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NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-19 - Bond issue instead of tax levy; vote required

27:14-19. Bond issue instead of tax levy; vote required  The board of chosen freeholders may, instead of certifying to the county board of taxation the county's share of the cost of any work done under this article, as required by section 27:14-18 of this title, by resolution adopted by a vote of at least two-thirds of all its members, issue bonds of the county for its proper share of the cost of the work which shall be an amount not exceeding the total cost of such work, less the amount certified to be paid by the state.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-20 - Acquisition of land; condemnation; abandonment

27:14-20. Acquisition of land; condemnation; abandonment  When the board of chosen freeholders shall deem it necessary and advisable to acquire land for the purpose of laying out, widening, changing the location of or straightening any road improved or to be improved under this article, all cost and expense of obtaining and acquiring such land by whatsoever method the same may be acquired may be paid out of any moneys applicable for road improvement purposes, or, if there be no money on hand for such purpose, the board may borrow the necessary money on temporary loans, upon the credit of the county, until the next annual taxes shall be levied and collected, or such sum as may be necessary may be raised by an issue of bonds, either separately or in connection with and as part of any other bond issue under the provisions of this article. The board may agree with the owner of any land required for the foregoing purposes, as to the compensation to be paid by it for a conveyance of the land, but if no agreement can be reached the board may acquire the land by condemnation, in the manner prescribed by law. The board may vacate any part of a public highway that may be rendered unnecessary for public travel by the widening, straightening, altering or changing of the location thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-21 - Certain roads chargeable to county; sidewalks and drains; maintenance

27:14-21. Certain roads chargeable to county; sidewalks and drains; maintenance  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-22 - Widening roads; state aid; procedure

27:14-22. Widening roads; state aid; procedure  The board of chosen freeholders may widen any existing road originally constructed or improved under this article, and the commissioner may contribute the state's money toward such widening in the same proportion as in cases of construction or improvement of roads under the provisions of this article. The same procedure required by this article for the original construction or improvement of roads shall be followed in the widening thereof. The term "widen" as used in this section means reconstruction of the road of a greater width in order to accommodate the public travel over the existing right of way or right of way to be first obtained by the board of chosen freeholders.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-23 - Copy of all papers filed with commissioner

27:14-23. Copy of all papers filed with commissioner  A true copy of the specifications, bid, contract, bond, justification of surety and summary of all bids received, including any rejected and the cause therefor, certified to be such by the director of the board of chosen freeholders, shall, immediately after the awarding of any contract, be furnished by the board of chosen freeholders to the commissioner to be filed and remain of record in his office.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-24 - County road supervisor; county engineer; county superintendent of bridges; assistants

27:14-24. County road supervisor; county engineer; county superintendent of bridges; assistants  After the first county road shall have been constructed under this article in any county, the board of chosen freeholders shall appoint a county supervisor of roads, and a qualified civil engineer as county engineer, and the board of chosen freeholders may appoint a county superintendent of bridges, each of whom, before assuming the duties of his office, shall make and subscribe an oath that he will faithfully perform all the duties of his office to the best of his ability and understanding. Each shall hold office for five years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. He shall give bond to the board of chosen freeholders in the penal sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office with such surety as the board shall approve. The engineer and superintendent of bridges shall receive such compensation for his services as the board shall determine and the supervisor shall receive a salary and allowance for expenses, both fixed by the board. Such compensation or salary shall not be reduced during the engineer's, supervisor's or superintendent's of bridges term of office. The board of chosen freeholders may appoint an assistant county supervisor of roads and an assistant county superintendent of bridges, who, when appointed, shall hold office for three years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Each such assistant shall receive such compensation for his services as the board shall determine, which said compensation, when so fixed, shall not be reduced during such assistant's term of office. Amended by L.1948, c. 111, p. 612, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-24.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-24.2 - Tenure in office for certain county road supervisors.

