 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.9
Appropriation for operating expenses of New Jersey Transit Corporation
Status: in_force

16. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in any fiscal year in which the amount allocated by the Federal Government to the New Jersey Transit Corporation for public transportation operating expenses is less than in the previous fiscal year, an amount equal to the diminution may be appropriated from the revenues and other funds of the authority, excluding bond proceeds, to the department for the operating expenses of the New Jersey Transit Corporation, subject to approval therefor provided in the annual appropriations act. L.1995,c.108,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 27:26-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 26 / Section 26-2
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that: New Jersey's transportation needs are being threatened by the growing energy shortage which this nation faces. In addition, this State has many roads which are heavily congested during commuting hours, resulting in the unnecessary usage of gasoline and in lengthy delays for the traveling public. There are presently no energy efficient alternatives such as public transportation for many citizens in New Jersey which would reduce the number of single occupancy, private automobiles on the road. Therefore, the Legislature wishes to encourage ridesharing programs which will help reduce traffic congestion, conserve gasoline consumption and promote the mobility needs of the public. One important way to address these problems is to encourage employers and employees to form ridesharing arrangements. However, employers have been reluctant to support such activities because of their potential liability to employees and others. The Legislature, therefore, finds that it is in the public interest to promote ridesharing arrangements through employer sponsorship and promotional activities by exempting employers from certain liabilities they might incur as a result of their promotion or sponsorship of certain types of employee ridesharing programs. L.1981, c. 413, s. 2, eff. Jan. 7, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-3
Surveys and plans; approval by freeholders and commissioner
Status: in_force

After the passage of the resolution contemplated by section 27:14-2 of this title the board of chosen freeholders shall cause a survey of the road to be made and plans, cross sections and specifications of the work to be done thereon to be prepared. The survey shall indicate the width and length of the road, and shall show how much of it may be improved by deviation from the then existing lines, but no survey shall be commenced until the written consent of the commissioner shall have been first obtained. When the plans, cross sections and specifications shall have been prepared, they shall be submitted to the board of chosen freeholders for approval or rejection. If approved by the board they shall then be submitted to the commissioner, who shall, before approving them, ascertain the natural character of the soil upon which the road is proposed to be constructed and all other facts he may deem important. If the commissioner approves the plans, cross sections and specifications, their scope and detail, and is satisfied as to the advisability of the improvement of the road as contemplated, and that the state's share of the cost of the construction of the road together with its share of the cost of the construction of all other roads or sections of roads under the plans and specifications previously approved by him, will not exceed the amount available for the purpose he shall indorse his approval on the plans, cross sections and specifications. Otherwise he shall reject them.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-5.8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-5.8
Urban transportation supplement to the State Transportation Plan
Status: in_force

2. The Department of Transportation shall in conjunction with the New Jersey Transit Corporation prepare, or cause to be prepared, an urban transportation supplement to the State Transportation Plan. The supplement shall address the current and projected transportation needs of the Atlantic City, Camden, Elizabeth, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson and Trenton urban areas and shall make recommendations for meeting these needs with particular emphasis on the transportation problems of the State's inner city residents who are employed by or who are seeking employment with employers located in suburban areas of the State. L.1991,c.481,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.33 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.33
Preparation of estimated project schedules.
Status: in_force