27:14-24.2 Tenure in office for certain county road supervisors.  1. The board of chosen freeholders of any county of the first class may, by resolution, provide that the county road supervisor of the county shall continue to be the county road supervisor of the county during good behavior, and that he shall not be removed as the county road supervisor except for cause on notice and after a hearing before the board of chosen freeholders; provided that the county road supervisor holds a valid public works manager certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1991, c.258 (C.40A:9-154.6a et seq.) and has previously acquired tenure as a municipal superintendent of public works under the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1981, c.383 (C.40A:9-154.6). L.1975, c.214, s.1; amended 2007, c.291.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-25 - Engineer and road supervisor; removal; procedure; successor

27:14-25. Engineer and road supervisor; removal; procedure; successor  The engineer or supervisor may be dismissed at any time by the board of chosen freeholders after a proper hearing upon proof sustaining, to its satisfaction, charges preferred by it or the commissioner, for incompetency, neglect, disability or other cause. In the event of such dismissal, the board shall immediately appoint a new engineer or supervisor to hold for the full term of five years from the date of appointment.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-26 - Road closed temporarily; procedure

27:14-26. Road closed temporarily; procedure  If the commissioner shall deem it necessary to close a road or section thereof being constructed, improved or repaired under this article, in order to permit a proper completion of the work, he shall execute, and file with the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders, a certificate stating the necessity for closing the road and describing the portion thereof to be closed. The board of chosen freeholders shall thereupon close it to public travel by erecting suitable obstructions and posting conspicuous notices to the effect that the road is closed. Not more than one mile of a road shall be closed at one time.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-27 - Authorities may acquire quarries and gravel pits

27:14-27. Authorities may acquire quarries and gravel pits  A board of chosen freeholders or other governing body charged with the construction, maintenance and repair of roads may acquire lands for gravel pits, stone quarries, or other natural deposits of road building materials advantageously located for use in its jurisdiction and make payment therefor from funds available for the construction, maintenance and repair of roads.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-28 - Authority over trees

27:14-28. Authority over trees  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-29 - Applicability of article; road construction by municipalities

27:14-29. Applicability of article; road construction by municipalities  The provisions of this article shall extend to townships, towns, boroughs, villages or any municipality. The governing body, the assessor or assessors, the mayor or other chief executive officer, the clerk and the collector or other financial officer, respectively, of any municipality, shall have the power and shall perform all the duties imposed by this article upon the board of chosen freeholders, the county board of taxation, the director of the board of chosen freeholders, the county clerk and the county treasurer, respectively. Any municipality may raise by taxation funds with which to pay for the cost of the construction of any road or roads, or may issue bonds for the payment thereof, in the same manner, as nearly as may be, as the board of chosen freeholders may do under this article, it being the expressed intention of this section to confer upon municipalities, full power to improve any road, or section of road, under the provisions of this article, all proceedings conforming, as nearly as may be practicable, to the provisions of this article. Any such road, or section of road, so constructed by a municipality shall be exclusively under its jurisdiction and control and shall be repaired and maintained by it.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-30 - Improvement of county roads by boroughs; payment of cost

27:14-30. Improvement of county roads by boroughs; payment of cost  When a county road or section thereof lies within the corporate limits of a borough, the borough may improve the road or section thereof in the same manner, as nearly as may be, as it could be improved by the board of chosen freeholders under the provision of this article. The cost of the improvement shall in the first instance be paid by the borough, but the state and county shall, when the road is completed, reimburse and pay the borough such proportionate share of the cost thereof as they would have respectively paid if the road had been improved by the county under this article. The cost shall include interest charges incurred by the borough on temporary loans provided for in section 27:14-31 of this title. The road when improved shall remain a county road.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-31 - Bond issues; reimbursement

27:14-31. Bond issues; reimbursement  The board of chosen freeholders and the borough may issue bonds to meet the cost of the improvement in the same manner and to the same extent that bonds could have been issued if the improvement had been made by the board of chosen freeholders. The borough may borrow on temporary loans such sums as may be necessary to pay the moneys due under the contract for the improvement until such time as the proportionate shares of the cost thereof shall be received by it from the state and county respectively.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-32 - Consent to improvement by borough

27:14-32. Consent to improvement by borough  Before an improvement is undertaken by a borough by virtue of the provisions of section 27:14-30 of this title the consent and approval of the commissioner and of the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which the borough is situate shall be obtained. The board of chosen freeholders may agree with the borough as to the time and manner of the payment to the borough of the county's share of the cost of the improvement.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-35 - Grade of road and sidewalks; work done by municipalities

27:14-35. Grade of road and sidewalks; work done by municipalities  When a public road has or shall have been improved under the provisions of this article and in the course of the improvement the grade of the roadbed shall have been or shall be changed so that it shall not conform to the grade of the remaining portion of the road, including the sidewalks, the authorities of each municipality through which the road passes may cause the remaining portion of the road within the limits of the municipality to be graded and formed so as to conform in grade to that established for the roadway constructed under the provisions of this article, and may cause the work to be done under the proceedings and in the manner provided by law in their several municipalities for the grading of the streets thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-36 - Restrictions on municipal improvements

27:14-36. Restrictions on municipal improvements  The proper authorities of any municipality through which any such road runs may make any municipal improvement upon or within the road within the limits of the municipality which may be authorized by law to be made in any of the other public streets or roads of the municipality, but no such improvement shall be made by the municipal authorities which may interfere with or impair the roadway improved under the provisions of this article without the approval and consent of the board of chosen freeholders of the county within which the road is located.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-37 - Payment by municipalities; assessments for benefits

27:14-37. Payment by municipalities; assessments for benefits  The cost and expense of any of the public improvements authorized by sections 27:14-35 and 27:14-36 of this title shall, as far as possible, be assessed upon the real estate specially benefited by the improvement in proportion to and not in excess of the benefit received. The assessment shall be made in the manner and under the procedure provided by law for the making of other assessments for street improvements within the municipality. Nothing in this article shall impose upon any municipality therein referred to any part of the cost of the maintenance and repair of the roadway of any road improved under the provision of this article.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-38 - Improvement by property owners at own expense; contract; approval by county

27:14-38. Improvement by property owners at own expense; contract; approval by county  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-39 - Completed road taken over by county; engineer's compensation

27:14-39. Completed road taken over by county; engineer's compensation  Upon the completion of the work to the satisfaction of the county engineer and the board of freeholders, and upon the submission to the board of proper receipts showing full payment for all work done, the board may by resolution declare the road or any portion thereof to be a county road. The county engineer shall be paid a reasonable fee for supervising the work, to be paid by the property owners.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-40 - Change of location of road

27:14-40. Change of location of road  The location of any portion of the road may be changed, if deemed desirable, upon obtaining the consent in writing of the owners of land abutting on the portion of the road to be changed, and upon acquiring, without expense to the county, the land necessary for the change.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-41 - Approaches to properties; payment by county

27:14-41. Approaches to properties; payment by county  The board of chosen freeholders may lay out, open, construct and improve, when such contemplated work is shown on the approved plans and cross sections, all necessary approaches to any properties along the line of such road which may have been destroyed or damaged by any alteration in the existing grade, whether within or without the line of the road, and all costs and expenses incurred therefor shall be paid by the board in the same manner as other work done under this article.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-42 - Improvement of roads along state property; payment by state body

27:14-42. Improvement of roads along state property; payment by state body  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:14-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:14-43 - Improvement of full width road at request of property owners

27:14-43. Improvement of full width road at request of property owners  When the owners of fifty-one per cent of the frontage of property abutting a road proposed to be improved by a board of chosen freeholders under the authority of this article, petition the governing body of the municipality in which their property and the road or section thereof proposed to be improved is situate, praying that the road or section thereof be improved and paved for its entire width from gutter to gutter, and agreeing to pay the entire added cost due to the increased width of improvement and pavement, the governing body may, with the consent of the commissioner contract with the board of chosen freeholders to pay such additional cost. The contract shall fix and prescribe the time and manner of payment of the added cost by the municipality to the county. The cost and expense so contracted to be paid by the municipality shall be assessed and collected by the municipality upon and from the real estate abutting upon the road or section of road so improved in the same manner as other assessments for benefits for improvements in the municipality. If the improvement contemplated is being undertaken by municipal instead of county authority, the extended improvement shall be authorized by the petition herein provided for, the consent of the authorities of the municipality and the consent of the commissioner, and the additional cost shall be assessed and collected as herein provided.