1. a. For each capital project funded by the authority, including transportation projects and public transportation projects, the authority, in conjunction with the department and the New Jersey Transit Corporation, may contract with consulting engineers to prepare an estimated project schedule (1) for the acquisition of rights-of-way and (2) for the construction of each project. The consulting engineer shall also estimate the amounts which shall be required during each six-month period for estimated costs of construction of each project. Thereafter, at least once in each six-month period during the construction of a project, the authority may require the consulting engineers to prepare a progress report updating the project schedule for the acquisition of real property for each project and construction progress, which may include comparisons of the actual time elapsed, actual costs, estimated time to completion, and estimated total cost between the most recent six-month period and the same actual and estimated times and costs in prior progress reports. Copies of each progress report shall be maintained on the authority's website and shall be submitted to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. b. For funds provided by the authority to the department or the New Jersey Transit Corporation for non-project costs, the authority may contract with an outside consultant to prepare a report which tracks, according to State capital program line items in each annual appropriations act, an estimated schedule for the expenditure of appropriated funds, and a description of how funds are being expended, including, but not limited to, contracts to be paid from each capital program line item, the amount of staff or outside consultants to be paid from each capital program line item, and measurable policy outcomes relating to each capital program line item which shall be required during each six-month period until an appropriation has been fully expended. Once in each six-month period in which the State appropriations of non-project transportation capital funds in a given fiscal year have not been fully expended, including if that period extends beyond the fiscal year of the original appropriation, the authority may cause the outside consultant to prepare a progress report covering the expenditure of appropriated funds and any progress in accomplishing the purpose of given appropriations, which may include comparisons of the actual time elapsed since the initial appropriation, actual expenditures from the appropriation, estimated time to completely expend appropriated funds, and estimated measurable outcomes for the entire appropriation between the most recent six-month period and the same actual and estimated times and outcomes in prior progress reports. Copies of each progress report shall be maintained on the authority's website and shall be submitted to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. L.2019, c.196, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.29 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.29
Additional funds
Status: in_force

24. In addition to those funds to be credited to the "Transportation Trust Fund Account" pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-20), the State Treasurer shall also credit to the account any and all additional funds which may now or hereafter be dedicated to transportation purposes by the State Constitution. L.2000,c.73,s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-2
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is the public policy of this State to provide for the coordinated development and planning of the State's transportation system both on the State and regional level. Through the medium of the Transportation Executive Council, established by Executive Order No. 10 of 1990, the activities of the various transportation related authorities are coordinated on the State level. In the northern region of the State the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission, the North Jersey Transportation Coordinating Committee and other organizations exist to provide for the support and planning of the transportation system in that region. b. In the southern region of the State an increase in residential development, the completion of Interstate Route 476 (also known as the "Blue Route") in Pennsylvania, the establishment of casino gaming in Atlantic City, and other factors, have caused an increase in vehicular traffic in southern New Jersey and have highlighted the need for a more coordinated effort on a regional basis to deal with the operation and possible extension of the region's highway system, the improvement and expansion of its aviation facilities, and the coordination of Atlantic County's transportation system within the larger regional system. c. Concomitant with the development of the transportation system in southern New Jersey the need exists for the ancillary establishment of economic development facilities directly related to transportation projects in that region to be funded by a transportation authority. d. It is in the public interest to create a South Jersey Transportation Authority, encompassing the counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem, as a successor to the New Jersey Expressway Authority and the Atlantic County Transportation Authority, to provide more coordination of the region's transportation system and to deal particularly with the highway system, aviation facilities and the transportation problems of Atlantic County through the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation and support of expressway and transportation projects and economic development facilities directly related to transportation projects authorized by this act. However, the activities of a transportation authority are not to supplant or replace the funding of projects by the Transportation Trust Fund Authority or the operation of public transportation services by the New Jersey Transit Corporation. L.1991, c.252, s.2; amended 2013, c.253, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5G-18 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5G / Section 5G-18
Prior tort, contractual liability
Status: in_force

The issuance by the commissioner of a written order assigning jurisdiction over a railroad overhead bridge under the provisions of this act shall not relieve any party of any tort or contractual liability existing prior to the issuance of that order. L. 1988, c. 171, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 27:17-19 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-19
Insurance for drivers of vehicles; payment of premiums
Status: in_force

The boulevard commission may in its discretion cause liability insurance to be issued by an insurance company approved by it, and pay the premium thereon, to protect any of its employees operating a vehicle owned by the county or the commission, against all claims for personal injuries or property damage by whomsoever sustained, arising from or caused by such vehicle while operated in the business of the commission.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-9 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-9
Contribution by municipalities; resolutions binding
Status: in_force

A resolution passed by the governing body of a municipality through which the road runs, to pay at least ten per cent of the cost of the improvement provided for in section 27:14-2 of this title, shall be binding upon it.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-27 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-27
Engineers and assistants; entry on lands
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders may employ all necessary engineers, surveyors, and workmen to carry out the provisions of this chapter. All such persons may at all times enter upon lands for any of the purposes contemplated by this chapter.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-35 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-35
Awarding of contracts, agreements.
Status: in_force

27:19-35. Every contract or agreement for the construction, reconstruction, repair, enlargement, extension, renewal, replacement or equipment of bridges or projects, shall be made and awarded pursuant to the provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.). Amended 1985, c.469, s.5, eff. Jan. 16, 1986; 2001, c.301, s.7, eff Jan. 2, 2002.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1C-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Transportation Development District Act of 1989." L.1989, c.100, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1C-10 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-10
Appropriation of funds
Status: in_force

No expenditure of funds shall be made from a transportation development district trust fund except by appropriation by the governing body of the county or other appropriate governmental organization as designated by the commissioner under this act, and upon certification of the county treasurer or the appropriate financial officer of the designated governmental organization, as appropriate, that the expenditure is in accordance with a project agreement entered into under section 9 of this act. L.1989,c.100,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 27:15-1.6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-1.6
Work and costs to be included
Status: in_force

In any case where any such State aid is to be expended for construction work, such work shall include, in addition to constructing the road, the survey and preparation of plans, profiles and cross sections, the grading and drainage of the road and the construction of the necessary culverts and bridges, the construction and maintenance of which is by law imposed upon the municipal authorities, together with the cost of necessary embankments and retaining walls, engineering fees and the cost of the acquisition of the necessary rights of way. L.1947, c. 62, p. 206, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5K-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5K / Section 5K-1
Findings, declarations relative to scenic, historic highways.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Certain portions of the State highway system are notable for their scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, and archaeological value and are worthy of official designation as scenic and historic highways to provide special consideration of their unique features and special role in the highway system; b. The public interest would be served by the creation of a coordinated scenic and historic highways program to enhance recreation, preserve and protect scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, and archaeological resources, encourage economic development through tourism, and educate the public about the history and culture of this State; c. New Jersey lags behind other states around the country in terms of preserving roadways which have scenic, historic, and other intrinsic qualities; and d. It is altogether fitting and proper for the Legislature to establish a "New Jersey Scenic and Historic Highways Program" in the Department of Transportation which will encourage the promotion and preservation of the scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, and archaeological qualities of certain roadways, and areas surrounding such roadways, throughout the State. L.2009, c.245, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-40 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-40
Commissioner may contract for work upon issuance of certificate
Status: in_force

The state highway commissioner may enter into contracts for the doing of work authorized by law and financed by the issuance of bonds, under an act entitled "An act authorizing the creation of a debt of the state of New Jersey by the issuance of bonds of the state in the sum of eighty-three million dollars for highway improvements; providing the ways and means to pay the interest of said debt, and also to pay and discharge the principal thereof; and providing for the submission of this law to the people at a general election," approved April eighteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, whenever he shall certify under the authority of this section to the state house commission the amount of money necessary to be raised by the issuance of bonds for that work, and the state house commission shall approve by a vote of a majority of the members thereof, with the presiding officer voting in the affirmative, of such certification, and notify the state highway commissioner of such approval in writing. The notification shall be signed by the presiding officer and the secretary of the state house commission. No contract shall be entered into in excess of the amount specified in such certification.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-27 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-27
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Corporation" means the New Jersey Transit Corporation. b. "Board" means Board of Directors of the New Jersey Transit Corporation. c. "Eligible counties" means counties submitting a proposal meeting the program guidelines. d. "New Jersey Special Services Citizen Advisory Committee" means a committee representing advocacy groups from senior citizens and the disabled and other interested parties appointed by the Executive Director of New Jersey Transit. e. "Accessible" means a service that can be used by all individuals including those who cannot negotiate steps or who can negotiate steps with great difficulty. f. "Disabled" means any individual who, by reason of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other permanent or temporary incapacity or disability, is unable without special facilities or special planning on design to utilize mass transportation facilities and services as effectively as persons who are not so affected. g. "Geographic region" means one of the following regions of the State: the southern region encompassing the counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem; the central region encompassing the counties of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Somerset; and the northern region encompassing those counties remaining in the State. L.1983, c. 578, s. 3, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-19 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-19
Tracks, pipes, conduits on bridges; agreement; appeal to utility commissioners
Status: in_force

No person shall lay any tracks, pipes, or conduits, on, over or under a public viaduct or bridge, or connect any wires, cables or other appliances to any such viaduct or bridge without obtaining the consent of the board or boards of chosen freeholders operating or maintaining the viaduct or bridge and complying with such reasonable terms and conditions as may be prescribed by such board or boards, except that a public utility corporation which is subject to the regulation of the board of public utility commissioners and whose rates are subject to be fixed by that board, having the right to use the highway on both sides of a public viaduct or bridge, may lay its tracks, pipes or conduits on, over or under the viaduct or bridge, and may connect any wires, cables or other appliances thereto, at its own expense, under such reasonable terms and regulations as the board or boards of chosen freeholders operating and maintaining such viaduct or bridge may prescribe, which terms and regulations may be contained in an agreement between the board or boards of chosen freeholders and the public utility corporation. The agreement may contain such provisions in regard to the use of the viaduct or bridge as may be agreed upon, but in no event shall the public utility corporation be required to pay for such use more than an amount sufficient to compensate the county for the extra burden imposed upon the county by reason of the use of the viaduct or bridge by the public utility corporation. If the board or boards of chosen freeholders and the public utility corporation cannot agree upon the regulations or the amount to be paid hereunder, an appeal may be taken to the board of public utility commissioners which shall have power after hearing to fix the regulations governing such use, and the amount to be paid, if any, by the public utility corporation.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-5.19 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-5.19
Report of motor vehicle accidents involving cellular telephone use.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Transportation shall annually compile and make available to the public information submitted to the Division of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to R.S.39:4-131, concerning cellular telephones in motor vehicles involved in traffic accidents. The report shall note whether the operator of the motor vehicle was using a cellular telephone when the accident occurred. L.2001,c.161,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-32 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-32
Public utility companies to share expense; agreement
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders, or any two or more boards of chosen freeholders, or any joint committees thereof, may agree with a street railway company or other public utility using part of a county road or joint county road, as to the share of the expense of any improvement of the road to be borne by the street railway company or other public utility.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-11.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-11.1
Reflectors as lane markers
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, whenever any repair, construction, reconstruction or resurfacing is undertaken by the Department of Transportation on any road under its jurisdiction, the Department of Transportation shall, wherever practical and subject to available funding, imbed reflectors into the surface of that road to be used as lane markers. L. 1985, c. 61, s. 1, eff. Feb. 27, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13-10 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-10
Assistance in reconstruction of certain public roads
Status: in_force

Whenever any appropriation is made in any general or special appropriation act for the purpose of defraying all or any part of the cost of reconstructing county or municipal roads, destroyed by reason of use of such county or municipal roads by vehicles of the gross weight and load of 40,000 pounds or more and which vehicles are registered as and bear registration plates marked, "constructor" pursuant to section 39:3-20 of the Revised Statutes, the State Highway Commissioner is empowered and directed to receive, consider and approve applications of the various counties and municipalities of this State for State assistance in the reconstruction of said public roads from the funds so appropriated. L.1964, c. 244, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-44.4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-44.4
Size of tracts to be acquired; plans
Status: in_force

Such additional unimproved lands may be acquired in tracts sufficiently large to permit the laying out of sites for the relocation thereon of more than one structure or structures or may be acquired in individual sites for the relocation thereon of one structure; provided, however, that no structure or structures shall be relocated upon any site until a plan or plans therefor shall have first been prepared at the behest of the State Highway Commissioner and approved by him. L.1950, c. 250, p. 863, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-2
Establishment of department
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the State Government a principal department which shall be known as the Department of Transportation. As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the word "department" means the Department of Transportation established herein. L.1966, c. 301, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-25 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-25
Lighting roads in vicinity of county institutions
Status: in_force

If, in a county of the first class, a county institution having a plant for the generation of electricity occupies more than one hundred acres of the territory of a municipality, the board of chosen freeholders of the county shall light the county roads situated in that municipality.